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The vision of the Eastern Cape Department of Education is to offer a quality education and training system that transforms schools into centres of community life and promotes shared moral values, good governance and sustainable development.
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State Accountant: Financial Accounting and Reporting
An appropriate (3-year) undergraduate NQF 6 in Financial Accounting/Financial Management.
A minimum of 3 - 5 years in financial or accounting services. Knowledge of the Government Financial System (BAS), Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations.
Knowledge of the education sector and financial management at departmental level will be an advantage.
Knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, and reporting systems of the state
DUTIES :
Prepare and submit accurate IYM to Deputy Director. Request a BAS reports after the month closure. Capture the information and 100% accurately into the IYM template issued by the treasury on monthly basis.
Capture the realistic projections as required by PFMA and treasury regulations. Submit completed IYM template and BAS reports to the supervisor two days prior the submission date of 15th of every month.
Check and ensure that IYM soft copy is submitted to Cluster Office on or before the 15th of every month. Records and file properly all signed IYM’s by accounting officer include the emails which serves as confirmation.
Perform reconciliations for internally funded projects. Perform reconciliation between BAS, invoices and standard charts of accounts are performed to detect misallocation. Prepare IYM using expenditure per month report to report spending to Cluster and Head Office.
Monitor expenditure, accruals and commitments against budget allocated using expenditure control commitment report. Report expenditure to unit by holding budget monitoring sessions monthly.