STATE ACCOUNTANT: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING: DEBTORS
REF NO: NSG 25/2025
SALARY : R325 101 per annum (Level 07), commencing at plus competitive benefits cost
to company.
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS :
A tertiary qualification at NQF level 6 Financial Accounting or Management Accounting in the field of Commerce, Business and Management Studies.
1 to 2 years’ relevant experience. Knowledge: Working knowledge and good understanding of financial legislation, regulations and guidelines (including PFMA, Treasury Regulations, National Treasury Circulars and Practice Notes, Government Accounting Standards, Standard Chart of Accounts, Guidelines for Preparing Financial Statements).
Working knowledge and good understanding of Public Service Act, Public Service Regulation. Knowledge of financial systems (BAS, PERSAL, LOGIS). Basic knowledge of financial and
administrative procedures of donor funding allocations. Good knowledge of policies governing expenditure. Practical knowledge of MS Office suite.
Capabilities/skills. Planning and organizing. Basic programme and project management. Problem solving and analysis. Client orientation and customer focus. Basic analytics. Basic research. Financial management. Intermediate numeracy skills. Intermediate financial accounting skills. Basic literacy skills.
Good verbal and written skills. Good interpersonal skills. Good analytical skills. Intermediate computer literacy. Client orientation and customer focus skills Personal Attributes: Participate in professional development growth activities for maintaining professional knowledge and staying current with practices and trends.
Ability to multi-task and organize, prioritize, and follow multiple projects and tasks through to completion with an attention to detail. Ability to work independently while contributing to a team environment. Commitment to quality and continuous learning. Professional behaviour and sound judgement.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with management,
employees, stakeholders, and the public. Integrity and honesty; detail oriented; creative and innovative; ability to work under pressure. Work extended hours, and the probability of travel.
DUTIES :
Provide support in financial information analysis using various tools, forecasting models and cost estimates database for financial planning and decision making. Provide support in analysing the NSG profitability through analysis techniques.
Support in the management of the financial performance of the organisation by using standard costing, budgetary control, accounting ratios, cash and funds flow statements, cost reduction programmes and evaluating the capital expenditure.
Support in budget planning, development, allocation and control in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), including MTEF, ENE and AENE. Collect and verify information collected from budget holders and verify the comparison of expenditure against
budget.
Identify variances, balance and rectify variance report. Capture the budget allocations and accruals correctly and accurately on the financial systems (BAS, Vulindlela.) Assist in identifying potential cost saving opportunities and limit fruitless and wasteful expenditure. Manage weekly bank and cash requisition of funds. Review and reconcile items recorded on the general and subsidiary ledger. Record Bank statements and bank balances on
the system (BAS, PASTEL, TMS) and update relevant spreadsheets.
Provide support in the preparation of the Appropriation Statement for the NSG. Support
the implementation of processes to prevent unauthorised expenditure and overspending of the voted funds.
Develop and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual expenditure reports. Compile monthly debt account reconciliations and management reports, including management of debt cases. Implement and monitor compliance to management accounting policies (e.g. debtor and revenue management) and standard operating procedures.
Participate in workshops with relevant internal and external stakeholders on management
accounting policies, procedures and processes. Review accurate capturing of
debt take-on (invoicing) and write-off, including following-up on long
outstanding debts.
Compile monthly debtors’ statements, age analysis, and reconciliations. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders regarding the debt collection of old and prepaid debt. Distribute invoices and credit notes to the NSG clients via email and courier. Investigate unknown/un-applied bank balances on the Trade Account.
Update and maintain a debtor’s invoice and payment register on Excel. Generate In Year Monitoring reports (IYM) and Early Warning System (EWS) reports. Assist in the compilation and distribution of monthly expenditure reports for the business units, as well as other financial/ budgetary reports and statistics. Provide administrative support to the Budget
Control Committee (BCC) meetings.
Maintain and update filing systems and statutory registers. Prepare the Compliance Certificate Preference will be given to Youth, African Males, African Females, Coloured Males, and people with disability in accordance with our employment equity requirements.
ENQUIRIES : Nthabiseng Fuma Tel No: (012) 441 6011
APPLICATIONS : Apply online via this link: application for employment state
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