The posting
Job Description
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNTANT
REF NO:71001208
EXPENDITURE DIRECTORATE
CORPORATE ACCOUNTS DIVISION
Grade:12
Key Responsibility Areas:
•Overall responsibility including supervision of the accounts payable capital division. •Ensure compliance with ordinances, financial regulations, standing orders and directives. •Undertake general divisional administration and control. •Authorize access to JDE programme for subordinate staff. •Authorize and release payments to suppliers via cheque/EFT payments.
Competencies:
•Accounting. •Budgeting. •Financial Management. •Costing. •Organisational Awareness. •Planning and Organising. •Communication. •Service Delivery Orientation. •Action and Outcome Orientation. •Team Orientation.
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
•Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 7) in Accounting or equivalent with Financial Accounting as a major subject. •Valid motor vehicle driving license. •3 years relevant experience •Computer Literacy.
Preferred Requirements:
•4 Years relevant experience.
About Us
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.



