Senior State Accountant - Gauteng Department of Education

Duties

• Execute all supplier payment is made within 30 days.
• Verify the accuracy of invoices.
• Submit payment run to Provincial Treasury.
• Preparing and submission of payment run to Treasury.
• Clear payment exceptions within two days after each payment run and also liaise with Treasury regarding rejections.
• Review weekly runs against successful payment runs of the financial year on weekly basis.
• Identify overpayments and duplicates payments.
• Follow-up and resolve payment issues and queries from internal and external customers.
• Compile accruals submitted monthly, quarterly and yearly.
• Request Payment proposal after a last payment run of the month.
• Request Web cycle and cockpit of the 1st day of the new month.
• Ensure that all other directorates and districts accrual schedules as at the end of the reporting month are submitted to Accounts Payable by the stipulated date of the new month.
• Execute consequence management on non-submission, late submission, incomplete and incorrect information is implemented in the department.
• Coordinate and complete Accounts Payable processes.

• Exercise judgment in evaluating the completeness and accuracy of invoices submitted for payments.
• Participate in the preparation of effecting Payment, Process Director, Exceptions and Payment Run reports on weekly basis.
• Compile Weekly Statistics. Source documentation for Internal and External Audit purposes retrieved and submitted within 5 days.
• Provide effective, efficient supervision of staff and Management of resources.

Requirements

• An appropriate recognized  3-year  National  Diploma/Degree (NQF Level 6/7) qualification in Financial Management/ Accounting/Economics/Public Finance/Cost and Management Accounting plus a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a finance environment. 
• Knowledge of PFMA and Treasury Regulations, Procurement procedures and other Financial related policies, Financial administration and Public Service Regulation, Basic Accounting System, PERSAL System and SAP.
• Good verbal and written communication,
• Computer literacy (MS Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint),
• Interpersonal relations,
• Problem Solving, Analytical skills,
• Planning and Organizing and Report Writing
• A valid driver’s license is essential.

SALARY: R321 543 per annum

CENTRE: Head Office, Johannesburg

ENQUIRIES: Ms. Palesa Banda Tel No: (011) 355 0384