Accountants x12 posts at GPAA for skilled graduates in Finance
- Career Exibs SA
- Jul 4
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GOVERNMENT PENSIONS ADMINISTRATION AGENCY (GPAA)
CLOSING DATE : 21 July 2025 before 12h00 noon. No late applications will be considered.
POST 23/57 : SENIOR FUND ACCOUNTANT CONTRIBUTIONS MANAGEMENT REF NO:
SFA:CM/2025/06-3P (X3 POSTS)
Program 2.2 Employee Benefits
Permanent
SALARY : R397 116 per annum (Level 08)
CENTRE : Pretoria Head Office
REQUIREMENTS : An appropriate B Degree/National Diploma or equivalent three-year
qualification (at least 360 credits) in Finance/related field with 3 years' proven
experience within Finance/Contributions Management/Retirement fund
administration/ retirement processing environment of which 12 months
includes supervisory experience. An appropriate B Degree/National Diploma
or equivalent three-year qualification (at least 360 credits) in Finance /related
field with 5 years proven experience within a Finance / Contributions
Management / Retirement Fund administrator / Retirement processing
environment. Computer literacy that would include a good working knowledge
of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel). Knowledge of Administration of
Employee Benefits (including retirement industry experience). Knowledge of
applicable legislation within Employee Benefits. Knowledge of Financial
Administration. Knowledge of GEPF services and products. Business
analytical skills. Planning and organizing skills. Decision making and problemsolving skills. Interpersonal relation skills. Customer oriented. Ability to
communicate effectively at all levels. Ability to work independently. Honesty,
reliability & integrity. Ability to work under pressure. Ability to delegate.
Managerial, motivation and training skills. Retirement industry courses and
DUTIES : The incumbent will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks which includes
but are not limited to the following: Ensure the reconciliation of Electronic and
Manual Contributions for GEPF and updating of member’s pensionable salary
amount for the issuing of Benefit Statements. Manage fund accountants
reporting to you and tasks assigned to them. Check, confirm and sign off Sdrive reconciliations for all employers submitted by fund accountants (Manual
employers only). Manage collection and accounting of contributions for the
following month. Compile monthly sign off reconciliations for all the GEPF
Funds to be reviewed and signed off by the supervisor. Authorization of
contributions refunded to employers. Monitor issuing of Benefit Statements.
Keep the benefit statement schedule up to date for submission and a record of
statements submitted. Keep monthly statistics of progress of benefits
statements issued. Compile weekly, monthly and quarterly reports. Financial
year end reconciliation. Responsible for disciplinary authority. Oversee the
Billing run reconciliation, Pensionable salary confirmation – Exit form Z102
calculations and Maintenance of member records. Z102’s calculation and
maintenance. Compilation of Z102 stats. Sign off debt acknowledgements
form. Liaise with stakeholders. Monitor the complaint register and ensure
queries are resolved timeously. Provide age analysis of Z102. Compile weekly,
monthly and quarterly reports. Reconciliation of billing run transactions after
billing run. S-drive reconciliation of salaries and personal details. Ensure the
Purchase of Service (POS) and Leave Without Pay (LWP) collection.
Reconciliation of Purchase of Service at member level. The receipt and
collections of Purchase of Service installments for all GEPF Funds and all
participating employers. Compile reconciliations sign off for all GEPF Funds.
Confirmation of Purchase of Service period and outstanding amount upon
receipt of withdrawal file. Oversee Reconciliation of Additional Liability Claims.
Raising new Additional Liabilities claims. Checking late payment interest
calculation for all employers and sign off interest letters. Ensure
acknowledgement letters and other correspondence are sent to employers.
Compile monthly sign-off reconciliations for all Additional Liability outstanding
claims. Check performed employer additional liability estimate calculations and
liaise with employer timeously. Supervision of staff. Allocate work according to
skills and competencies. Manage staff performance. Develop, train and coach
staff. Maintain discipline. Provide monthly statistics. Ensure that all
subordinates are informed about changes in the work environment or
management decisions. Responsible for discipline and productivity
management.
ENQUIRIES : Felicia Mahlaba Tel No: (012) 319 1455 or Mphilo Mthembu Tel No: (012) 319
1275
APPLICATIONS : It is mandatory to email your application (comprehensive CV and new Z83
completed and duly signed) to Recruit1@gpaa.gov.za quoting the reference
number in the subject heading of the email.
