Experience

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  Nelson Mandela University

  • Senior Manager: External Grants

    • Mar 2024 - Present
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  Rhodes University

  • South Africa
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Manager: Postgraduate Funding, Research Office

    • Dec 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Manager: Research Advancement, Finance and Development for Environmental Learning Research Centre

    • Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Manager: Research Programme Administration for Environmental Learning Research Centre (ELRC)

    • Dec 2015 - Jun 2022

    -Providing strategic guidance for the research programmes and projects-Project management of research programmes and projects-Contractual management of research programmes and projects-Financial management of research projects-Supervision and coordination of Administration Staff

  • Senior Financial Grant Administrator

    • Feb 2014 - Nov 2015

    -Financial Reporting-Management of research grants and contracts budgets of funders such as NRF, THRIP, SETAs, WRC, DBSA and other funders, including foreign funders, in various currencies.-Ensuring good corporate governance of financial cost centres-Scrutinising funder legal documents for appropriate VAT treatments and reporting stipulations-Approval of capex purchases-Database management-Preparation of Financial Statements for Audit-Monthly consolidation and Reconciliations-General financial administration of grants and contracts, such as invoicing, processing of payments and claims

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  Insight Technologies

  • Grahamstown Area, South Africa

  • Financial Manager

    • Nov 2010 - Sep 2013
    • Grahamstown Area, South Africa