State Accountant: Financial Accounting Ref No:2026/294

POST 25/144 : STATE ACCOUNTANT: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING REF NO:2026/294

SALARY : R338 106 per annum

CENTRE : Cape Town Regional Office

REQUIREMENTS : A minimum of three-year tertiary qualification (NQF level 6) / National Diploma

in Financial Management / Accounting/ Cost Accounting or related

qualification. Relevant years of experience in a Financial Accounting

environment. Knowledge of BAS and LOGIS. A valid (Code B or higher) driving

license. Knowledge: Public Finance Management Act, National Department of

Treasury regulations, guidelines and directives, Understanding of

Governments financial delegations, Standard Charts of Accounts (SCOA),

Government Budget systems and procedures, Government Financial Systems,

Supply Chain Management, Financial prescripts (GAAP and GRAP). Skills:

Good verbal and written communication skills; Problem solving skills; Decision

making skills; Numeracy. Personal attributes: Ability to work under stressful

situations. Ability to communicate at all levels. People orientated. Able to

establish and maintain networks. Trustworthy. Assertive. Hard-working. Self-

motivated. Ability to work independently.

DUTIES : Render goods and services expenditure management services - Authorise

payments on BAS, SAGE and LOGIS. Administer suspense Accounts.

Prepare, maintain and update a detailed payment register for all payments

received and processed at Finance. Track and ensure that all payments are

paid in 30 days. Ensure payments are adequately supported (e.g. order

numbers, invoices). Prepare, capture and authorise journals. Prepare and

process related journals. Resolve queries from regions (e.g. re-issues, re-

submissions, recalls and cancellations). Maintain safe and proper document

control for all financial source documents. Prepare monthly reconciliation of

Financial Systems. Attend to queries from Clients, service providers, internal

line functions, Internal Auditors and external Auditors (AGSA). Keep regions

regularly updated. Safekeeping and monitoring of documents in the batch

room. Provide inputs for the Interim and Annual financial statements. Collect

and process information to determine expenditure against budget. Ensue

correct classification in line with GRAP. Respond to audit queries. Provide

administrative and supervisory services to support effective functioning of the

sub-directorate. Supervise the handling of logistical arrangements in the sub-

directorate. Administer the flow of information in and out of the office. Supervise

subordinates and ensure performance management and development.

Prepare administration reports as required. Supervise continuous adherence

to developed and approved internal controls. Provide support and guidance to

line functions in relation to Financial Accounting processes and procedures.

ENQUIRIES : Ms. A Bakubaku Tel No: (021) 402 2101

APPLICATIONS : For Cape town regional office: Email to: RecruitCPT26-73@dpw.gov.za

A minimum of three-year tertiary qualification (NQF level 6) / National Diploma in Financial Management / Accounting/ Cost Accounting or related qualification. Relevant years of experience in a Financial Accounting environment. Knowledge of BAS and LOGIS. A valid (Code B or higher) driving license. Knowledge: Public Finance Management Act, National Department of Treasury regulations, guidelines and directives, Understanding of Governments financial delegations, Standard Charts of Accounts (SCOA), Government Budget systems and procedures, Government Financial Systems, Supply Chain Management, Financial prescripts (GAAP and GRAP). Skills: Good verbal and written communication skills; Problem solving skills; Decision making skills; Numeracy. Personal attributes: Ability to work under stressful situations. Ability to communicate at all levels. People orientated. Able to establish and maintain networks. Trustworthy. Assertive. Hard-working. Self- motivated. Ability to work independently.

Render goods and services expenditure management services - Authorise payments on BAS, SAGE and LOGIS. Administer suspense Accounts. Prepare, maintain and update a detailed payment register for all payments received and processed at Finance. Track and ensure that all payments are paid in 30 days. Ensure payments are adequately supported (e.g. order numbers, invoices). Prepare, capture and authorise journals. Prepare and process related journals. Resolve queries from regions (e.g. re-issues, re- submissions, recalls and cancellations). Maintain safe and proper document control for all financial source documents. Prepare monthly reconciliation of Financial Systems. Attend to queries from Clients, service providers, internal line functions, Internal Auditors and external Auditors (AGSA). Keep regions regularly updated. Safekeeping and monitoring of documents in the batch room. Provide inputs for the Interim and Annual financial statements. Collect and process information to determine expenditure against budget. Ensue correct classification in line with GRAP. Respond to audit queries. Provide administrative and supervisory services to support effective functioning of the sub-directorate. Supervise the handling of logistical arrangements in the sub- directorate. Administer the flow of information in and out of the office. Supervise subordinates and ensure performance management and development. Prepare administration reports as required. Supervise continuous adherence to developed and approved internal controls. Provide support and guidance to line functions in relation to Financial Accounting processes and procedures.

For Cape town regional office: Email to: RecruitCPT26-73@dpw.gov.za Applications must be submitted on the prescribed Z83 application form (obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the DPSA website link: https:/www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/, which must be signed, initialled and dated by the applicant, and must be accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) only. Candidates are not required to submit certified copies of qualifications and related documents on application. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualification and other related documents on or before the date of interview, which should not be older than six months. Should an application be submitted using incorrect/old Z83 application form, such an application will be disqualified. Further take note of the following on completion of Z83 application form: PART A and PART B must be fully completed. PART C - PART G: Noting that there is a limited space provided applicants may refer to CV or indicate. This will be acceptable as long as the CV has been attached and provides the required information. Page 1 of the Z83 application form must be initialled and page 2 signed and dated by the applicant. Failure to comply with the above instructions may result in an application being disqualified. Applicants applying for more than one advertised post must submit separate Z83 application forms and CVs in respect to each post being applied for. Should an application be received where an applicant has applied for more than one posts on the same Z83 application form, the applicant will be considered for the first post indicated on the Z83 application form only. Applications will be received via post/courier services, hand deliveries or email. Late applications will not be considered. Regulation 57 (c) and 67 (9) of the Public Service Regulations 2016, as amended, requires the executive authority to ensure that he or she is fully satisfied of the claims being made and the finalisation of Personnel Suitability Checks in order to verify claims and check the candidate for purpose of being fit and proper for employment, respectively. Shortlisted candidates must be willing to undergo normal vetting and verification processes. Note: It is the responsibility of all applicants to ensure that foreign qualifications are evaluated by SAQA. Due to large volume of responses anticipated, receipt of applications will not be acknowledged, and correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not have heard from us within three months from the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. Entry level requirements for SMS posts: in terms of the Directive on Human Resource Management and Development on Public Service Professionalisation Volume 1 a requirement for appointment into SMS posts is the successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-Entry programme as endorsed by the National School of Governance (NSG). The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by following the below link: https: www.thensg.gov.za/training –course /sms-pre-entry programme/.All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. OTHER POSTS

Applications: RecruitCPT26-73@dpw.gov.za