Accountant: Bank and Suspense Account Reconciliation at City of Tshwane

Appointment requirements

• T11: Grade 12 with Mathematics and/or Accountancy
• T12: An appropriate career-related tertiary qualification (national diploma or degree) in Public Financial Management, Accounting, Finance or Economics or National Diploma: Public Finance Management and Administration (SAQA Qualification ID No 49554) or any other study field related to the position
• At least three years’ relevant experience in financial management in a local government environment
• Compliance with the unit standards of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act 56 of 2003) as prescribed by Regulation 493 of 15 June 2007, as published in Government Gazette 29967 of 15 June 2007, will be an added advantage
• Proficiency in SAP and experience in mSCOA will be an added advantage
• Computer literacy
• Must undergo a criminal record check and such a person shall allow their fingerprints to be taken by the Tshwane Metro Police Department at own cost

Primary functions

• Conduct daily investigations of transactions in suspense
• Allocate transactions in suspense daily
• Ensure that there is proof of allocation (after allocation is done for each business day, the suspense is closed and approved)
• Handle client enquiries
• Allocate paylots to correct accounts from GL 113108 and follow up on long outstanding differences on reconciliations
• Perform journals with regard to bank reconciliation
• Perform stop payments and replacement of cheques activities
• Capture electronic transactions and electronic transfers as per Cash Focus/Business Online
• Licence over- and underbanking process of capturing cash books
• Ensure the timely completion of suspense reconciliations
• Train cash book personnel and other divisions and third parties that interact with the cashbook
• Coordinate and deal with the necessary training with regard to the cashbook