Deputy Director: DLCA

(Branch: Road Transport)
(Chief Directorate: Driving Licence Card Account)
(Directorate: Driving Licence Card Account)


Deputy Director: Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA)
Pretoria
Salary: All-inclusive salary package of R434 505 per annum (Ref. 82221/1)

Requirements: • 3-year Bachelor's degree/National Diploma in Accounting • 5 years' financial management experience.

The following would serve as strong recommendations: • Advanced knowledge of and experience in Pastel Accounting • Skills in reading and interpreting Pastel reports • Good knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and Treasury Regulations • Computer literacy, with MS Excel spreadsheet experience • Analytical and problem solving skills • Good communications skills • Good mathematical and accounting skills • Management and leadership skills • Project management skills.

Duties: • Provide managerial accounting services • Prepare monthly finance management accounts • Liaise with and provide information to the internal and external auditors, CFO and other relevant stakeholders • Perform any management or administrative duties to ensure that the trading entity is managed properly and complies with reporting requirements • Respond to audit queries timeously and formulate management comments for all finance-related internal and external audit findings • Monitor, check and review processed financial transactions, including journals and payments • Verify the accuracy of claims by the contractor for the production of credit driving licenses in consultation with the service provider • Review, authorise and effect payments to service providers after ensuring adherence to internal policies and applicable legislation • Maintain and manage the account structures on Pastel • Ensure compliance with banking requirements as prescribed by the Treasury Regulations • Check that all suspense accounts are timeously reconciled and that the transactions reflected can be explained and supported by valid documents • Manage and present on-the-job capacity development programmes to enhance the job performance of staff • Monitor quality control of the work of subordinates • Monitor the planning, organising and delegation of work to subordinates.


Enquiries: Ms T Zwane, tel. (012) 309-3989

Please note: The successful candidates must be willing to sign an oath of secrecy with the Department. Applicants will be expected to be available for selection interviews and assessments at a time, date and place as determined by the Department. All appointments are subject to the verification of educational qualifications, experience, citizenship, reference checks and security vetting.

The Department of Transport is an equal opportunity, representative employer. Qualified women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Applications must be accompanied by form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department (or at www.gov.za) and a recent, updated, comprehensive CV (experience must be comprehensively detailed, ie positions held and dates), as well as certified copies of all qualifications and an ID document. Failure to submit the requested documents/information will result in your application not being considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The Department reserves the right not to fill the posts.

Please forward your application, quoting the relevant reference number, to: Department of Transport, Private Bag X193, Pretoria 0001 or hand-deliver in Room 4042, at 159 Forum Building, cnr Struben and Bosman Streets, Pretoria, for attention: Recruitment Unit.


Closing date: 19 December 2011

Please note: Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.


Communication will be conducted with shortlisted candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date, you may regard your application as unsuccessful.