Assistant Director: Accounts Receivables

Overview

Assistant Director: Accounts Receivables at the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure in Pretoria, responsible for managing debt recovery and accounts receivable processes.

Requirements

• A minimum of three-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 06/National Diploma) specializing in accounting.
• Relevant years of experience in debt management at State Accountant level (07) in a GRAP environment.
• (Supervisory skills and articles will be an added advantage).
• Knowledge of Public Finance Management Act, National Treasury Regulations, ERP/BAS systems (SAGEX3 an advantage) and other sound Financial Management prescripts.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to travel.
• Skills: Strong administrative, analytical and communication skills (both written and verbal), computer literacy with advanced Excel skills and good interpersonal skills.
• Presentation and report writing skills, organizing and planning, problem solving, diplomacy, ability to work independently and under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Team player with strong negotiation skills.

Duties

• The successful candidate will: Assist effective management of accounts receivables as well as implementation and maintenance of debt risk management system.
• Co-ordinate the financial processes for the recovery of funds owed to the department.
• Co-ordinate the compilation of invoices and claims based on consolidated details and calculate monthly advance charges for Client Departments.
• Ensure timeous payment of advances on accommodation charges.
• Ensure that clients are billed timeously.
• Compile/Manage the compilation of accounts receivable reports and GRAP accounting of leases.
• Assist regional offices to reconcile the accounts and ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Collate all sub-directorate financial reports, including Regions.
• Assist in management of timeous resolution of audit queries.
• Record and manage claims issued to National Government Departments, for accuracy and recoverability.
• Communicate with client departments regarding non-payment of services and advances.
• Monitor and manage the consolidated payments reconciliation on SAGEX3 Financial System.
• Report on revenue collected by the department, follow up on non- payment of invoices and assist with the management of the Debt Management team.
• Monitor the year end consolidation and submission of AFS inputs.

How to apply

For Head Office: Email to: Recruitment26-57@dpw.gov.za

Enquiries: Mr. Billy Leketi Tel No: (012) 406 1223

Notes

Applications must be submitted on the prescribed Z83 application form (obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the DPSA website link: https:/www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/, which must be signed, initialled and dated by the applicant, and must be accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) only. Candidates are not required to submit certified copies of qualifications and related documents on application. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualification and other related documents on or before the date of interview, which should not be older than six months. Should an application be submitted using incorrect/old Z83 application form, such an application will be disqualified. Further take note of the following on completion of Z83 application form: PART A and PART B must be fully completed. PART C - PART G: Noting that there is a limited space provided applicants may refer to CV or indicate. This will be acceptable as long as the CV has been attached and provides the required information. Page 1 of the Z83 application form must be initialled and page 2 signed and dated by the applicant. Failure to comply with the above instructions may result in an application being disqualified. Applicants applying for more than one advertised post must submit separate Z83 application forms and CVs in respect to each post being applied for. Should an application be received where an applicant has applied for more than one posts on the same Z83 application form, the applicant will be considered for the first post indicated on the Z83 application form only. Applications will be received via post/courier services, hand deliveries or email. Late applications will not be considered. Regulation 57 (c) and 67 (9) of the Public Service Regulations 2016, as amended, requires the executive authority to ensure that he or she is fully satisfied of the claims being made and the finalisation of Personnel Suitability Checks in order to verify claims and check the candidate for purpose of being fit and proper for employment, respectively. Shortlisted candidates must be willing to undergo normal vetting and verification processes. NOTE: It is the responsibility of all applicants to ensure that foreign qualifications are evaluated by SAQA. Due to large volume of responses anticipated, receipt of applications will not be acknowledged, and correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not have heard from us within three months from the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. Entry level requirements for SMS posts: in terms of the Directive on Human Resource Management and Development on Public Service Professionalisation Volume 1 a requirement for appointment into SMS posts is the successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-Entry programme as endorsed by the National School of Governance (NSG). The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by following the below link: https: www.thensg.gov.za/training –course /sms-pre-entry programme/.All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. NOTE: For emailed applications, please submit A Single PDF document or One Attachment per application to the email address designated on the specific position. Kindly Note That The Emailed Applications And Attachments Should Not Exceed 15MB. It remains the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that their application is successfully submitted using the required single pdf document. OTHER POSTS