State Accountant: Accounting (Reference NC/21/13)

Advertiser: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

Location: Kimberley

Salary: R170 799 – R 201 195.00 per annum.
The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement.

Requirements:
A Financial related Degree / National Diploma or equivalent qualifications; At least one year experience in Financial Accounting / Management environment; A sound knowledge of Public Financial Management Act (PFMA) and National Treasury Regulation. Knowledge of the Department and third Party Funds and service will serve as a recommendation; Experience in Third Part Funds administration at National, Regional or court level. Experience in bank and cashbook reconciliations; Advanced spread sheet skills (may be tested); Experience on the Justice Deposit Account System (JDAS); Justice Management Information System (JMIS) and advanced spread sheet skills (May be tested); Computer literacy; Communication (Written and verbal) skills Planning and organizing skills; Ability to work under pressure and be self-motivated; Accurate and attention to details; A valid driver’s license.

Duties:
Key Performance Areas: Monitoring and reporting of top accounts; Monitor and report to Assistant Director: Finance on TPF Bank Reconciliations submitted per cluster per office; Verify submission of TPF Monthly Bank Reconciliation for completeness and accuracy; Compile Regional consolidated reconciliations and report status to the Assistant Director Finance; Verify / summarize TPF Monthly returns: TPF QUATERLY, INTERIM & ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Prepare all courts within the Province with TPF yearend closure; Perform first level of validation to ensure that the age analysis ties up to the lead schedules, which in turn ties up to the pivot of the trial balance; Perform second level validation to ensure that the age analysis ties up to the static cases per module (including CDA’s and shortages debtor); Perform third level of validation by ensuring that each court manager signs an undertaking that they have checked and validate that they have supporting documentation for all “accounts” on the static cases and that the documentation agrees with what is on the static cases per module; Consolidate and validate signed undertakings from court managers. OTHER: Assist with National TPF projects as and when requested; Provide inputs on improvements on financial systems, processes & procedures

Enquiries: Mr. M. Van Schalkwyk (051) 4071888

Applications:
Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to: Postal address: The Regional Head: Justice and Constitutional Development, Private Bag X6106, Kimberley, 8300. OR hand delivers at the New Public Buildings, (Magistrates Court) of Knight and Stead Streets, 7th floor, Kimberley, 8301.

Emailed or faxed applications will not be considered.

The Department of Justice is an equal opportunity employer. In the filling of vacant posts the objectives of section 195 (1) (i) of the Constitution of South Africa, 1996 (Act No: 108 of 1996), the Employment Equity imperatives as defined by the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No: 55 of 1998) and relevant Human Resources policies of the Department will be taken into consideration

Note:
Applications must be submitted on a Z83 form (click to download pdf form), and must be accompanied by certified copies of qualifications, identity document and driver’s license where necessary. A SAQA evaluation report must accompany foreign qualifications.

Applications that do not comply with the above mentioned requirements will not be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a personnel vetting process. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you do not hear from us within 3 months of this advertisement, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. The department reserves the right not to fill this position.

Reference number: NC/21/13

Closing date: 29 April 2013