Post: State Accountant: Financial Reporting

Centre: Compensation Fund, Pretoria

Reference No: HR 5/1/2/3/31

Salary:     Commencing: R257 508.00 per annum (SR7)

Enquiries: Ms M Munonde (012) 406 5604

Requirements: A Three year Qualification in Accounting/ Finance ● 2 years functional experience in Accounting environment ● Knowledge: Financial Management ● Generally Recognised Accounting Principles (GRAP) ● International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) ● DoL and Compensation Fund Regulations, Policies and Procedures. Legislative Requirements: COID Act ● Public Service Act ● PFMA and National Treasury Regulations ● Public Service Regulations ● Labour Relations Act ● Basic Conditions of Employment Act Skills: Budgeting and Financial Management ● People and Performance Management ● Conflict management ● Planning and organising ● Problem solving ● Team leadership ● Risk Management ● Time Management

Duties: Execute processing and posting of transactions ● Analyse and verify accounting records ● Extract reports from the accounting system for prudential reporting ● Collate information preparing annual financial statements ● Management of resources

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 13 September 2019 at 16:00

Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. The fully completed and signed form Z83 should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as recently certified  copies of all qualification(s) including a Senior Certificate and ID-document [Driver’s license where applicable]. Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of their Permanent Residence Permits to their applications. Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements, as well as applications received late, will not be considered. The Department does not accept applications via fax or email. Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical competency exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of 12 months. The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement. The Department of Labour is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representativity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan. 

Applications: Chief Director: Corporate Services: P O Box 955, Pretoria, 0001 or hand deliver at 167 Thabo Sehume & Madiba Street, Delta Heights Building.

For Attention: Sub-directorate: Human Resources Planning Practices and Administration, Compensation Fund

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