MICTSETA Vacancies

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GRANTS & LEVIES ACCOUNTANT

REF: FIN: 03/2025

GRANTS & LEVIES ACCOUNTANT
ALL INCLUSIVE REMUNERATION: TCTC (PER ANNUM)
R575 918.00 – R803 551.00

MICT SETA seeks to employ a suitably qualified and competent Grants & Levies Accountant,
To manage the administration and disbursement of mandatory and discretionary grant
allocations and payments in accordance with the grant department’s checklist and MICT
SETA compliance standards.

The role will be based at Midrand Head office and will report to the Manager Finance:
Discretionary Grants.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• B-Com Accounting (NQF Level 7) or equivalent
• SAICA or SAIPA completed articles will be an advantage
• Three years’ experience in managing the administration and disbursement of funds or
  grants ideally within the public sector.
• Working experience in ERP systems
• Sound knowledge of PFMA
• Sound knowledge of all the accounting prescripts including GRAP
• Knowledge of Treasury Regulations
• Skill Development Act
• Thorough grasp of the Public Sector environment
• Must be prepared to work extended hours from time to time to meet statutory reporting
  deadlines
• May be required to travel when required
• Valid driver’s license

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Planning

• Assist in the development of the strategy and budget for the business unit in consultation
  with the Manager Finance: Discretionary Grants.
• Develop supporting operational plans to ensure execution of the strategic objectives
  and goals.
• Implement the operational plan by developing operational activities, ensuring
  alignment to the achievement of strategic objectives.
• Direct and lead the implementation of Unit’s initiatives to support MICT SETA in the
  implementation of its strategy and achieve its objective.
• Monitor and continuously evaluate progress of the business unit’s achievements against
  the operational plan and strategic objectives.
• Use insights gained through business information to compile reports, and metrics to
  measure success and inform the business decision making process and realign
  objectives.
• Keep abreast of changes in legislation, regulations and/or the technology environment
  and respond to changes through adjustments to the strategy and operational plans as
  required.
• Work closely with the Manager Finance: Discretionary Grants to ensure smooth
  operations of all Finance related matters.
• Attend industry related forums, conferences and workshops to gain industry insight for
  the purpose of business improvement.

Grants and Levies Management

• Manage and implement efficient and effective management of levies, mandatory and
  discretionary grant functions, ensuring compliance to required time frames and
  legislation and regulations.
• Check for accuracy of grant packs (mandatory and discretionary) against the
  department’s checklist and compliance standards
• Review the EFT file and check for discrepancies and whether corrective action was
  taken, where necessary.
• Ensure that SDL payment details are captured onto the system for allocation purposes
  and reconciliations per employer.
• Ensure that grant payment requisitions are correctly allocated to the correct contract
  and claims received are reconciled against contract amount, contract tranches and
  previous disbursements.
• Ensure that mandatory grants are approved by the SSP on the system to ensure that
  there is compliance to paying of mandatory grants.
• Ensure payment requisitions are allocated to the relevant contract.
• Ensure that accurate invoice/claims are captured on the payment system to ensure
  accurate grant disbursement.
• Accurately file proof of payments in the contract file for future reconciliations and
  reference
• On a monthly basis, reconcile discretionary grant payments per contract and review for
  accuracy the mandatory grant disbursement lists.
• Request and receive monthly payroll packs from registered employers and check for
  accuracy prior to payment allocations.
• Liaise with registered employers to ensure that all the relevant contact and payment
  details are correct to ensure payments are done timeously and correctly.
• Review, and verify all new funding agreements into the Commitment schedule.
• Ensure that project expenses reflected on the Commitment schedule reconciles to the
  general ledger for disbursements.
• File records and create quarterly bank detail reports.
• Prepare/review/approve mandatory grants journal on the system.
• Ensure accurate calculation of Mandatory Grants Liability.
• Ensure accurate quarterly mandatory grants pay
• Prepares/review balance sheet reconciliation.
• Ensure correct calculation of employers receivables.
• Assist with monitoring and reporting on monthly internal expenses and variance
  commentary.
• Prepare analysis on the SDL files relating to Inters eta transfers in/out.
• Assist in any adhoc activities as required by the business.
• Hold regular meetings with the SSP department.
• Continuously monitor the effectiveness and efficiencies of Levies and Grants processes
  and procedures and implement improvement and enhancements to optimally support
  MICT SETA needs and requirements.
• Provide proactive professional support and advice on strategic projects for the
  organisation.
• Prepare management accounts and budget variance analysis.
• Ensure sound administration and recording across all Levies & Grants processes and
  procedures.
• Effectively plan, coordinate, manage and execute ad hoc projects.
• Oversee the accurate monthly levy upload process.

