Senior State Accountant: Internal Control

About the role

The Presidency is recruiting a Senior State Accountant for its Internal Control sub-directorate in Pretoria. The post sits at Level 08 and focuses on internal financial control, financial document control and liaison with auditors.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in implementing controls over access to records and manage internal financial control so that financial management and supply chain management functions in the CFO unit perform effectively and efficiently.
• Verify finalised BAS/LOGIS payments, journals, receipts, S & T claims, face value forms and similar documents.
• Review and update financial policies and procedures, and oversee the departmental filing system for accounting documents.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors, collate information for their responses and ensure their recommendations are implemented.
• Conduct financial inspections and assessments of departmental financial policies to ensure compliance.
• Handle financial document control: receiving, filing, reconciliation and follow-up on outstanding batches.
• Identify, register and investigate irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, and report non-compliance with 30-day payments to National Treasury.
• Supervise accounting clerks and contractors, and mentor or train interns.
• Assist in monitoring the implementation of policies and strategies, and in the audit coordination process.

Required profile

• Senior Certificate plus a Bachelor's degree or National Diploma in Financial Accounting, Auditing or Risk Management, or an equivalent qualification at NQF level 6.
• Two to three years of applicable experience in an accounting environment covering financial reporting, compliance monitoring, internal control and risk management.
• Competencies: communication (oral and written), client orientation, honesty and integrity, problem solving, program and project management, people management, change management, knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and Treasury Regulations, and familiarity with monitoring and evaluation methods.

Applications must be sent by email with the subject line stating only the reference number SSA/PRES/2026.