Senior State Accountant

Overview

Senior State Accountant position in Pretoria requiring a National Diploma in Finance and two years of experience, paying R413,001 per annum at Level 8.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Diploma in Financial Accounting or Financial Management or Internal Auditing or any other relevant equivalent qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in finance.
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Job related knowledge: Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate a computer and collate financial statistics.
• Knowledge of BAS, Division of Revenue Act, Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations and legislation relevant to financial accounting.
• Knowledge of finance administration, including legislation relevant to financial accounting.
• Job related skills: Report writing and communication (verbal and written), Interpersonal relations, Computer Literacy, Analytical abilities and Proficiency in Excel and MS Word.

Duties

• Reconcile restitution payments and expenditure records.
• Compile project payments list and perform reconciliation.
• Facilitate payments instructions using correct information of claimants, allocation and matching fields.
• Maintain BAS and PERSAL payments.
• Coordination of Supply Chain Management services.
• Prepare quarterly reports for inputs to the Financial Statements (Commitments, Land Purchase Interests, Bank Accounts and Contingencies) for input to the interim and Annual Financial Statement.
• Manage audit queries.
• Coordinate Audit Findings.
• Facilitate the timeous response to audit findings and ensure that set due dates are adhered to.
• Coordinate information requested by Office of the Auditor-General, Internal Audit, SIU and Forensic Auditors.
• Consolidate registers and payment records.
• Manage the reconciliation of projects between the Commitment Register, Summary Vote sheets, XXX Reports, BAS and Project files as needed.
• Update Commitment Register and Land Purchase Register on a monthly basis.
• Update summary sheets, XXX Reports as needed.
• Compile General Journals in cases of the misallocations for corrections.
• Update the suspense account.
• Update Suspense Account Summaries.
• Compile suspense account reports on monthly basis.

How to apply

Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to: 524 Stanza Bopape and Steve Biko Street, Suncardia Building, 6th Floor, Arcadia, 0002 or by email to Post232@dlrrd.gov.za

Enquiries: Ms Z Zwane Tel No: (012) 337 3777

Notes

EE targets: African, Coloured, Indian and White Males and Indian and White females as well as Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply To apply, submit a completed Z83 form and detailed Curriculum Vitae (PDF document to a maximum of 10 megabytes) via e-mail or hand delivery. The Department will not be held responsible for server delays. Late applications due to technical issues will not be considered. Shortlisted candidates must provide certified copies of required documents (Identity Document, qualifications, etc) where necessary and service certificates to support senior management experience to Human Resources before the interviews, including South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) evaluation reports for foreign qualifications. Failure to comply will result in disqualification. All shortlisted candidate, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments, one will be a practical exercise to determine a candidates suitability based on the posts technical and generic requirements and the other must be integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. NB: Please note that false or fraudulent qualifications submitted by applicants will be reported to the South African Police Services (SAPS), and a criminal case shall be opened. Applications: Please submit your application before the closing date as late applications will not be considered. Do not submit duplicate applications. If applying for multiple posts, submit separate applications for each post. Applications submitted via email will be acknowledged via an automated response. Applications received manually will not be acknowledged due to the high volume of applications received. If you have not heard from us within 3 months, please consider your application to be unsuccessful. Should, during any stage of the recruitment process, a moratorium be placed on the filling of posts or the Department is affected by any process such as, but not limited to, restructuring or reorganisation of posts, the Department reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process and re-advertise the post at any time in the future. Important: DLRRD is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting representivity and affirmative action. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates. The Department reserves the right not to fill vacancies. By applying you consent to the collection and processing of your personal information for recruitment purposes. Shortlisted candidates will be required to be available for assessments and interviews at a date and time as determined by the Department. Shortlisted candidates will undergo personnel suitability checks, security vetting and reference checks (including social media profiles). Applications must declare any pending criminal, disciplinary or any other allegations or investigations. Successful candidates must pass security clearance, sign an employment contract, sign an annual performance agreement and disclose financial interests. All applicants are required to declare any conflict or perceived conflict of interest, to disclose memberships of Boards and directorships that they may be associated with. Failure to disclose relevant information may result in disqualification or termination. OTHER POSTS