State Accountant: General Payments

About the role

The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture (Eastern Cape) is hiring a State Accountant: General Payments, based in Head Office (Qonce). This is a permanent post, paying R338,106 – R398,277 a year. Reference number to quote: DSRAC 06/09/2026 Closing date: 23 October 2026. Applications received after closing date will not be considered. Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV. Note: Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Render financial administration.
• Process and verify general payment transactions accurately and within prescribed timeframes.
• Ensure all payment requests are supported by valid documentation and approved in accordance with delegated authority.
• Capture, review, and authorize payment transactions on the applicable financial management systems.
• Monitor payment batches to ensure timely settlement of supplier invoices and other financial obligations.
• Render authorization of electronic transactions for transfers and creditors payments.
• Verification of captured payment details.
• Render quality assurance of payments.
• Facilitate and solve payments queries on time.
• Facilitate payment of supplier bank rejections.
• Monitor adherence to internal controls.
• Authorization of all creditor’s payments manually.
• Ensure compliance with payment documents.
• Manual authorization and monitor of transfers.
• Facilitate the authenticity for transfer payments to Public Entities and institutions.
• Authorization of all transfer payments manually.
• Facilitate confirmation for receipt of fund transferred by different Institutions and Public Entities.
• Compile register of transfers monthly and quarterly submit for disclosure in the Interim/Annual financial statements.
• Facilitate reconciliation of transfers to budget for In Year Monitoring.
• Ensure that we disclose correct information on transfers for quarterly Interim Financial Statement and Annual Financial Statement.
• Compilation of accruals and payables reports.
• Request reports from system controller.
• Facilitate compilation of accruals and payables reports.
• Verification of payments age analysis of the Accruals and payables.
• Verification, analysing and reconciliation of accruals and payables.
• Consolidation of accruals and payables monthly.
• Presentation of accruals and payables reports in the In- Year-Monitoring meetings.
• Ensure that accurate information is disclosed on accruals and payables for quarterly Interim Financial Statement and Annual Financial Statements.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate plus a National Diploma (NQF Level 6) or B.
• Degree (NQF level 7 as recognised by SAQA) in Financial Accounting/Cost and Management Accounting/Financial Management/Internal Audit qualification with at least 1 to 2 years’ experience within the public sector expenditure management field.
• Knowledge of financial systems (LOGIS and BAS).
• Knowledge of Public Service Regulations, Legislations/policies/prescripts, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Treasury Regulations, understanding of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
• Financial Regulations Knowledge of Batho Pele principles.
• Computer literacy (specializing in Advanced EXCEL and PowerPoint Presentation).
• Good communication and Report writing skills.
• Sound organisational skills.
• People management.
• Customer/client orientated approach and ability to work under pressure and independently.
• A valid driving licence (Code 8) is required.