DEPARTMENT OF LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT VACANCIES

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: LEASE MANAGEMENT REF NO: 3/1/1/1/2025/15 
Directorate: Financial Accounting 
SALARY : R468 459 per annum (Level 09) 
CENTRE : Gauteng (Pretoria) 
 
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Diploma or Degree in Accounting / Cost and Management Accounting / Financial Management / Financial Accounting / Accounting Sciences / Auditing / Commerce. Minimum of 3 years’ supervisory experience in an accounting environment with specific experience in debtors and leases debtors’ management. Job related knowledge: Knowledge of Public Financial Management Act, Treasury Regulations, Policies, Procedures and Prescripts, Financial systems including Basic Accounting System (BAS) and Comprehensive Program for Accounting Control (ACCPAC), Budgets and budgetary procedures, Debtors, lease and revenue management. Job related skills: Supervisory, Communication (written and verbal), Planning and organisation, Interpersonal relations, Computer literacy. A valid driver’s licence. Teamwork. Confidentially, fairness, respect and honesty. 
 
DUTIES : Management of lease debtors. Review of reconciled lease register between Lease Management and Provincial Office’s property management records. Supervise daily tasks in lease management section. Advise provinces on collection of outstanding lease receivables. Ensure that all revenue is collected, and that sufficient proof can be provided. Reconcile Land Administration Web (Law) Register with Operating Lease Revenue. Review of inputs for Operating Lease Revenue. Ensure that State Land and Lease System (SLLS) reports is reconciled, and all new cases are captured on the system. Monitor the monthly distribution of lease debtor’s statements to Provincial Office’s. Control and monitor submissions in respect of the write-off of outstanding debt and report monthly on all writes-offs. Draft and review of policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for lease debts. Manage the recovery of departmental debtors. Manage the instructions / invoices / credit notes received from other Directorate in the Department regarding departmental debt. Manage, control and evaluate the database of debtors who owe the department. Trace debtors who are in debt to the department for outstanding debt. Put the debtor “in mora” for 30 days. Verify and check documents, letters and submission informing debtors of their outstanding departmental debt. Negotiate payment terms and methods with the debtors. Setup payment plan and negotiate with the debtors. Make recommendations and decisions in respect of re-payments of outstanding debt. Monitor, verify and check all submissions pertaining to the referral of outstanding debtors accounts to the State Attorney for recovery. Control and monitor the follow up with the State Attorneys on a monthly basis. Monitor the monthly payment of accounts. Maintaining accurate, up-to-date debtor’s account information by analysing reports and improving work procedures and frameworks. Control and monitor submissions in respect of the write-off of outstanding debt and report monthly on all write-offs. Draft and review of policies and SOPs for departmental debts. Manage month-end and year-end processes. Effective month / year end closure on BAS and ACCPAC. Ensure that all transactions and documentation is reviewed for all transactions to be processed. Monitoring and correction of suspense (ledger) accounts and expenditure allocations. Verify the reconstruction of debtors’ accounts. Reconcile rent land and unallocated receipts account done monthly for inclusion in compliance certificate. Reconcile the systems with the bank accounts. Clear all unallocated revenue to be or report provided where not cleared. Provided documentation for revenue that could not be allocated. File and receive all relevant proof of payments. Analyses and investigate problems experience on the Debtor System and report the faults to the System Controller and the contractors of the debtor system. Analysis on a monthly basis all financial reports on the different financial system to improve the control and procedures and management of the reports. Present all departmental and lease debtors’ records for internal and external audit. Compile monthly compliance and in year monitoring (IYM) reports for departmental and lease debts. Compile inputs to the monthly operational report. Provide inputs for annual / interim financial statements operating lease revenue, accrued departmental revenue and impairment. Reconcile lease revenue receivable register as working paper to receivables note. Obtain information for working paper to be from ACCPAC and BAS. Manage the resources of Division (Physical, Human and Financial). Monitor and ensure proper utilisation of equipment and reporting thereof. Ensure that all staff sign performance agreements. Review, evaluate and monitor performance and appraisal of employees. Develop and implement personal development plans. Ensure capacity and development of staff. Manage discipline. 
 
ENQUIRIES : Ms SH Sambo Tel No: (012) 312 8861 
 
NOTE : EE Targets: African, Coloured, Indian and White Males and African, Coloured and Indian Females and Persons with disabilities.