SENIOR STATE ACCOUNTANT

Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

Directorate: Quality Assurance and Administration

Reference number: 3/1/1/1/2026/232
Salary: R413 001 per annum (Level 08)
Centre: Gauteng (Pretoria)
Province: Gauteng
Closing date: 28 September 2026
Circular: No 33 of 2026

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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.

Where to send your application

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

Note

EE targets: African, Coloured, Indian and White Males and Indian and White females as well as Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 33 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 11 September 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 11 September 2026.

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