NOTE : The purpose of the role is to provide accounting and administrative services to
the Manual Contribution function within the Government Pensions
Administration Agency. Various permanent positions for Senior Fund
Accountants are currently available at the Government Pensions
Administration Agency
POST 23/58 : FUND ACCOUNTANT CONTRIBUTIONS MANAGEMENT REF NO:
FA:CM/2025/06-6P (X6 POSTS)
Program 2.2 Employee Benefits
Permanent
SALARY : R325 101 per annum (Level 07)
CENTRE : Pretoria Head Office
REQUIREMENTS : An appropriate B Degree/National Diploma or equivalent three-year
qualification (at least 360 credits) in Finance/related field with 2 years' proven
experience within Finance/Contributions Management/Retirement fund
administration/ retirement processing environment/ related environment.
Computer literacy that would include a good working knowledge of Microsoft
Office products (Word, Excel) and experience in BAS / Polfin / similar
accounting system will serve as an advantage. Knowledge on performing
reconciliations. Knowledge of Administration of Employee Benefits. Knowledge
of applicable legislation within Employee Benefits, Financial Administration,
GEPF service and products. Business analytical skills, Decision making and
Problem
-solving skills, Communication skills (written and verbal), Interpersonal
relation skills, Customer Oriented, Ability to work independently, Honesty.
Reliability and Integrity, Ability to work under pressure.
DUTIES
: The incumbent will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks which includes
but are not limited to the following: Administer the capturing, allocation of
receipts, reconciliation of Electronic and Manual Contributions for GEPF and
updating member’s pensionable salary amount for the issuing of benefit
statements. Receive Bank and PMG statements from the finance section.
Compare Bank statements and PMG statements with each other and do follow
up on unknown. Capture and journalize receipt on CIVEN using source
document. Allocation of receipts for Manual and electronic contribution
employers as per salary schedule immediately after receipt would be allocated
as per above breakdown. Capture journals for correction and adjustment of
employer records. Collection and submission of salary schedules and follow
up in writing on outstanding salary schedules supporting contribution
payments. Reconciliation of contributions collected with salary schedules
received. Calculation of Interest on outstanding contributions and liaise with
the employer. Keep statistics on total of all errors identified fixed records and
total benefits submitted to the members. Compile financial year end manual
employers' provisions of contributions. Send members’ benefit statement for
all Manual members. Request PDF benefit statement and save on mainframe
for access by the CLOs. Follow up on Basic Accounting System (BAS) / Polfin
/ add hoc payment with no proof/member or employer information. Loading
warning on members record upon receipt og proof of payment (for all
arrears/outstanding documentation). Amend receipt once confirmation is
received. Send financial year end letters to employers. Conduct Member level
reconciliation, billing run, updating and data cleansing for member and
employer. Update and maintenance of members personal and salary after
monthly reconciliation of contributions. Update personal information.
Performing of member level reconciliation. Liaise with the employer department
to facilitate the correction of members' records. Send list of new admissions to
membership to admit members and exit of terminated members with relevant
information update admission dates. Executed billing run for manual employers
to create debts for each employer per fund. Creation of new employer code
and PFI (payer) code and loading of bank details. Maintenance of employer
information. Calculate arrears and refunds. Calculate arrears if a member has
not contributed for a certain period. Send a letter with the attached calculations
to the employer for payment on amount due. Upload salaries for arrear
payment received. Receive and register refund requests from employers. Load
a warning on the system of outstanding arrears. Calculate additional interest
on arrears not received. Compile refund letters to the employer. Liaise with
membership section to assist in updating member’s service date. Update
member/employer enquiry register. Confirmation of pensionable salary upon
exit (Z102 calculations and Maintenance of member records). Receiving the
member’s exit (Z102) with contributions errors. Confirm that the Z102 Salary
notches loaded are correct and ties up with Salary notches on the system.
Extract member and employer contribution records. Confirm Z102 salaries with
manual recon on S-drive for manual employers. Loading pensionable salary
amount on the system. Performing the Short and Long Calculation of member's
contributions. Find defective or missing data by investigating each member’s
record and facilitating corrections. Where payments were not received,
recalculate arrear contribution plus interest. Upon receipt of arrears
contributions, amend the arrear contribution warnings and send the Z 102 to
the relevant section for further processing. Dispatch the member’s
documents/file to relevant section for further processing. Compiling daily stats
and keeping record of all write
-off amounts. Purchase of Service (POS) and
Leave Without Pay (LWP) installments collection. Monthly reconciliation and
adjustment of member debt records. Allocating payment received against the
member's debt. Capture journals for the adjustment and correction of
member's debt. Send letters to the member and employer regarding the
outstanding POS debt. Loading pensionable salary amount on the system.
