Senior State Accountant

What you will need

• A National Diploma in Financial Management or related field.
• Knowledge and understanding on financial legislation, policies, practise, and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial prescripts such as PFMA, Treasury Regulations and

Experience

Three (3) to four (4) years’ experience in Accruals and Accounts Payable. At least two (2) years’ experience as a State Accountant or similar.

Key responsibilities

• Perform the vendor reconciliations for the key accounts and the top 150 vendors.
• Follow up long outstanding invoices on the vendor statement.
• Perform the VAT reconciliation and the submission of monthly VAT returns to SARS.
• Reconciliations and clearing of advances and other suspense general ledger accounts applicable to Accounts Payable.
• Monitoring and reporting of the 30 days payments of the suppliers.
• Maintain the Trade and Sundry vendor invoice register.
• Authorise the trade vendor purchase order and sundry payment transactions.
• Authorize the trade vendor purchase order and sundry payment transactions.
• Authorise sundry vendors created on the sundry vendor master account group relating to expenditure management.
• Monthly reporting of the trade payables and provide inputs for the Interim Financial Statement and Annual Financial Statement.
• Ensure that all audit requests are dealt with and respond to timeously.
• Ensure the safekeeping of all financial records and face- value documents by maintaining an effective and efficient filling system.
• Supervising and managing the performance of employees in accordance with the Department policies

Additional details

• Grade: National

How to apply

• Enquiries: Ms V Ramudingana
• Telephone: (012) 336 7429