Management Accountant - WCLA 12/2025
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Job description
1. Reporting:
- Compilation of interim and annual financial statements, statistical reports and statutory reports.
- Assist in the completion of AFS template for submission to PT.
- Prepare monthly and year end journals.
- Compile the audit file for interim and annual financial statements.
- Administer financial reporting requirements and procedures
- Compile the quarterly in-year monitoring (IYM) report.
- Prepare and provide support with ad-hoc financial reports and analyses for various projects undertaken by the Authority.
- Prepare monthly management reports including variance analysis.
- Design reports and templates to enhance reporting.
- Provide inputs into the Annual Performance Plan, Annual Financial Statements and Annual Report.
- Respond to AG's and internal audit queries
2. Budget Management and Costing:
- Compile and manage the main and the adjustment budget processes (Operating, Personnel, Capital, Balance Sheet and Cashflow budgets), roll-overs and revenue retention.
- Create and maintain financial databases to support costing, planning and reprioritization.
- Maintain an appropriate costing and cost accounting system for the organization.
- Load the approved budgets onto the Pastel accounting system.
- Liaise with the system controller on the creation of new code structures on Pastel.
- Compiling the annual tariff/fee list.
- Ensure compliance with NT/PT circulars.
3. Expenditure and Revenue Monitoring and updating of Forecast:
- Monitor expenditure and revenue against budget and facilitate remedial measures if necessary. Advise on trends as well as possible savings and update forecast.
- Execution of budgetary controls, including the verification of budget availability and allocations for all purchases.
Knowledge
- Strong working knowledge of relevant Public Sector legislation, e.g. PFMA, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting standards, especially Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP)
- Strong understanding of and a strong commitment to good corporate governance.
- Working knowledge of relevant industry legislation and regulations.
- High level of report writing skills.
- Computer literate with advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- The ability to concentrate on specific tasks for extended periods and finalize those timeously.
- The ability to work long hours and meet deadlines.
- Analytical skills - Accumulates data; summarizes information into pertinent, understandable, and presentable form; discerning valid from invalid comparisons of data; and seeking explanation for variations in the data.
Applicants must submit a formal WCLA Application form, a comprehensive CV, certified copies of qualifications, identity document and driver’s license (where applicable). WCLA Application form can be obtained from the WCLA website: www.wcla.gov.za (tab: News, Notices) and must reach the Human Resources Section on or before the closing date indicated. Applicants must clearly state the reference number and position title in the subject line of the e-mail. Only Electronic applications will be accepted.
Please note that the following will lead to disqualification of applications:
1. Submission of fraudulent qualifications and / or documentation.
2. Non-submission of certified copies of academic qualifications / records.
3. Non-submission of WCLA Application form, Curriculum Vitae, Identity document and Driver’s License (where applicable).
Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a vetting process. By applying for this position, candidates agree to reference checks, criminal and qualification checks being performed.
The WCLA reserves the right not to make an appointment.
The Western Cape Liquor Authority is guided by the principles of the Employment Equity Act.
Minimum requirements
Minimum Education and Experience Required:
- Relevant NQF 7 qualification - Bachelor's degree (BCom) or (Btech)
- Degree in Finance with Accounting as a major
- At least 3 years relevant working experience.
- Relevant NQF 8 qualification – Post graduate degree (BCom/Bcompt Honours)
- Experience in GRAP
- Working knowledge and experience in PASTEL and CASEWARE
- Public sector working experience
- Accounting articles experience