Senior State Accountant: Debts, Ref No. DOI 88/2023 at Western Cape Government

Job Purpose    

• The Department of Infrastructure Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent individual to provide an effective and efficient accounting system for revenue and receivebles.This post is based in Cape Town.

Minimum Requirements    

• An appropriate 3-year tertiary qualification (National Diploma/ B-Degree or equivalent qualification) in Financial Accounting or related; A minimum of 1 year supervisory experience in a Financial Accouting/Management environment; A valid code B (or higher) driving licence. 

Recommendation    

• Proven computer literacy (Ms Excel).

Key Performance Areas    

Revenue and Receivables Management:

• Manage the development and maintenance of Policies and Standard Operating Procedures;
• relevant accounting system;
• collection of fees;
• receipting system; reconciliations;
• preparation of bad debt write-off and monitoring and analysis of debtors.

Disclosures in the financial statements and reporting according to GRAP 2:

• Manage the information of the disclosure of debtors in the financial statements;
• gathering of applicable revenue information to be included in the statement of performance with notes in the Financial Statements; preparation of debtor status reports;
• preparation of exposure to non-recoverable debt reports.

Analyse System reports:

• Access and interpret financial reports.
• Operational management of the Sub-component:
• Human Resource Management;
• Service delivery management;
• Financial Resource Management;
• Information management;
• Performance management;
• Compliance management.

Competencies    

Knowledge of the following:

• Revenue and Debt Management;
• PFMA and applicable legislation.

Skills in the following:

• Communication (verbal and written)
• High level of computer literacy (MS Office), especially high level of excel capability and managing databases in excel;
• Ability to work in a team, Ability to work under pressure;
• change management; supervisory;
• time management, planning and organising and analytical and problem solving.