Finance Officer
Elize provides financial and administrative support. She helps to ensure that financial and administrative processes are carried out timeously and contributes to the smooth functioning of the Institute’s day-to-day operations. Her responsibilities include compiling budget and expenditure data for planning and reporting purposes and maintaining communication with the Finance Division at Stellenbosch University, which is contracted to support STIAS. Other responsibilities include generating invoices, processing purchase order numbers and journal requests, as well as supporting the internal and external audit processes.
“It has been a true privilege to be part of STIAS’s remarkable growth over the past decade”.
Before joining STIAS in 2015, Elize was with the Stellenbosch University Department of Research Development, where she was responsible for academic research grant support. She has previously worked at the National Research Foundation, the Centre for Pedagogy and the Department of Physics at Stellenbosch University. Over the years, she has developed deep institutional knowledge and a strong foundation in managing financial systems in support of academic research. She holds a B.Com degree.