Update member's purchase of service record/s upon receipt of exit
file/withdrawal documents. Performing member's debt reconciliation to confirm
whether all contributions were received. Effective performance of reconciliation
for suspense account. Accurate passing of journal adjustments to adjust and
correct payments and member/employer records. Completing individual
reconciliation. Effective reconciliation of Additional Liability claims. Raising
additional liability claims debts. Capturing and allocation of receipt for
Additional Liability payments received. Performing reconciliations to identify
overpayment, under payments and non-payment of claims. Calculating late
payment interest, sending of interest letters and adjusting employers debt
timeously. Performing benefit calculations for members who wish to retire early
by performing benefit calculations estimate manually and on web calculator.
Performing age analysis on the long outstanding debt. Arranging the meeting
with employers where disputes have been raised. Facilitating recalculations
with other sections concerned if disputes arise
ENQUIRIES : Felicia Mahlaba Tel No: (012) 319 1455 or Mphilo Mthembu Tel No: (012) 319
1275
APPLICATIONS : It is mandatory to email your application (comprehensive CV and new Z83
completed and duly signed) to Recruit1@gpaa.gov.za quoting the reference
number in the subject heading of the email.
NOTE : The purpose of the role is to provide accounting and administrative services to
the Manual Contribution function within the Government Pensions
Administration Agency. Various permanent positions for Fund Accountants are
currently available at the Government Pensions Administration Agency
POST 23/56 : SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICER EB SPECIAL PROJECTS REF NO:
SAO/EB-SP/2025/06-3P (X3 POSTS)
Program 2.2 Employee Benefits
Permanent
SALARY : R397 116 per annum (Level 08)
CENTRE : Pretoria Head Office
REQUIREMENTS : An appropriate and recognized three-year qualification (Degree/National
diploma/equivalent three-year qualification with at least 360 credits – NQF 6)
preferably in the Finance field with three (3) years appropriate proven
experience in Employee Benefits which should include twelve (12) months
supervisory experience OR an appropriate and recognized three-year
qualification (Degree/National diploma/equivalent three-year qualification with
at least 360 credits – NQF 6) preferably within the Finance field with five (5)
years appropriate proven experience in Employee Benefits. Computer literacy
that would include a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products,
especially Microsoft Excel and Word, as well as CIVPEN, Workflow and Portal.
Knowledge of Employee Benefits, GEP Law. Knowledge of applicable
Legislation within GEPF. Knowledge of Civil Pension Software (CIVPEN),
Workflow and Portal. Knowledge of GEPF products and services. Knowledge
of Public Service Prescripts and Legislation. Ability to establish controls and
monitor tasks. Supervisory skills. Planning and organizing skills. Good
communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels (verbal, written
and presentation skills). Interpersonal skills. Administration skills. Accuracy,
thoroughness and ability to detect errors. Ability to prioritize and meet
deadlines. Customer service orientation. Persuasiveness and flexibility. Ability
to work under pressure. Ethical business conduct – adhering to business
ethics. Accountability. Teamwork.
DUTIES : Supervise Employee Benefits processes within the unit: Interpretation and
application of the relevant laws, rules, regulations and policies to ensure
accurate EB processing. Sound knowledge and ability to utilize systems used
within the unit. Effective checking of cases. Effective management and record
keeping of errors in the section. Provide update on status of projects to
managers. Assistance in approving or rejecting quotes received from
members. Assistance in authorizing quotations. Assistance in keeping record
of paid cases for all the Departments. Supervise payment processes within the
unit: Thorough explanation and interpretation of GEP Law, policies, rules and
regulations. Monitor regular adherence to current processes and procedures
and put improvements in place. Assistance in removing warnings before cases
go to payments for finalization. Payments of Past Discriminatory practices.
Ensure safe custody of payment cases. Ensure customer queries are resolved
amicably. Ensure escalated queries are attended to urgently. Check accuracy
of manual calculations. Accurately identify payments that need to be done
manually / re-calculated. Authorize captured pension benefit and recover all
liabilities. Report system problems and fraudulent actions and possible risks to
Managers. Ensure that documents are correctly linked to the correct CP and
pension number. Effective processing of forms for the death benefits
payments. Supervise the effective administration of the unit: Allocate work
according to skills and competencies. Manage staff performance. Develop,
train and coach staff. Maintain discipline. Provide monthly statistics. Ensure
that subordinates are informed about changes in work environment or
management decisions.
ENQUIRIES : Mbongiseni Nkosi Tel No: (012) 399 2202 or Sisipho Manzi Tel No: (012) 319
3434
APPLICATIONS : It is mandatory to email your application (comprehensive CV and new Z83
completed and duly signed) to Recruit3@gpaa.gov.za quoting the reference
number in the subject heading of the email.
NOTE : The purpose of the role is to to effectively and efficiently supervise EB
Processes within GPAA. Various permanent positions for SAO: Special
Pensions are currently available at the Government Pensions Administration
Agency
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