Senior State Accountant: Budget & Expenditure at Mpumalanga Department of Health

Requirements

• Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus six (6) years relevant experience in Finance / Salary Administration or Diploma / Degree (NQF Level 6/7) in Finance / Public Administration / Public Management as recognized by SAQA plus three (3) years relevant experience in Human Resource Management / Salary Administration.  At least three (3) years’ experience in the post of Chief Administration Clerk / Administrative Officer (Level 7).
• Knowledge of Persal System with courses will be an added advantage. Knowledge and understanding of the PFMA and Treasury Regulations; knowledge and understanding of the Basic Accounting System (BAS); good communication (verbal and written) skills; computer literacy; problem-solving skills; planning and organizing skills; analytical skills; liaison skills; client orientation skills; financial management skills; presentation skills; customer care skills. Ability to work in a team and independently. Assertiveness; and self-starter. Ability to work under pressure and good computer literacy skills (MS Excel and MS Word). Valid driver’s licence.

Duties

• To manage and facilitate budgeting processes. Facilitate and manage financial planning and budgeting processes. Compile budget estimates. Align budgets with strategic and annual performance plans. Provide advice on budget-related matters. Monitor expenditure against allocated budget. Confirm availability of funds before goods and services are procured.
• Ensure correct SCOA allocations are used on payment packs. Checking monthly document control reports. Ensure all processed documents are audit compliant. Costing operational budget requirements needs of Districts within actual expenditure trend. Balancing of final budget allocation on BAS. Request budget / expenditure input to quarterly erroneous allocations and authorize journal entries
• Monitor expenditure against allocated budget (programme / sub-programme). Compile expenditure (equitable and conditional grants) reports. Coordinate resources to internal and external audit queries and monitor the implementation of audit recommendations. Alert the Hospital Management to over and under expenditure trends. Monitoring of key cost drivers. Complete accurate and updated report as per prescribed time frames. Supervise and control the work of sub-ordinate in the expenditure management unit.
• Authorize payments on Bas and Logis system. Understanding of all aspects of supply chain processes. Ensuring compliance with departmental and treasury regulations. Establish and enforce internal control measures. Manage all open orders report (Accruals) and reconciliation of accounts. Deal with Human resources matters such as leave and perform development system of quarterly evaluation reports. Attend and respond to audit queries.