Accountant Billing at Lekwa Local Municipality

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12.
• A relevant 3-year tertiary qualification, preferably a National Diploma or B Com with Financial accounting as a major subject.
• Certificate in Municipal Finance Management Programme (SAQA Qualification ID No.48965) will be added advantage
• Computer literacy: MS office.
• 2-5 years relevant experience required.
• Knowledge and understanding of accounting standards as well as management accounting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Key Performance Areas

• Verify, authorise and approve the actions of the Billing Section.
• Assessing and establishing capabilities of personnel and providing guidance with specific Billing applications.
• Monitoring outcomes and implements corrective measures to address deviations.
• Supervision of the staff in the unit
• Participating in drafting of annual operational and capital budget
• Conducting tariff research and propose policy amendment
• Dratting comparison report for tariffs
• Compilation of monthly reports and reconciliations
• Submitting a meter defective and monthly report to technical departments
• Liaising with meter reading officials on problems experience for rechecks and fmal readings on conventional meters
• Analysing billing and make any changes that needs to be made on the system
• Executing adjustment sequences to authorised limits and/or referring incorrect transactional processing sequences to personnel for rectification
• Perform Billing month end procedures as per the required guidelines and timeframes
• Check input docwnents for new accounts to ensure correct tariffs are applied for these new accounts as prepared by the Clerk Meter Management and captured by data typists
• Checking and calculating consumption on Disconnection of accounts (finals) (Clearance figures)
• Prepare the month-end sectional report
• Support internal and external audits by addressing auditor enquiries and providing necessary financial documentation.

Inherent requirements

• Sound and professional interpersonal skills Ability to give attention to detail Supervision Skills Problem Solving Skills
• Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlinesStrong sense of responsibility Decision making skills

Deadline:3rd November,2025