Accountant: Budget and Financial Accounting

Qualifications and experience required

• A relevant three-year tertiary qualification, preferably a National Diploma or B.Com. with Financial Accounting as a major subject.
• Computer literacy - MS Office applications.
• Two to five years relevant experience.
• The incumbent must have working knowledge and experience of applicable local government legislation e.g. MFMA, Local Government: Municipal Systems Act and other related legislation, municipal policies, National Treasury instructions/regulations/circulars including Municipal Standard Chart of Accounts/mSCOA Regulations, Finance Procedures, GRAP Asset related standards and/or Circulars relating to the area of responsibility.

Key attributes and competencies

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and at least one other official local language.
• Interpersonal, problem-solving, analytical skills and attention to detail.
• The incumbent must be able to work under pressure and manage conflicting deadlines. Able to interact and work with various municipal Directorates and/or political offices as and when allocated to them.
• Accounting and financial management.
• Budgeting and budget monitoring.
• Asset accounting and fixed asset management.
• Compliance and standard application, data consolidation and interpretation.
• Analysis and reporting.

Job purpose

• Processing and analysing financial information in terms of budget provisions, by attending to the verification, reporting, processing, and reconciliation of financial accounts, adhering to processing sequence, record-keeping and data reporting processes to facilitate the preparation of budgets and financial statements.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be tested on any requirement, skill or competency, which will include pre-employment screening, medical examination, security vetting and psychometric assessment.