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ACCOUNTANT POSITION REFERENCE NUMBER : ADAHRM01/2025

Ada Kzn, New York, New York, United States

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Accountant Position Reference Number: ADAHRM01/2025

Job Title:

Accountant

Location:

5 Cascades Crescent, Pietermaritzburg

Grade/Salary:

L09 (DPSA Salary Scale)

Fixed term contract:

3 Years (Fixed Term Contract)

Reporting Line:

Finance Manager

Unit:

Office of the Chief Finance Officer

Minimum Requirements Must have completed matric. A relevant Accounting Degree or National Diploma Minimum of 3 years relevant experience A valid driver’s licence

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies Sound bookkeeping and accounting skills Capacity to work alone to deadlines, to establish priorities Strong interpretive skills Strong IT skills Strong communication and interpersonal skills Strong problem solving and decision-making skills Ability to think conceptually and strategically Strong analytical, policy and operational thinking skills Effective planning and organisational skills Ability to use initiative Knowledge of electronic financial management systems Thorough knowledge and experience in financial accounting Working knowledge of budgeting, expenditure control and financial reporting Working knowledge of internal controls, risk management, and fraud prevention Knowledge of relevant legal prescripts

Key Performance Areas Ensure financial functions are performed accurately and timeously. Managing project Budgets, conducting project visits and reporting on the findings. Processing the payroll on a monthly basis. Depositing cash received. Conducting project visits and preparing reports. Perform financial planning tasks as required. To monitor and manage project cash flows. Report to the Financial Manager on income and expenditure at organisational level, by projects and by line item. Ensure compliance with all laws, regulations and policies. Assist in providing input into policy development, operational plans, strategic plans and annual report. Ensure effective implementation of Debtors and Creditors control systems. Administer petty cash on a daily basis and preparing petty cash reconciliations for reimbursement. Recording all receipts and payments in the cashbook. Maintaining the grant register on a monthly basis and reconciling unspent conditional grants Process transactions on accounting system. Perform monthly general ledger reconciliations. Attend to finance filing and archiving. Maintaining a register of all invoices received and following up on long outstanding invoices. Adhoc duties required by the incumbent’s supervisor.

Suitable candidates will be selected with the intention of promoting representativity. Note All applicants are subject to the signing of performance agreement. ADA reserves the right not to appoint any applicant to the above position. Preference will be given to members of designated group Females and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply Applications must be submitted in the following manner: A covering letter indicating the reference number and the post that you are applying for, together with a brief motivation NB: A Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (Previous experience must be comprehensively detailed NB: Certified copies will be requested once shortlisted. Failure to submit the requested documents will result in the application being disqualified. Full names, addresses and telephone numbers of three work related referees. If you are applying for more than one post, please submit a separate application for each post.

Failure to comply with the above instructions will disqualify applicants Enquiries: Mr Jerry Mfusi

Closing Date: 20 November 2025

Telephone: 033347 8600

Should you not hear from ADA 8 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful

Interested applicants are requested to submit their applications exclusively via the email address provided: admin@tamdeco.co.za

Please note that all applications must be submitted electronically to this designated email address. Physical or hard copy submissions will not be accepted.

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