State Accountant: Plas Management Services
Retail
Minimum Requirements
- Applicants must be in a possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Diploma in Accounting / Financial Management / Commerce or related equivalent qualification.
- Minimum of 1 year experience in financial management services.
- Job-related Knowledge: Understanding of National Treasury Regulations.
- Understanding of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
- Knowledge of A Complete and Comprehensive Program for Accounting Control (ACCPAC), Safety Web Systems.
- Job related skills: Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
- Communication (verbal and written).
- Planning and organising.
- Time management.
- Work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Use a computer for prolonged periods.
- A valid driver's licence.
Responsibilities
- Effect payment to service providers.
- Ensure all payments are recorded accurately on the incoming document register and supported by valid supporting documents.
- Pay the correct supplier with the correct banking details and amount within the 30 days from date of receipt of invoice.
- Ensure compliance with the relevant PLAS payment checklist and process payments within 5 days of receipt of complete payment parcel.
- Compile reports for the section (age analysis, payment report and relevant registers).
- Compile payment reports on a regular basis after payments have been processed.
- Compile and submit payment reports accurately and completely to relevant users.
- Compile accounts payable reconciliations on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.
- Maintain complete and accurate vendor master file.
- Update electronic vendor register on a regular basis.
- Perform and sign-off vendor reconciliations on a weekly basis.
- File all vendor forms accurately.
- Ensure effective document control and safeguarding of the financial records and documents.
- Stamp and quality control all payment documents daily after payments.
- Review and sign-off batch listing report for payments and journals after the month-end closure.
- Ensure that all journals are captured on the system and comply with internal control processes.
- File all payments and journals sequentially in a lockable area.
