Western Cape Government - Accounting Clerk vacancy

Ref No. DSD 2017-51
Remuneration R 152 862 per annum (Salary level 5).

Job Purpose 

The Department of Social Development is seeking to employ an individual to render Financial Management support Service within the Chief Directorate: Financial Management. The successful candidate must be client focused and Service Delivery orientated. This position is based in Cape Town.

Minimum Requirements 

• A Grade 12 (Senior Certificate) with Mathematics or Accounting as passed subjects; 

• 1 year relevant experience in an administrative environment.

Key Performance Areas 

• Render clerical support services with regard to Governance, Assurance services and Fraud and Losses management; 

• Maintain a central repository of Financial Legislation (internally and externally), Standard Operating Procedures and Frameworks; 

• Ensure distribution of publications to management and staff; 

• Render secretariat support to committees and oversight bodies.

Competencies 

• A good understanding of the following: 

o Financial functions, Practices and collate financial statistics; 

o Public Service Financial legislations, Procedures and Treasury Regulations (PFMA, NTR, PTI and Departmental delegation and procedures); 

o Basic Financial operating systems (BAS, LOGIS and PERSAL);

 • Communication (verbal and written) skills in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape; 

• Planning and organising skills; 

• Numerical skills; 

• Proven computer literacy in MS Office (Word and Excel); 

• Accuracy skills.

Note on remuneration:

Cost-to-employer (CTE) remuneration packages for certain occupation-specific dispensations (OSD), the middle-management service (MMS) and contract positions are inclusive of all costs related to service benefits or obligations including basic salary, 13th cheque, medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc.
MMS remuneration packages are flexible and may be individually structured as prescribed.
Where remuneration is not indicated as CTE, employees' service benefits or obligations are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.

How to apply for this

APPLY HERE ONLINE

Note: 

Only applications submitted online will be accepted. If you do not get a reply within 3 months after the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit copies of their documentation for verification purposes. These candidates will be required to attend interviews on a date and time as determined by the department and may also be required to undergo competency assessments/proficiency tests

Source : WCG

Closing date : 22-05-2017