State Accountant: Accounts Receivable

📝 About the role

Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is advertising State Accountant: Accounts Receivable in Pretoria, Gauteng (ref 2026/357). Main duties include: Clear PERSAL exception and suspense accounts monthly. Remuneration: R338 106 per annum. Applications close 16 October 2026.

✅ Key duties

• Clear PERSAL exception and suspense accounts monthly
• Perform monthly reconciliation
• Compile and capture journals to clear suspense accounts
• Report on suspense accounts monthly
• Inform debtors of debt due by dispatching statements
• Capture all necessary transactions on BAS
• Ensure all relevant documentation is received and attended to for debt, claims, revenue and disallowance
• Ensure new debt accounts are opened
• Follow up monthly on debt accounts and close off redeemed debt accounts
• Correspond with debtors and all other relevant parties regarding debt accounts

🎓 Requirements

• A minimum of three-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 06) / National Diploma in Financial Management or Accounting or related
• Relevant years of work experience in financial management
• Knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Treasury Regulations, General Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP), Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) and Public Service Regulations, Basic Accounting System (BAS)
• Communication, interpersonal, sound administrative and numeric skills, Computer Literacy
• Analytical thinking and good planning, problem solving and organising skills, trustworthy, self-motivated, hardworking and conflict resolution
• Ability to work under pressure, be creative, innovative and communicate at all levels