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POST 11/223 : SENIOR STATE ACCOUNTANT
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Requirements
Experience
Appropriate experience in a hospital fees environment.
Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to travel and spend short periods away from the office. A valid Code B/EB driverβs licence.
Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good knowledge of the PFMA; relevant NTR & PTI.
Ability to build relationships, negotiating, mediating conflict with multiple stakeholders, Good written and verbal communication skills; presentation skills Knowledge and the ability to perform and train staff in the COID claims process and systems.
Good leadership ability, supervision; managerial and planning skills.
Advanced Ability to work with MS Office β Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
Working experience of BAS functions.
Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
Duties
(key result areas/outputs): Liaise with State Departments re outstanding debt matters. (SANDF; DCS; WCA & SAPS).
Follow-up on outstanding accounts owed to the WC health facilities.
Arrange and coordinate meetings with State Departments to foster good relations and manage debt.
Negotiate and arrange payment for long outstanding accounts.
Prepare monthly management reports on the status of debt for all State Departments.
Revise sundry tariffs on an annual basis.
Draft finance instructions; treasury submissions and official written correspondence.
Co-ordinate capacity building initiatives in the form of workshops and training etc.
Performing BAS transactions.
Clearing of Ledger Accounts - General and Special Journals.
Supervision of support staff.
How to apply
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Notes
Closing Date
14 April 2026, 17:00 PM