State Accountant: Financial Accounting

About the role

Western Cape Mobility Department is hiring a State Accountant: Financial Accounting, based in Western Cape Mobility Department, Western Cape Government. This is a permanent post, paying R413,001 – R486,501 a year. How to apply: Only applications submitted online will be accepted. To apply submit your application online only: via http://www.westerncape.gov.za/jobs or https://westerncapegov.erecruit.co Reference number to quote: WCMD 26/2026 Closing date: 19 October 2026 Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective and efficient expenditure and payment services, Provide bookkeeping and financial reporting services, Provide Credit control services, Managerial/Supervisory functions.

Requirements

• An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher qualification), at least 1-year relevant experience in a Financial Accounting or related working environment.
• Competencies:
• Knowledge of the following: Legislative framework governing the Public Service
• Departmental accounting services
• Public Service financial legislations
• Procedures and processes
• National Treasury Regulations
• Provincial Treasury Instructions
• Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
• 1999
• (DORA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, Financial Manual)
• Financial functions
• Practices as well as the ability to capture data
• Operate computer and collate financial statistics
• General information support systems such as PERSAL
• LOGIS and BAS
• State accountant duties
• Operate computer and collecting statistics
• Working procedures in terms of the working environment
• Project management
• Public service procedures
• Processes and systems
• Skills needed: Proven computer literacy
• Written and verbal communication
• Accounting
• Knowledge and working experience in the following:
• Legislation
• Regulatory frameworks
• Policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions
• Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function
• Public Finance Management Act
• National Treasury Regulations and Provincial Treasury Instructions
• Other financial policies
• Prescripts
• Directives and collective agreements
• Salary administration and payment system in respect of purchase
• Payables and transfers
• Public finance
• Human resources and discourse management processes
• Policy development, and operational management
• Monitoring and review processes
• Operational management practices
• Procurement and tendering processes
• Skills:
• Numeracy
• Literacy
• Computer Literacy
• Language