Financial Accountant Job Opportunity at the South African Revenue Service (SARS)
Financial Accountant Job Opportunity at the South African Revenue Service (SARS)
Advert Closing Date: 11 July 2023
Financial Accountant Job Opportunity at the South African Revenue Service (SARS)
- Position Reports to: Operational Specialist: Finance
- Division: Service & Delivery Large&Inter
- Location: Woodmead North Office Park
About the Position
In an ever-changing environment, we have built a responsive and agile organisation to give effect to our strategic intent of achieving voluntary compliance. We invite you to be part of the special team that contributes to the collection of revenue, protect the economy and people of South Africa. We believe that your skills, commitment, and dedication will add value and make a difference to the organisation and country. Integrity is key to the organisation.
Job Purpose
To provide financial expertise to business by providing advice in the management of the budget, assets, reporting as well as governance related matters.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant National Diploma / Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) AND 2-3 years’ experience in a similar environment, of which 1-2 years ideally at knowledge worker level.
OR
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 5 years in a Finance environment
Job Outputs:
Process
- Balance headcount numbers against feedback from business against actual numbers.
- Conduct cost control by ensuring that planned expenditure is within budgeting and PFMA requirements.
- Conduct reconciliation of budgeted headcount vs expenditure and flag discrepancies to relevant stakeholders.
- Eliminate inaccuracies by passing / capturing relevant transactions to remedy.
- Extract data from SAP and evaluate accuracy.
- Offer advice and make recommendations so as to address identified risks and mitigate.
- Offer support and expertise to business with regards to budgeting and forecasting for the relevant business unit.
- Participate in and contribute to Bid Evaluation Committee.
- Accumulate information and provide reports with recommendations applicable to area of specialisation.
- Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
- Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
- Correctly apply applicable legislation, including amongst others policies, procedures, and SOPs in the delivery of work outputs.
- Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of specialisation.
- Execute process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
- Use practical and applied knowledge and situational judgement to consider policy implications and to arrive at decisions / conclusions.
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