Senior State Accountant

About the role

The Department of Water and Sanitation is hiring a Senior State Accountant in Finance WTE CD: Financial Management Services Dir: Financial Accounting SD: Accounts Payable, based in Pretoria Head Office. This is a permanent post, paying R413,001 a year. How to apply: All applications to be submitted online on the following link: https://erecruitment.dws.gov.za/ Reference number to quote: 131126/19 Closing date: 13 November 2026 Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.

Responsibilities

• Perform the vendor reconciliations for the key accounts and the top 150 vendors.
• Follow up long outstanding invoices on the vendor statement.
• Perform the VAT reconciliation and the submission of monthly VAT returns to SARS.
• Reconciliations and clearing of advances and other suspense general ledger accounts applicable to Accounts Payable.
• Monitoring and reporting of the 30 days payments of the suppliers.
• Maintain the Trade and Sundry vendor invoice register.
• Authorise the trade vendor purchase order and sundry payment transactions.
• Authorize the trade vendor purchase order and sundry payment transactions.
• Authorise sundry vendors created on the sundry vendor master account group relating to expenditure management.
• Monthly reporting of the trade payables and provide inputs for the Interim Financial Statement and Annual Financial Statement.
• Ensure that all audit requests are dealt with and respond to timeously.
• Ensure the safekeeping of all financial records and facevalue documents by maintaining an effective and efficient filling system.
• Supervising and managing the performance of employees in accordance with the Department policies.

Requirements

• A National Diploma in Financial Management or related field.
• Three (3) to 4 years’ experience in Accruals and Accounts Payable.
• At least 2 years’ experience as a State Accountant or similar.
• Knowledge and understanding on financial legislation, policies, practise, and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial prescripts such as PFMA, Treasury Regulations and other post relevant Government regulations and policies including GRAP.
• Knowledge, experience as well as interpretation of accruals accounting including the application of government and other financial systems, i.e. SAP, BAS.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems.
• Department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of learning and teaching procedures and techniques.
• Computer literacy (MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint and outlook).
• Framework for managing performance information.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Value-added Tax Act No.89 of 1991, as amended.
• Proactive and creative problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.