Administrator: Grants & Levies – Commitment Schedule X2 (C2) at merSETA

Purpose: 

• The purpose of this position is to ensure efficient and effective financial administration, monitoring, and recovery of mandatory and discretionary grant funds. This includes managing debit notes, performing reconciliations, preparing reports, and engaging with stakeholders, while maintaining accurate records, supporting audit processes, ensuring compliance with merSETA policies, and contributing to timely and accurate month-end and management reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• The ideal candidate should be able to fulfill and perform the following key responsibilities:
• Maintain levy income schedule ensuring reconciliation to receipts from DHET
• Assist with the processing of mandatory grants payments
• Assist with maintaining the projects and discretionary grant commitment register effectively
• Recover overpayments of mandatory and discretionary grants
• Follow-up on the SETA debt recovery process which includes liaisons with stakeholders and debt collectors
• Compile monthly reports and schedules that will assist in the finalization of monthly management pack
• Completion of general ledger reconciliations
• Sound, effective, and efficient administration of all records and information including to
• enable easy accessibility, accuracy, and comprehensiveness of information
• Assist and attend to all internal and external audit queries – produce the correct documents
• to support the audit process efficiently
• Processing of inter seta transactions, including liaising with the other SETA’s when required

Qualifications and Experience

• A 3-year Diploma (NQF Level 6) in one of the following fields—or an equivalent NQF Level 6 qualification
• that matches a 3-year Diploma in these areas:
• Accounting
• Financial Management
• Cost and Management Accounting
• Bookkeeping
• 3 years’ experience in Finance/ Accounting/ Bookkeeping within Grants or Levies environment

Advantageous

• A 3-year Bachelor of Commerce degree (NQF Level 7) in one of the following fields—or an equivalent
• NQF Level 7 Level qualification that matches a Bachelor’s degree in any of these area:
• Accounting
• Financial Management
• Management Accounting
• Cost and Management Accounting
• Bookkeeping
• More than 3 years’ experience in Finance/ Accounting/ Bookkeeping within Grants or Levies environment
• Understanding of the SETA’s financial environment, including payments of grants

Knowledge and Skills

• Customer Service Orientation Skills
• Technical Skills and Competence
• Collaboration and teamwork Skills
• Relationship Management Skills
• Attention to Detail Skills
• Communication Skills 

CLOSING DATE: 12 March 2026