SENIOR STATE ACCOUNTANT (BOOKKEEPING)

Requirements

Minimum educational qualification: An appropriate 3-year National Diploma or Degree in Accounting. Experience: Appropriate experience in BAS and PERSAL. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to work accurately with figures. Must be able to work under pressure. Good communication skills (Written and Verbal). External knowledge of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), National Treasury Regulations, Provincial Treasury Instructions and the departmental delegations and procedures. Advanced computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Strong leadership, managerial, organisational, strategic, operational and contingency planning skills. Independent decision-making, problem-solving and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of asset and liability suspense accounts. Extensive knowledge of debt management and book closure procedures. Knowledge of BAS (Basic Accounting System), LOGIS and PERSAL. Extensive knowledge of departmental debt policies. Excellent project management skills. Presentation skills.

Duties

(key result areas/outputs): Manage and administrate the Department’s Asset and Liability suspense accounts. Analyse and manage the Departmental debt account, the reporting thereof and compilation of write-off submissions. Consolidate and provide inputs with regard to the Interim and Annual Financial Statements. Control of monthly IYM departmental reporting. Overall Human Resource Management of staff. Effective control to audit queries.

Where to send your application

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries

Mr DA Hendricks, tel. no. (021) 483-4398

Note

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.

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