State Accountant: General Payments

Overview

State Accountant needed at the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture in Qonce to process general payments and financial administration at salary level 7.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate plus a National Diploma (NQF Level 6) or B.
• Degree (NQF level 7 as recognised by SAQA) in Financial Accounting/ Cost and Management Accounting/ Financial Management/ Internal Audit qualification with at least 1 to 2 years’ experience within the public sector expenditure management field.
• Knowledge of financial systems (LOGIS and BAS).
• Knowledge of Public Service Regulations, Legislations/ policies/ prescripts, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Treasury Regulations, understanding of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
• Financial Regulations Knowledge of Batho Pele principles.
• Computer literacy (specializing in Advanced EXCEL and PowerPoint Presentation).
• Good communication and Report writing skills.
• Sound organisational skills.
• People management.
• Customer / client orientated approach and ability to work under pressure and independently.
• A valid driving licence (Code 8) is required.

Duties

• Render financial administration.
• Process and verify general payment transactions accurately and within prescribed timeframes.
• Ensure all payment requests are supported by valid documentation and approved in accordance with delegated authority.
• Capture, review, and authorize payment transactions on the applicable financial management systems.
• Monitor payment batches to ensure timely settlement of supplier invoices and other financial obligations.
• Render authorization of electronic transactions for transfers and creditors payments.
• Verification of captured payment details.
• Render quality assurance of payments.
• Facilitate and solve payments queries on time.
• Facilitate payment of supplier bank rejections.
• Monitor adherence to internal controls.
• Authorization of all creditor’s payments manually.
• Ensure compliance with payment documents.
• Manual authorization and monitor of transfers.
• Facilitate the authenticity for transfer payments to Public Entities and institutions.
• Authorization of all transfer payments manually.
• Facilitate confirmation for receipt of fund transferred by different Institutions and Public Entities.
• Compile register of transfers monthly and quarterly submit for disclosure in the Interim/ Annual financial statements.
• Facilitate reconciliation of transfers to budget for In Year Monitoring.
• Ensure that we disclose correct information on transfers for quarterly Interim Financial Statement and Annual Financial Statement.
• Compilation of accruals and payables reports.
• Request reports from system controller.
• Facilitate compilation of accruals and payables reports.
• Verification of payments age analysis of the Accruals and payables.
• Verification, analysing and reconciliation of accruals and payables.
• Consolidation of accruals and payables monthly.
• Presentation of accruals and payables reports in the In- Year-Monitoring meetings.
• Ensure that accurate information is disclosed on accruals and payables for quarterly Interim Financial Statement and Annual Financial Statements.

How to apply

Enquiries: M. Cezula – Head Office – (eQonce) Tel No: (043) 492 1400 e- Recruitment Technical Enquiries – recruitment@ecsrac.gov.za

Notes

Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applications must be submitted on a duly completed New Z83 form (effective from 01 January 2021), e-Recruitment System automatically generates Z83 immediately you press apply and generate Z83. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents upon application but must submit a fully completed Z83 form and detailed Curriculum Vitae. NB: 83 in the e-recruitment system is currently not signable; so, applicants who submitted applications via the e-recruitment system will not be disqualified for an unsigned Z83 instead will be requested to sign on/or before the interview day. View the list of the positions you applied for on “My Job Applications” and do note that the system Z83 does not reflect work experience and qualifications, however, every detail of your information does reflect to the Recruitment team. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications, and other relevant documents (like a copy of Permanent Resident Permit for Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders to HR on or before the interview date. Failure to submit all the required documents will disqualify the application. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within six (6) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Selected candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial/asset record check, qualification/ study verification and previous employment verification). 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. The Selection Panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic Managerial Competency Assessment in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of Competency-based Assessment. Successful candidates will also be subjected to security clearance processes. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/ knowledge test. The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of twelve 12/24 months. It is the objective to address the Employment Equity Affirmative Action Measures in line with the Employment Equity Plan and to achieve equitable representation across race and gender. The EE targets of the recruiting Department will be adhered to although the applications are welcome from all racial groups. The Recruiting Department reserves the right to amend/ review/ withdraw the advertised posts if by so doing, the best interest of the department will be well served. (Females and People with Disabilities are also requested to apply and indicate such in their applications). Misrepresentation in the application documents will result in automatic disqualification and disciplinary action in the event the candidate has already been appointed. SMS pre-entry certificate (Nyukela) must be submitted prior appointment. Full details can be sourced by following the link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry- programme Note: Due to austerity measures, the Department will not carry any related costs (transport, accommodation, and meals) for candidates attending pre-selection assessment/s and interviews. Due to austerity measures, the Department will not carry any related costs (transport, accommodation, and meals) for candidates attending pre-selection assessment/s and interviews. OTHER POSTS