Accountant needed at eThekwini Municipality

Key Responsibility Areas

• Preparation of monthly operating and capital comparative statements.
• Compilation of annual financial statements and providing unit information.
• Preparation of annual estimates and providing unit information.
• Control to the Celebrate Durban trust account.
• Authorise expenditures in respect of special events.
• Monitoring of costs and authorise financial documents.
• Processes standing entries, and automatice distributions.
• Issues invoices of costs to Trading Services.
• Reconciliation of designated control, suspense and debtors accounts on capital and operating.
• Clears outstanding commitments and service orders.
• Clear unposted entries relating to assets.
• Attend to external/internal auditors queries.
• Scrutiny of all financial details reflected in reports.
• Attend to city manager, managers, service users and service provider/public queries.
• Control of asset/plant register and follow up with year-end asset verification;.
• Undertake related assignement as reqiured.
• Financial Certificates.
• Capitalisation of projects.

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.