Risk and Compliance

• Assist in the establishment, maintenance and improvement of Standard Operating
  Procedures, policies, and guidelines relating to the function area.
• Preparation of management reports, financial statements and other financial related
  reports and correspondence.
• Ensure the compilation of sound accurate annual contract commitment reports.
• Assist both internal and external auditors in execution of their audits and ensure all
  documents needed for the audit are provided.
• Attend to all other queries received from internal and external auditors.
• Ensure financial procedures and process maps and internal controls are adhered to.
• Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound
  governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with relevant requirements.
• Maintain and enforce all related Service Level Agreements to minimise business risk and
  ensure business continuity.
• Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the
  organisation.

Stakeholder Management and Relations

• Close working relationship with regional offices in order to provide project financial
  management support and expertise to departmental managers and project owners.
• Ensure a close working relationship between the different divisions to ensure the continuous
  delivery on SETA’s financial needs and requirements.
• Initiate & maintain relationships with key stakeholders such as Internal & External Auditors,
  National Treasury; Department of Higher Education and Training etc.
• Engage stakeholders timeously to ensure that all claim queries and claim supporting
  documentation is submitted.
• Ensures stakeholders are accurately and timeously paid to build and maintain positive
  stakeholder relations.
• Assist with grant payment queries as received and ensure timeous resolution.
• Guide and advice on the development & management of project budgets.
• Build and maintain relationships with all MICT business units for the purposes of expectations
  management and knowledge sharing.
• Provide advocacy on matters related to the Grants and Levies management to empower
  the MICT SETA stakeholders to make informed decisions.
• Represent and participate in the organisation’s committees and tasks teams when
  required.
• Convene and attend meetings and present findings and business cases to relevant
  stakeholders when required.
• Implement timeous communication on progress and challenges in achieving the
  operational plans to impacted stakeholders.
• Attend industry related forums, conferences and workshops to gain industry insight for the
  purpose of business improvement.

People Management

• Provide appropriate supervision of the team, by planning, assigning, and monitoring
  tasks aligned to deliver on performance objectives and in response to changes in
  processes.
• Provide support in the enhancement of relevant knowledge and skills through
  continuous coaching, mentoring and nurturing of supervised talent.
• Provide support in creating a high-performance culture and manage team
  performance effectively and provide input into the annual performance goals and
  measures into individual work plans based on agreed upon objectives.
• Provide support in the management of poor performance and disciplinary matters in
  line with the MICT SETA’s policies and procedures.
• Manage key performance areas of directly reporting staff members to ensure
  achievement of the agreed objectives.

VALUES

• Customer Centricity
• Ethical
• Innovative
• Committed
• Meritocracy
• Collaboration
• Responsiveness

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Analytical and problem solving
• Persuasive and Influencing
• Proactive and work well under pressure
• Decision making
• Deadline driven
• Attention to detail
• Interpersonal relations
• Team Player
• Networking and Influencing skills

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Strategic planning
• People management
• Budget and Financial Management
• Change Management
• Excellent Communication (verbal, written and presentation)
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Relations Management
• Business Report Writing
• Project Management
• Organizing and Planning

Application:
Please click the link to apply https://forms.office.com/r/s0wa7ryRVA by no later than 23
January 2025.

