General Accountant-016-001 at PPECB

High level job objectives

Financial Reporting support

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and schedules in accordance with GRAP and National Treasury reporting frameworks.
• Monitor compliance with the PFMA, Treasury Regulations, NT guidelines and internal financial policies and procedures.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes, including income reconciliations
• Analyse financial information and provide variance analysis and commentary to the Cost and Management Accountant, Financial Manager and CFO as required.

Cost and Management Accounting Support

• Assist the Cost and Management Accounting function with the development, maintenance and refinement of costing models and methodologies.
• Support the allocation of costs to cost centres and projects, ensuring accuracy and consistency with approved frameworks.
• Assist in the preparation of management reports on cost centre and project performance, including variance analysis and trend identification.
• Provide financial information and insights to budget holders to support informed decision-making.
• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting processes by providing historical data, cost trends and analytical input.

Contract Management Oversight (Non-Procurement)

• Provide independent financial and compliance oversight over contracts, separate from the Procurement function, while budget owners maintain day-to-day contract management.
• Ensure that all approved contracts and contract amendments are accurately captured and maintained on the ERP system (e.g. D365), including contract values, durations, escalations and key milestones.
• Monitor contract spend against approved budgets and contract ceilings, and flag potential overspend, irregular or unauthorised expenditure to the CFO and relevant managers.
• Track key contract dates (such as expiry, renewal, notice and review dates) and proactively alert budget owners, Procurement and the CFO of upcoming actions required.
• Review contracts from a financial control perspective to identify risks, inconsistencies or non-compliance with PFMA, SCM policies and delegations of authority.
• Prepare periodic contract oversight reports for submission to the CFO, highlighting risk areas, performance issues and recommended actions.

Asset Management and Asset Register Oversight

• Maintain oversight of the Fixed Asset Register (FAR), ensuring that all additions, disposals, transfers and adjustments are timeously and accurately recorded.
• Coordinate and support periodic physical verification of assets, reconciling results to the FAR and addressing discrepancies with relevant departments.
• Ensure correct classification of assets, depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values in line with GRAP and internal policies.
• Assist with impairment assessments and related accounting entries where required.
• Support the development and implementation of asset management controls, procedures and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Prepare asset schedules and supporting documentation for external and internal audits.

Qualifications

• Recognised BCom Accounting degree or equivalent (minimum NQF Level 7).
• Completion of a 3-year articles/training contract (SAICA/SAIPA/ACCA or equivalent)
• Postgraduate qualification in accounting (e.g. BCom Honours/CTA/Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting)

Experience

• Cost and management accounting experience, preferably within a public sector environment or with exposure to public sector clients. 3–5 years
• Input into Financial modelling 2 years