eThekwini Municipality

71000724 - Supervisor (Accounts Payable)

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Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, ZAF

In-Office

Mid level

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The Role

Supervises accounts payable activities, including approval of payment documents in JDE, resolution of payment queries, error tracking, monthly reporting, and subordinate staff management. The role also deputizes for the Accountant when required and applies accounting, budgeting, financial management, planning, communication, and coaching skills.

Summary Generated by Built In

FINANCE DEPARTMENT
SUPERVISOR (ACCOUNTS PAYABLE)
REF NO: 71000724
EXPENDITURE DIRECTORATE
CORPORATE ACCOUNTS DIVISION
Grade: 08

Key Responsibility Areas:

•Undertakes all functions related to the approval of payment documents captured on the JDE.
•Attends to all query related matters.
•Produces monthly statistics reports and record the number of JDE capturing errors, resolved and unresolved payment queries.
•Undertakes supervision of subordinate staff.
•Deputises for the Accountant when required.

Competencies:

•Accounting.
•Budgeting.
•Financial Management.
•Costing.
•Organizational Awareness.
•Planning and Organizing.
•Communication.
•Learning Orientation.
•Resilience.
•Tea Orientation.
•Direction Setting.
•Coaching and Mentoring.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

•Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent with Mathematics and/ or Accounting and a certificate in Accounting or any other related and equivalent certificate.
•Valid motor vehicle driving license.
•3 years relevant experience

Preferred Requirements:

•Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6) in Accounting with Financial Accounting as a major subject or any other related and equivalent qualification.
•4 Years relevant experience.

About UsThe eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Skills Required

Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent with Mathematics and/or Accounting
Certificate in Accounting or a related and equivalent certificate
Valid motor vehicle driving license
Three years of relevant experience
Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6) in Accounting, with Financial Accounting as a major subject, or related equivalent qualification
Four years of relevant experience

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The Company

12,282 Employees

Year Founded: 2000

What We Do

eThekwini Municipality is a metropolitan government serving the eThekwini area on South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal coast, including Durban. As the province’s only Category A metropolitan municipality, it delivers public services and manages the city’s development, infrastructure and administration. Its diversified urban economy includes manufacturing, logistics, property, finance, tourism, leisure, sports, and arts and culture, with a stated goal of creating a caring, liveable city.