State Accountant: Financial Accounting
WESTERN CAPE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT
Overview
Provide effective and efficient expenditure and payment services. Provide bookkeeping and financial reporting services.
Requirements
- An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/ B -Degree (equivalent or higher qualification)
- A minimum of 1-year relevant experience in a Financial Accounting or related working environment
- Competencies: Knowledge of the following: Legislative framework governi ng the Public Service
- Departmental accounting services
- Public Service financial legislations, procedures and processes, National Treasury Regulations, Provincial Treasury Instructions, Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), 1999, (DORA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, Financial Manual)
- Financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate computer and collate financial statistics
- General information support systems such as PERSAL, LOGIS and BAS
- State accountant duties, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate computer and collecting statistics
- Working procedures in terms of the working environment
- Project management
- Public service procedures, processes and systems
- Skills needed: Proven computer literacy
- Written and verbal communication
- Accounting, Finance and Audit
- Economic, Financial and Statistical Analysis
- Legal Administration
- Planning and organising
- Problem - solving
- Report -writing
- record-keeping
- interpersonal relations
- Flexibility
- Teamwork
- Accuracy
- Aptitude of Figures
- Ability to perform routine tasks
- Ability to operate office equipment
- Ability to work under pressure
- Willingness to work irregular hours and meet tight deadlines
- Willingness to regularly travel away from office
- Knowledge and working experience in the following: legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions
- Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function
Responsibilities
- Provide effective and efficient expenditure and payment services
- Provide bookkeeping and financial reporting services
- Provide Credit control services
- Managerial/ Supervisory functions
How to apply
Application instructions from the official source
Only applications submitted online will be accepted. To apply submit your application online only: via http://www.westerncape.gov.za/jobs or https://westerncapegov.erecruit.co
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Ms A Van Heerden Tel No: (021) 483 8086
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