Advertiser: Department of Human Settlements
Location: Pretoria
Directorate: Financial Administration
This is a re-advertisement; candidates who have previously applied are encouraged to re-apply
Salary: R96 363 per annum (plus 37% in lieu benefits)
This is a 6 month contract.
Requirements:
Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 (Matric) Certificate. A recognized three-year Degree or National Diploma in Accounting or Auditing will serve as an advantage. Extensive knowledge and understanding of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999) (PFMA), Treasury Regulations and other relevant prescripts. Experience in and understanding of the Internal Control and Auditing environment. Computer literacy. Good communication, interpersonal relations and team work skills.
Duties:
The successful candidate will perform the following duties: Payment documents, journals, etc. are checked for accuracy, existence, completeness and authorization. Assist with the facilitation of financial policies’ workshops and updating loss register. Verify compliance to legislative guidelines for all processed financial batches. Verify existence of authentic supporting documents attached to processed financial batches. Raise discrepancies identified on processed financial batches. Issue discrepancy reports to the Supervisor for his/her consideration and further handling.
Enquiries: Mrs C. Kgoale, tel. (012) 421 1495
The Department of Human Settlements is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability). The candidature of persons whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representivity will receive preference.
Applications:
Applications must be forwarded to URS Response Handling by post: P O Box 11506, Tierpoort, 0056 or email: dohs@ursonline.co.za or fax: 086 654 1819.
Applications may also be submitted online at: www.ursonline.co.za (including all required documents as one attachment). Please direct all application enquiries (including hand-delivery options) to: URS Response Handling, tel. (012) 811 1900
Note:
It will be expected from the selected candidates to be available for the interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department of Human Settlements. Applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are short-listed and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification and criminal records. If you apply for more than one position in the Department, please submit separate application forms for each post. Applications must be submitted on a Z83 form (click to download pdf form) and must be accompanied by a detailed CV, together with certified copies of your qualification certificates and your ID / Passport. Failure to submit the required documents will result in your application not being considered.
Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within four (4) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
Reference number: DOHS/89/2013
Closing date: 7 June 2013
WRITE A BRILLIANT CV
The first thing to remember is that we are not writing an essay. We need to convey as much relevant information as possible and not exceed 3 to 4 pages. Your CV should cover the following:
Your personal information:
Points to remember: It is essential that your cellphone needs to be on in case anyone phone. Make sure that you have a professonal message on your phone in case you miss a call. If you only have a home phone number then everyone living with you need to be aware of the fact that you are waiting for a call. Place a pen and paper next to the phone in casy there is a message. Do not give your spouse's cellphone number unless you will be able to speak to the caller immediately. Is your email up and running? Does the P O Box belong to you or someone else? If it belongs to (e.g.) your parents they need to be aware that you might get important information. It is not necessary to disclose your age, gender, height, weight, marital status or religion. If you do not have an email address then set one up through Hotmail or Yahoo. And as tempting as what it might do not have your macho_man@hotmail.com address on your CV. Try and register one with your name and surname only.
Educational information:
Start with the most recent achievement / qualification and work your way back. List the degree, diploma, matriculation or standard achieved as well as the year and institution. Then move on the one just before that (e.g. first your degree and then matric). There is no need to list all the subjects you took (unless it is relevant). However, it is crucial to list all your qualifications - whether they were from academic institutions or not.
It is important to list all of your achievements while studying, e.g. competitions won, awards received, provincial colours achieved, orders of merit.
List all the leadership positions you served in, e.g. class prefect, captain of a team, chairperson of a committee.
End this section of with your extracurricular activities that you participated in, e.g. sport, hobbies.
Points to remember: The older you are the less important your school information will become. For instance: You might only want to mention that you matriculated, where and when and one or two major achievements. It is also not necessary to show your grades or marks achieed. It is also best to leave out any information on political activities or other controversial topics. However, if you know that the recruiter is looking for someone who participated in certain political groups then you might want to mention it.
Work experience:
Start with the most recent position and work your way back. List the title of the position, the name of the company and your length of service. Below this you can give a description of your duties (in bullet-point format). It is also important to list any projects that you worked on. Be specific and use numbers where possible, e.g. Managed 32 staff members and a R1 million budget.
It is again important to list all of your achievements while working, e.g. competitions won, awards received.
List all the leadership positions you served in, e.g. managerial or supervisory roles, chairperson of a committee.
End this section of with any additional things that you use to do for the company, e.g. editor of the company newsletter, organiser of the year end function.
Points to remember: Always look at the information and ask whether it is relevant. There is no need to supply the contact details of previous employers nor the reason why you left their employment.
Computer skills:
The ability to work on a computer has developed into a key skill. List all the programs that you are able to work with as well as your proficiency level.
Courses:
List all the courses, workshops, seminars, etc that you attended only if it is relevant to the position you are applying for and if you haven't mentioned it before. It is always a good idea to list the topic, institution, facilitator / guest speaker and date.
Activities and Interests:
Remember that most people enjoy listening to music, going to the movies, socialising with friends, reading, etc. Unless you do someting special, or relevant to the position, rather leave this section out.
References:
Mention that "References are available on request". It is important that your references are aware of the fact that they might be contacted.