Assistant Director: Accounting Compliance (General Accounting)
Directorate: Financial Governance
Closes Monday 9 November 2026 at midnight
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Assistant Director post in accounting compliance for Gauteng Provincial Government departments and trading entities. Suits people with a finance degree and 3-5 years of accounting work experience.
- Main duties: monitor journal processing, analyse trial balances and expenditure reports against approved budgets, and review annual and interim financial statements.
- Also: reconcile ledger reports under National Treasury accounting standards for GPG departments, and supervise staff.
- Must have: a three-year tertiary qualification (NQF level 7) in Financial Accounting or a BCom majoring in Financial Accounting, as recognised by SAQA.
- Must have: 3-5 years of proven work experience in monitoring journals, analysing the General Ledger, and working in an accounting environment at administrator level.
- An advantage: experience with BAS, SAP, PERSAL, and online processing of journals on BAS.
- Based in Johannesburg. Salary is R487 197 per year plus benefits. The advert does not give a closing date or instructions on what to submit. Enquiries: Ms. B. Mtshizana, 060 387 4862.
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Requirements
- A three year-tertiary qualification (NQF level 7) as recognised by SAQA in Financial Accounting or BCom -Majoring in Financial Accounting.
- 3-5 years’ proven work experience in the monitoring and analysing of processing journals, analysing General Ledger, and worked in the accounting environment at an administrator functional level.
- BAS, SAP, PERSAL and online processing of journals on BAS experience will be an advantage.
Duties
- To provide effective and efficient accounting compliance services to the GPG Departments and Trading Entities.
- Engage with relevant internal and external stakeholders regarding Trial Balance (TB) analysis, monitoring expenditure and reviewing the AFS/IFS.
- Monitor the processing of Journals and Perform manual interface.
- Monitor the analysis of Expenditure Reports against Approved Budget.
- Analyse and reconcile ledger report according to the NT Accounting Standards for GPG departments.
- Review of Annual and Interim Financial Statements (AFS/IFS) reports in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
- Supervision of staff.
How to apply
Applications should be submitted online at: https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za
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Enquiries
Ms. B. Mtshizana at 060 387 4862
Notes from the department
- Applications should be submitted online and must be accompanied by a recently updated CV specifying all experience indicating the respective dates (MM/YY) as well as indicating three reference persons with the following information: name and contact number(s), email address and an indication of the capacity in which the reference is known to the candidate.
- Pre-entry SMS certificate is compulsory for SMS appointments.
- To access the SMS pre-entry certificate course and for further details, please click on the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/.
- For more information regarding the course please visit the NSG website: www.thensg.gov.za Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified documents on or before the interview date following communication from HR.
- Suitable candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks (criminal record, citizen, credit record checks, qualification, and employment verification).
- Confirmation of final appointment will be subject to a positive security clearance.
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
- Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered.
- The persons appointed to this position will be subjected to a security clearance.
- All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to technical exercise and interview.
- Following the technical exercise and interview, a maximum of three (3) SMS candidates will undergo psychometric assessments to assess cognitive capabilities, behavioural preferences, emotional intelligence, and integrity.
- All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
- One will be a practical exercise, and the other will be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment.
- Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
- Gauteng Provincial Treasury (GPT) reserves the right to utilise practical exercises / tests for non-SMS positions and during the recruitment process (candidates who are shortlisted will be informed accordingly) to determine the suitability of candidates for the post(s).
- GPT also reserves the right to cancel the filling / not to fill a vacancy that was advertised during any stage of the recruitment process.
As printed in Circular 38 of 2026 · page 309 · open the PDF (opens in new tab)
POST 38/443: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE (GENERAL ACCOUNTING) REF NO: REFS/056977 Directorate: Financial Governance SALARY: R487 197 per annum, (plus benefits) CENTRE: Johannesburg REQUIREMENTS: A three year-tertiary qualification (NQF level 7) as recognised by SAQA in Financial Accounting or BCom -Majoring in Financial Accounting. 3-5 years’ proven work experience in the monitoring and analysing of processing journals, analysing General Ledger, and worked in the accounting environment at an administrator functional level. BAS, SAP, PERSAL and online processing of journals on BAS experience will be an advantage. DUTIES: To provide effective and efficient accounting compliance services to the GPG Departments and Trading Entities. Engage with relevant internal and external stakeholders regarding Trial Balance (TB) analysis, monitoring expenditure and reviewing the AFS/IFS. Monitor the processing of Journals and Perform manual interface. Monitor the analysis of Expenditure Reports against Approved Budget. Analyse and reconcile ledger report according to the NT Accounting Standards for GPG departments. Review of Annual and Interim Financial Statements (AFS/IFS) reports in accordance with applicable accounting standards. Supervision of staff. ENQUIRIES: Ms. B. Mtshizana at 060 387 4862