Assistant Director: Financial Reporting REF NO: 3/2/1/2023/645
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
SALARY: R424 104 per annum (Level 09)
CENTRE: Gauteng (Pretoria)
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and National
Diploma / Degree in Financial Accounting / Finance Management / Cost and Management Accounting. Minimum of 3 years’ experience at supervisory level (Senior State Accountant) in the financial reporting environment. Job related knowledge: Financial systems: Basic Accounting System (BAS), Personnel and Salary Administration (PERSAL), Safety web. Computer accounting software: Microsoft Excel and Word. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Knowledge of Financial Accounting Systems. Job related skills: Computer literacy. Communication skills (verbal and written). Organisation skills. Interpersonal skills. Budget forecasting. Team management skills. Presentation skills. Report writting skills. Financial management skills. A valid driver’s licence.
DUTIES
- Manage, monitor and verify the Pay Master General (PMG) and commercial bank accounts of the department. Manage, monitor and verify the bank reconciliation and requisition of funds.
- Manage, monitor and verify the cash and cash equivalent ledger accounts and the monthly reporting for the compliance certificate.
- Manage the administration of the commercial bank accounts. Review and compilation of the policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Manage, monitor and verify the collection of the departmental revenue. Manage and monitor the collection of revenue, revenue related ledger accounts and inputs to the compliance certificate.
- Manage and monitor the revenue inputs for: In Year Monitoring (IYM), Revenue 42, Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE) / Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (AENE). Manage and oversee the annual review of revenue tariffs, sources and free services.
- Review and compilation of the policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Compile Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and quarterly Interim Financial Statements (IFS) in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Accounting Manual for Departments (AMD) and the Modified Cash Standards (MCS).
- Review, analyse and validation of supporting documents for inputs to the IFS / AFS in terms of the AMD and MCS for completeness and accuracy.
- Completion and preparation of the IFS / AFS template and working papers for the following notes: Employee Benefits, Lease commitments, Impairment, Irregular / fruitless expenditure.
- Accrued Departmental Revenue. Operating Lease Revenue. Manage, monitor and oversee month-end closures on BAS. Request and monitor reports of all suspense accounts and initiate and oversee corrections.
- Verify and monitor the suspense accounts that should be or preferably be zero before closure of a month. Communicate information to the different divisions to clear the amounts before the month-end closure.
- Ensure that all requirements have been met to close at prescribed date on BAS. Process and oversee the month end closure on BAS.
ENQUIRIES: Ms SH Sambo Tel No: (012) 312 8872
APPLICATIONS: Applications can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X833, Pretoria, 0001 or
hand delivered during office hours to: 600 Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Van der Walt Street), Berea Park, Pretoria, 0002 or to Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko (formerly Beatrix) Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083.
NOTE: African, Coloured, Indian and White Males and Coloured, Indian and Indian
Females and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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