Vacancies
FINANCE & ADMIN CLERK (BOOKKEEPER) - CLOSING DATE AND TIME OF 16:00 ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2024.
Employment Opportunity
The South African Library for the Blind is a Schedule 3A Public Entity, an agency of the National Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, and is governed by the provisions of the South African Library for the Blind Act, 91 of 1998.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified South African citizens for the following position.
FINANCE & ADMIN CLERK (BOOKKEEPER)
OVERVIEW OF POST:
The main responsibility of the Finance & Administration Clerk is to render an effective and efficient bookkeeping service and financial administrative function within the Finance Section of SA Library for the Blind (SALB). This function will also support the Admin Support Officer, SCM Officer and project sections within the SALB with regards to financial matters and processes.
Key Tasks (the list is not exhaustive):
• Custodian of petty cash, including safekeeping, replenishing, record-keeping and petty cash
reconciliations.
• Receive, check and process creditor invoices for payment once all payment documents are
verified correct and accurate. Keep updated debtor and creditor recons and records.
• Attend to international creditor and license payments.
• Capture creditor payments and debtor receipts into the Accounting System from physical
records and from the bank statement.
• Maintain the cash book, creditors ledger, general ledger and the trial balance.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliation
• Keep an accurate and effective filing system of accounting records.
• Asset management.
• Assist the SCM Officer with ordering processes and recordkeeping of orders for the SALB
• Maintaining records, proper filing of accounting records and documentation.
• Assisting in the internal and external audit process including retrieving documentation to
support the auditing process.
• General office support in relation to financial management matters.
Minimum Requirements:
• A completed (SAQA accredited NQF-6 or higher-level) Diploma/Degree in Financial
Accounting/ Cost and Management Accounting/ Financial Management, or related financial
field, coupled with;
• at least 2 years bookkeeping or accounting work experience.
• Good working knowledge of the following Acts, prescripts and standards: PFMA; National
Treasury Regulations; GRAP; IFRS.
• Excellent knowledge of financial accounting systems.
• Ability and experience to perform the full accounting function up to and including Trial
Balance.
The following competencies will be advantageous:
• Work experience in a financial role within the Public Sector.
• Excellent working knowledge of the SAGE PASTEL Accounting system
• Having completed a set of Annual Financial Statements for a Public Sector organization.
• Knowledge (training) in POPI Act and PAIA
• Knowledge and exposure to Internal and external audit processes within government.
• SCM Acts and Prescripts; PPPFA and related prescripts; BBBEE regulatory prescripts
Other skills and attributes:
• A well organised individual with the ability to prioritize workload.
• Good (English) written and verbal communication skills.
• Good financial and accounting skills.
• Good financial administration and general administration skills.
• Detail oriented and deadline driven.
• Intermediate or higher-level experience in the Ms Office Suite, particularly excel.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good record management skills.
• Good financial management skills.
Renumeration:
An Annual Basic Salary of R196 746 per annum (This excludes the value of other remunerative benefits)
Candidates who meet the minimum requirements and would like to apply for the position should submit a Letter of application together with a Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of qualifications of his/her SA ID to Loren Hendricks at Jacky Cory Recruitment via email at [email protected] by the closing date and time of 16:00 on 25 September 2024. Loren may be contacted on 041 364 2244 for any enquiries.
PLEASE NOTE:
• No late applications will be considered.
• Applications from suitably qualified candidates from designated groups, particularly persons
with disabilities and woman are encouraged.
• Short-listed candidates may be required to undergo competency testing.
• SALB reserves the right not to appoint any person to this position.
• Original certificates and/or testimonials may be requested from shortlisted candidates for
verification purposes before confirming an appointment.
• Certification of documentation in support of this application may not be older than 6 months.
• This is a readvertisement of a recent 6-month contract vacancy which was reviewed and now
advertised as a permanent position. Applicants who applied for the 6-month contract vacancy
do not have to re-apply as their applications will be incorporated into this application process.