NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NDA) - ACCOUNTS CLERK

 
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Qualification
 At least a 3 year National Diploma in Financial Accounting or equivalent qualification
 
Essential Experience
 A minimum of three years in Accounts Payables and reconciliations.
 Experience in financial administration
 Experience in customer care will be an added advantage
 Experience with computerised accounting systems
 
Knowledge
 Working knowledge of accounting packages, e.g. Great Plains
 Basic knowledge of the Public Service financial legislations, procedures and Treasury regulations (PFMA, DORA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, Financial Manual).
 Knowledge of basic financial management systems (e.g. Payroll systems)
 
Skills & Abilities 
 Teamwork
 Accuracy and attention to detail
 Good verbal and written communication
 Computer literacy
 High numerical and analytical ability
 Interpersonal relations
 Organised
 Customer Service Orientation
 
Main Areas of Responsibility
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
• Provide customer service
• Handle general payment queries from suppliers and other stakeholders
• Provide feedback to internal and external customers timeously
• Process Invoices
• Ensure that invoices and statement received from suppliers are processed timeously on the system
• Ensure procurement and financial policies have been followed prior to capturing of invoices
• Ensure correct allocation and budget availability before capturing the invoices
• Payment of creditors and projects
• Compile a payment requisition and attach all necessary supporting documents for the payment
• Ensure payment is made in line with NDA policies
• Ensure compliance to PFMA and Treasury Regulations
• Ensure correct banking details are used for payment
• Report any non-compliance to management
• Month-end reporting
• Prepare monthly journals
• Ensure correct allocations
• Ensure journals are processed in the correct period
• Ensure proper authorisation of journals
• Process weekly and monthly cashbook transactions
• Prepare weekly and monthly bank reconciliations
• Prepare monthly GL recons
• Follow up reconciling items and clear
• Ensure GL recons are prepared and approved monthly
• Manage petty cash
• Keep and safeguard Head Office petty cash
• Perform cash reconciliations monthly and report discrepancies to the financial accountant
• Review provincial petty cash monthly and journalise expenses in the accounting system
 
KEY RELATIONSHIP INTERFACES
Internal Relationships - other than reporting lines (manager and subordinates). *
• All relevant NDA business units
External Relationships (With Local/Provincial structures and other key parties, specify)
None
 

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

Preference will be given to candidates whose appointment will promote NDA Employment Equity targets.
 
NB: Use the job reference as a subject line (heading of the email application) e.g. Reference no: 2022ACH01.
An email without the reference number as a subject/heading will be disqualified. Please ensure that the reference number is written the same way as in the advert.
 
Failure to submit a detailed CV, fully completed application form and comply with the application instructions above will result in the disqualification of your application.
 
For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Mr Sisanda Nompumza at Tel: 011 018 5622 or Ms Nonhlanhla Zulu at Tel: 011 018 5523
 
Should you not be contacted within two months of the closing date of this advert, please consider your application as unsuccessful. All candidates will be subjected to personnel.

Applications Closing date is Monday, 04 April 2022.