Municipal Administrator

Profile Personnel; East London; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A local personnel agency seeks a Municipal Administrator in East London, Eastern Cape. The role involves managing utility relationships, ensuring compliance with municipal regulations, and assisting with financial reconciliations. Key requirements include experience in the property industry and municipal accounts, proficiency in Excel, and a valid driver's license. Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented with strong communication skills. This position offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to utility management and risk reduction within the municipality.

Qualifications

• Property industry and municipal accounts experience essential.
• Creditors/Account reconciliations and payments experience essential.
• Valid Drivers Licence required.
• Valid Driver’s Licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage utility relationships to optimize output.
• Assist with utility accounting to ensure accurate billing.
• Conduct energy assessments for favorable rates.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Acts and bylaws.

Skills

Teamwork

Service orientation

Analytical skills

Communication

Conflict management

Time management

Tools

Excel

Pastel/SAGE ERP 300

Job description

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Municipal Administrator will be responsible to assist with council billing, reporting, and risk management. Utilities include but are not limited to Water, Electricity, Sewer, Effluent, refuse. Alternative Energy Solutions, Back-up Electricity, Gas, and/or other utilities that may be used.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Utility management

• Manage the relationship between Landlord/ Service Providers/Tenants to optimize output.
• Sourcing Accounts from the respective supply authority
• Assist in dealing with Queries (tenant and Council related), as well as opening of new accounts with Council
• Regular Reporting and risk management
• Utility accounting and administration functions
• Provide support to inland team and functions

Verification and Optimization

• Assist with utility accounting and administration function to ensure that the accounting on both the cost and recoveries of utilities are accurate per billing cycle, both in respect of:
• vetting and approving reports on all related municipal bills
• tariff checking and verification

Energy Assessments

• Ensure buildings are on most beneficial rates.
• Assessments/feasibility studies and reporting

Risk Management

• Ensures compliance with relevant Acts and bylaws
• Assist manager with the processes and systems within the area of accountability to ensure compliance and minimize the business risk

REQUIREMENTS

• Property industry and municipal accounts experience essential
• Creditors/Account reconciliations and payments experience essential
• Intermediate Excel
• Valid Drivers Licence
• Experience in dealing with council queries will be advantageous
• Pastel/SAGE ERP 300 knowledge will be advantageous.

SKILLS

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Friendly, helpful and service-orientated
• Analytical / accurate / attention to detail
• Numbers orientated
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Conflict management skills
• Planning and organizing
• Assertive and energetic person
• Ability to adapt to changeAchievement oriented
• Deadline-driven, with a sense of urgency/result-orientation
• Time management
• Ability to work under pressure