Lecturer – Advanced Managerial Accounting & Finance x2
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
The School of Commerce offers the Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting qualifications and seeks to appoint suitably qualified applicants to the permanent staff who will contribute actively to the training and education of undergraduate and postgraduate students in Advanced Managerial Accounting and Finance, and who will build the knowledge base of the disciplines through teaching, research, academic leadership and mentoring and community engagement. Administration of certain teaching activities within the discipline is also required. Responsibilities will include teaching in areas such as performance management, financial management, decision-making, valuations, strategy, costing and finance topics; conducting and publishing research; contributing to curriculum development and academic administration; participating in academic leadership and mentoring; and engaging in relevant community and professional activities. The successful candidate may, where operationally required, contribute to related accounting disciplines at undergraduate level.
Minimum requirements
- Registration as a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) – CA(SA)
- Demonstrable ability to teach Managerial Accounting and Finance at a tertiary level
Advantageous:
- ACMA/CGMA designation
- Familiarity with SAICA-accredited programmes
The closing date for receipt of applications is 30 October 2026.
The University, however, reserves the right to re-advertise the above positions to facilitate further searches and increase the pool of applicants, and the right not to appoint and/or to stop the recruitment process at any stage.
Enquiries regarding these posts may be directed to Prof Serestina Viriri at e-mail: viriris@ukzn.ac.za
The job profile can be obtained from Ms Lindiwe Ntshangase at e-mail: Ntshangasel@ukzn.ac.za. Applicants are required to complete the relevant ACADEMIC application form which is available on the Vacancies website at www.ukzn.ac.za under vacancies.
Please note that due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Kindly note that the University of KwaZulu-Natal (“the University”) is required to process any Personal Information (as defined by the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 “POPIA”) submitted by candidates when applying for positions at the University. The provision of the Personal Information is a requirement in terms of the University’s recruitment and selection process. The retention of any personal information is as a consequence of the University being bound by legislative requirements and/or good governance practices as well as record keeping for statistical purposes. The University will endeavour to ensure that the appropriate security measures are in place and implemented for both electronic and paper-based formats that are used for processing of the personal information recorded through this recruitment and selection process.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is committed to meeting the objectives of Employment Equity to improve representivity within the Institution. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups in accordance with our Employment Equity Plan.
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