Senior State Accountant REF NO: 3/1/1/1/2026/232 at Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

REQUIREMENTS :

• Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Diploma in Financial Accounting or Financial Management or Internal Auditing or any other relevant equivalent qualification. Minimum of 2 years’ experience in finance. A valid driver’s licence.
• Job related knowledge: Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate a computer and collate financial statistics. Knowledge of BAS, Division of Revenue Act, Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations and legislation relevant to financial accounting. Knowledge of finance administration, including legislation relevant to financial accounting.
• Job related skills: Report writing and communication (verbal and written), Interpersonal relations, Computer Literacy, Analytical abilities and Proficiency in Excel and MS Word. 

DUTIES :

• Reconcile restitution payments and expenditure records. Compile project payments list and perform reconciliation. Facilitate payments instructions using correct information of claimants, allocation and matching fields. Maintain BAS and PERSAL payments. Coordination of Supply Chain Management services.
• Prepare quarterly reports for inputs to the Financial Statements (Commitments, Land Purchase Interests, Bank Accounts and Contingencies) for input to the interim and Annual Financial Statement. Manage audit queries. Coordinate Audit Findings. Facilitate the timeous response to audit findings and ensure that set due dates are adhered to.
• Coordinate information requested by Office of the Auditor-General, Internal Audit, SIU and Forensic Auditors. Consolidate registers and payment records. Manage the reconciliation of projects between the Commitment Register, Summary Vote sheets, XXX Reports, BAS and Project files as needed.
• Update Commitment Register and Land Purchase Register on a monthly basis. Update summary sheets, XXX Reports as needed. Compile General Journals in cases of the misallocations for corrections. Update the suspense account. Update Suspense Account Summaries. Compile suspense account reports on monthly basis.