Financial Accountant - WCLA 08/2026
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1. Financial Reporting:
- Assist to compile the audit file for interim and annual financial statements.
- Prepare and provide support with ad-hoc financial reports and analyses for various projects undertaken by the Authority.
- Prepare monthly and year end journals.
- Ensure Cashbooks are captured daily.
- Prepare monthly reconciliations for expenditure and investment accounts.
- Prepare account balance reconciliations and promptly clear the reconciling items.
- Assist with the preparation of the quarterly and annual financial statements and any other related reports.
- Draft policies and standard operating procedures for review.
- Maintain general ledger.
- Assist with AG's and internal audit queries.
2. Revenue Management:
- Perform reversals and overwrites on the system.
- Ensure weekly reconciliation of bank and revenue account.
- Raise fees and penalties as per the regulation.
- Upload payments as and when required.
- Monthly pay over of revenue collected to parent Department.
- Manage suspense accounts.
3. Payment processing:
- Ensure that all payments are loaded onto the banking system when required.
- Pre-authorisation of all payments and ensure approval of supplier payments as per standard operating procedures before payments are released.
- Ensure that all payments are processed within 30 days of receipt of an invoice.
- Ensure compliance with all policies and SOP’s before payments are made for petty cash and other claims.
- Establish and maintain appropriate systems (analytical tools, information systems, projections of cost behaviour) and policies to ensure effective and efficient management of resources.
- Perform accurate forecasting, budgeting, and allocation of resources within the unit.
- Assist in managing external contractors and suppliers within the unit.
- Ensure effective identification and management of business risks, resources, and continuous improvement.
- Assist in managing capacity within the unit to ensure sustained service delivery.
- Ensure people’s development within the unit in line with organisation-wide skills development strategy.
- Assist the Manager Finance in ensuring talent management strategies (attraction, retention, development) are implemented within the unit.
- Implement performance management within the unit in line with Human Resources Policies and Guidelines.
- Manage grievances, discipline, and terminations within the division in line with Human Resources policies and guidelines.
- Lead and direct staff within the unit to be able to meet the objectives set for them.
- Build and foster a culture of good governance, customer service, honesty and integrity and world class delivery in the division.
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.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Computer literate with advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Technical and professional knowledge and 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 data.
Application Procedure
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 forms 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.
Only Electronic applications will be accepted (via website: www.wcla.gov.za). Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted or considered. Should you not be contacted within two months from the closing date for applications, the candidate must accept that the application was unsuccessful.
Shortlisted candidates may be subjected to personnel suitability checks which include criminal record checks and qualification verification. By applying for this position, candidates agree to reference checks, criminal and qualification checks being performed.
Competency tests may be done before an appointment is made for all Senior Management positions.
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).
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.
ENQUIRIES: Mrs Sandra Farmer : (021) 204 9792
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 in financial management
- 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