Entry Date: 02 Jul 2023
Expiry Date: 09 Jul 2023
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a National Public sector development agency that inter alia has the mandate to identify, acquire, prepare, and develop suitable land for human settlements. The agency also undertakes the programme and project management for development of housing and human settlements. The HDA carries out its functions in partnership with a range of stakeholders including national, provincial, and local government and municipalities, as well as with communities, developers, and financiers. Established in 2009, the Agency was established by an Act of Parliament in 2008 and is accountable through its Board to the Minister of Human Settlements. For more information about the HDA, please visit our website: www.thehda.co.za.
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The HDA has the following Three-Year Fixed Term contract position:
Project Finance Clerk
Location: Head Office – Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Project Accountant
Ref: HDA PFC014
Main Purpose: Processing Capex claims, rental income and asset audits to ensure that financial reports are accurate and complete.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Administrative Support – Capex
• Draw relevant financial information by sourcing the documents from the required files
• Attend to funders, audit visits and queries
2. Accounts Receivable
• Capture receivables for capex claims on the accounting system
• Capture receivables for rental income on the accounting system
• Reconcile rental statements to accounts receivable age analysis
• Reconcile capex claims to accounts receivable age analysis
• Reconcile capex invoices against the receipts by preparing and maintaining a dashboard of invoices and receipts
• Capture credit notes for accounts receivable where required
3. Fixed Assets
• Maintain and update the assets inventory list for Head Office and Provincial offices
• Assist with quarterly audits of all IT equipment
• Assist with bi-annual audits of all assets at Head Officeand Provincial offices
4. Cash Book
• Maintain petty cash float at all times
• Capture cash expense report on a weekly basis and/or when petty cash float is below the minimum required amount
• Reconcile and balance the petty cash for reimbursement
• Reconcile petty cash to the general ledger
5. Accounts Payable – Expense Claim
• Capture staff expense claims on the accounting system
• Attend to various queries from staff
6. General Administration
• Establish and maintain a good filing system in accordance with the Finance record and document management protocols
• Assist the finance team throughout the month with various accounting duties
• Attend various meetings
• Assist with the audits as and when as required
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7. Qualifications & Experience
• Grade 12 and National Diploma in Financial Management is required
• 2 years finance clerk experience
Remuneration Scale: R342 800 to R428 513 per annum (all-inclusive package)
Closing date for applications is 09 July 2023.
To submit your application, please send an email HDARecruit@thehda.co.za
When submitting your application for a position, please adhere to the following:
1. CVs received after the closing date will NOT be considered.
2. The Job Title and Reference number for the relevant position must appear in the subject line of your application.
3. The CV must be in PDF format.
4. Copies of all qualifications must be provided.
5. Copies of identity document must be provided.
6. Two contactable references.
Kindly take note if you have not been contacted within twenty-one (21) working days of the closing date; please consider your application unsuccessful. Should you not comply with the above requirements your application will NOT be considered.
Conditions of service: ● The HDA is an equal opportunity employer ● Appointments will be made in accordance with the HDA Employment Equity policy and priority given to people living with disabilities and females ● The HDA reserves the right not to make an appointment.
We thank all applicants for their interest.
Communication will be conducted with short-listed applicants only.
The HDA operates in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 3 of 2013 (“POPI Act”), and by submitting your personal information to the HDA (by way of application and/or providing any other documentation as may be required during the recruitment process), you agree that the HDA may utilise and process your personal information in accordance with the POPI Act.