Queries may be directed to 011-207-2649.
Should candidates not hear from us within 30 days after the closing date of applications, they
should consider their applications as unsuccessful. Please note that this is an open position

ETQA:ADVISOR X2

ETQA: 02/2025

ETQA:ADVISOR
ALL INCLUSIVE REMUNERATION:
R32 550.00

MICT SETA seeks to employ two (2) suitably qualified and competent Advisors: ETQA
to coordinate the development and implementation of a quality management
system for education and training through accreditation, monitoring and moderation
of workplacebased, public and private training providers.

The successful incumbents will be based at our Midrand offices respectively, reporting
to the Senior Manager: ETQA

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A Bachelors Degree in Human Resource/Human Resource Development, Public
  Management, Project Management, Business Management or NQF7 equivalent
• A qualification in Total Quality Management will be advantageous
• At least 4 years experience in Education Training and quality Assurance
• Knowledge of the Skills Development and National Qualifications Framework Acts
• Knowledge of the QCTO processes and procedures
• Knowledge of Skills Development policy and regulation

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

• Manage accreditation related projects.
• Provide support and monitor providers with regards to accreditations.
• Monitor training sites for training implementation.
• Compile progress reports on project implementation and provider accreditation.
• Make recommendations for interventions to ensure all accreditation standards
  are met at all times.
• Manage and recommend accreditation and extensions of accreditation
• Conduct site visits, compile reports for approval and generate the available
  documents.
• Ensure proper filing for auditing purposes.
• Attend and participate in technical, functional, and advisory committee
  meetings as needed.
• Supervise and coordinate Artisan and Non- Artisan training projects.
• Supervise the conducting of panel assessments, investigate appeals and work on
  the Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) processes.
• Quality assures all administrative tasks undertaken by Administrators including
  funding agreements, approval letters and learner’s admission forms.

Risk and Compliance

• Respond to routine queries and escalate higher-level requests to the relevant staff
  in the business unit as required.
• Prepare non-routine and routine correspondence and proofread relevant
  documents before circulation.
• Assist in the effective and efficient management of document flows and the
  retrieving and archiving of information in a confidential manner.
• Assist in the preparation of the Financial Accounting relevant reports for review
  and submission by Financial Accountant.
• Assist in the capturing of relevant information and maintaining the database for
  the business unit, ensuring data integrity.
• Assist in the coordination and verification of relevant invoices and supporting
  documents from the business units

Risk and Compliance

• Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles,
  sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and
  manage risks.
• Support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit requirements.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with relevant requirements.
• Maintain and enforce all related Service Level Agreements to minimise business
  risk and ensure business continuity
• Review related Standard Operating Procedures in consultation with the
  Manager: ETQA to ensure business optimisation.
• Adhere to all relevant laws ,policies and Standard Operating procedures
  throughout the Organisation

Stakeholder Management and Relations

• Build and maintain relationships with all MICT SETA business units for the purposes
  of expectations management and knowledge sharing.
• Provide advocacy on matters related quality assurance to empower the MICT
  SETA stakeholders to make informed decisions.
• Represent and participate in the organisation’s committees and tasks teams
  when required
• Convene and attend meetings and present findings and business cases to
  relevant stakeholders when required.
• Implement timeous communication on progress and challenges in achieving
  the operational work plans to impact stakeholders.
• Attend industry related forums, conferences and workshops to gain industry
  insight for the purpose of business improvement.

VALUES

• Customer Centricity
• Ethical
• Innovative
• Committed
• Meriticocracy
• Collaboration
• Responsiveness

FUNCTIONAL

• Planning and Organising
• Assessment and Moderation
• Total Quality Management
• Curriculum and Material Development
• Stakeholder Management and Relation Management
• Time Management
• Project Management
• Information Management
• Contract Management
• Report Writing
• Communication (Verbal and Written)
• Consulting
• Data Management
• Presentation Skills
• Risk Management

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Intergrity
• Deadline driven
• Attention to detail
• Professional
• Customer Centric
• Efficient
• Dedicated

Application:
Please click the link to apply https://forms.office.com/r/zh9TCgJ4Qf by no later than
17 January 2025.

Click here to apply

We wish you all the best with your applications

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