Principle Clerk: Indigent Revenue and Expenditure at Stellenbosch Municipality

REF: FS/RE/REV/CMC/IND/02

Minimum Requirements: 

• Grade 12 with Accounting 
• 3-5 years’ relevant experience of which at least 1 year must be in a supervisory post 
• Valid Code B Driver’s License 
• Computer literate in MS Office package, Outlook, Internet.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to work under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines 
• Good communication skills in at least two of the three official Western Cape languages (Afrikaans, English, Xhosa)
• Good interpersonal and Customer Service skills 
• Work overtime when required; 
• supervisory skills

Responsibilities/Duties: 

• Implement Council’s indigent registration procedures 
• Implement approved Indigent Policy 
• Assist with collection of outstanding debt pertaining to indigent consumers including blocking and unblocking of pre-paid electricity supply 
• Supervise subordinates performing socio-economic audits at homes of indigent consumers in the performance of their normal duties 
• Attend and participate in after-hour public meetings and Indigent Drives/ Projects/Thusongs 
• Pre-Approval of monthly Indigent applications 
• Execute monthly reconciliations applicable on the section 
• Execute monthly statistics as applicable on the section 
• Assist the Accountant of the section as necessary 
• Administration and Resolving of Enquiries from customers/municipal departments 
• Accurate amendments of records and accounts 
• Filing of the section’s documentation 
• General Administrative duties of the Section 
• Effective communication and interaction with the public and municipal departments 
• Assisting in Internal and External (Auditor General) audits.