Principal Clerk at eThekwini Municipality

• Undertake initial assessments of Revenue Clearance applications for compulsory information in terms of the Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000s 118. 
• Verify, validate and approve application and legal documentation as well as reviewing of applications.
• Administer and calculate all debts for recovery and investigate Rates Adjustment Notice (RAN).
• Process and authorize payments and financial journal entries on accounts.
• Attend to revenue clearance queries via correspondence, telephonic and counter.
• Initiate and follows-up on investigations for illegal water and Electricity connections.
• Conducts workshop presentations. 
• Process and generate a Municipal revenue clearance certificate.

Competencies:

• Attention to Detail.
• Ethics and Professionalism.
• Problem Solving.
• Organizational Awareness.
• Business Processes.
• Use of Technology.
• Data Processing & Analysis.
• Communication.
• Client Orientation and Customer Focus.
• Change Readiness.
• Resilience.
• Learning Orientation.

Qualifications
Essential Experience 

• 2 Years relevant experience.
•  Computer Literacy. 

Preferred Experience

• 3 Years relevant experience.

 Essential Qualifications

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent with Accounting. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent with Accounting and a Credit Control certificate.