Assistant Director: Financial Accounting

Requirements

• A three-year tertiary qualification (NQF level 7) in Financial Accounting.
• 3-5 years’ experience in Financial Accounting at supervisory level.
• Knowledge And Skills:
• Understanding of Public Service Regulations, Acts, policies and procedures.
• Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and Treasury regulations.

Duties

• Manage the provision of Financial Accounting Services.
• Revenue and Cash Management: manage the collection and recording of revenue, cashier management, ensure that the cash is allocated correctly, monitoring of the cash book, petty cash management, managing the departments liquidity requirements.
• Debt management; administration and clearing of inter- departmental receivables and payables monthly, oversee the identification and accurate recording of debts owed to the department.
• Expenditure Management:
• Ensure timely payment of goods and services, oversee the verification of source documents; supplier reconciliation, authorise the payment of transfers and subsidies processed on the accounting system.
• Reporting;
• Reporting: oversee the compilation of Section 40 PFMA report, interim and annual financial statements, clearing of suspense accounts, trial balance analysis; ensure the safeguarding of all source documents.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on financial management matters Supervise employees to ensure sound financial management services, ensure that all supervisees are trained and developed to be able to deliver work of the required standard efficiently and effectively.
• Manage performance, conduct and discipline of subordinates.

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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.