State Accountant- Free State Department of Transport x2
Job Details
- Job Title: State Accountant
- Post Number: POST 31/171
- Reference Number: FMTE 02/08/2026
- Number of Posts: 2
- Salary: R338,106 per annum (Level 07)
- Centre: Bloemfontein, Free State
- Department: Free State Department of Transport
- Employment Type: Not specified
Job Overview
The Free State Department of Transport is seeking two State Accountants to provide financial accounting, expenditure, revenue, asset, liability and cash-management services.
The successful candidates will be responsible for processing and monitoring financial transactions, managing the General Ledger/GG Account, maintaining asset and lease registers, managing debtors and creditors, monitoring cash and bank transactions, and ensuring compliance with applicable public-sector financial legislation and Treasury requirements.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- A Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma (NQF Level 6) in:
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Management
- Cost and Management Accounting
- Related field
- 3–5 years’ relevant experience.
- A valid driver’s licence.
Knowledge Requirements
Candidates should have knowledge of:
- Financial functions and practices
- Financial data capturing and processing
- Financial statistics
- Financial accounting procedures, methods and principles
- Salary and financial transactions
- Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
- Treasury Regulations
- National Treasury Asset Management Framework
- Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP)
- Financial operating systems, including:
- PERSAL
- BAS
- Related financial systems
Key Skills & Competencies
- Computer literacy
- Planning and organising
- Good verbal and written communication
- Basic numeracy
- Ability to perform routine tasks accurately
- Ability to operate office equipment
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
Values & Attributes
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
- Client service focus
- Integrity
- Commitment
- Proactivity
- Loyalty
- Accountability
Key Responsibilities
Asset & Lease Management
- Conduct asset verification for owned and leased assets.
- Regularly update the asset register and lease register.
- Reconcile asset expenditure against the asset register.
- Maintain records of new asset additions.
- Update the lease register when new contracts are concluded or existing contracts are extended.
- Facilitate disposal of unserviceable, redundant, obsolete and lost assets.
- Assist with audit queries relating to assets.
- Ensure the asset register is complete and accurate.
- Assist with leased-asset and disposal-related enquiries.
Financial & Expenditure Management
- Provide expenditure and general payment services.
- Manage creditor and petty cash functions.
- Process overtime, subsistence and travel (S&T), ACB recall and fleet-related transactions.
- Reconcile and process fleet payments.
- Provide bookkeeping and financial accounting services.
- Capture and process transactions on BAS.
Revenue & Debtor Management
- Manage revenue-related functions.
- Manage debtors.
- Provide cashier services relating to public tenders.
- Ensure effective cash and revenue management relating to leased assets.
Cash & Bank Management
- Monitor daily debit and credit transactions on BAS and bank accounts.
- Monitor bank balances and cash flow.
- Monitor monthly budget payments and cash requirements.
- Manage cash and bank-related activities.
GG Account & Treasury Functions
- Manage the GG Account.
- Check and monitor the accuracy of the monthly GG Account.
- Request payments for Free State departments from Treasury.
- Monitor and control asset and liability accounts.
- Ensure clearance of zero accounts.
- Compile and submit Key Control Matrix (KCM) reports to Treasury.
- Compile bank KCM annexures.
Financial Year-End & Reporting
- Assist with monthly and financial year-end (FYE) closure processes.
- Ensure financial records and transactions are accurate and properly processed.
- Assist with audit queries and financial control requirements.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a qualified accounting or financial management professional with 3–5 years’ relevant experience and a solid understanding of public-sector financial processes.
Experience with BAS, PERSAL, PFMA, Treasury Regulations, asset management, expenditure, revenue and cash management will be valuable. Strong numerical ability, accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
Enquiries
Mr. L. Leiee
082 835 0088