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POST 09/304 : SENIOR STATE ACCOUNTANT: FINANCE
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Requirements
Experience
Appropriate experience in BAS and PERSAL.
Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to work accurately with figures.
Must be able to work under pressure.
Good communication skills (Written and Verbal).
Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), National Treasury Regulations, Provincial Treasury Instructions and the departmental delegations and procedures.
Advanced computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Strong leadership, managerial, organisational, strategic, operational and contingency planning skills.
Independent decision-making, problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of asset and liability suspense accounts.
Extensive knowledge of debt management and book closure procedures.
Knowledge of BAS (Basic Accounting System), LOGIS and PERSAL.
Extensive knowledge of departmental debt policies.
Excellent project management skills.
Presentation skills.
Duties
Manage and administrate the Departmentβs Asset and Liability suspense accounts.
Analyse and manage the Departmental debt account, the reporting thereof and compilation of write-off submissions.
Consolidate and provide inputs with regard to the Interim and Annual Financial Statements.
Control of 209 monthly IYM departmental reporting.
Overall Human Resource Management of staff.
Effective control to audit queries.
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Notes
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