GAUTENG OFFICE OF THE PREMIER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
BRANCH: Corporate Management
SALARY: All-inclusive remuneration package of R1 042 500-R1 246 449 per annum
REF. NO. 08233
CENTRE: Johannesburg
REQUIREMENTS:
• A 3- to 4-year degree in the Financial Management sphere
• A postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage
• At least 5 years’ experience in a Senior Management position in a financial environment.
Key competencies:
• Knowledge of Basic Accounting Systems, Persal, MTEF and the budget process, PFMA, PSA, PSR, Division of Revenue Act, Adjustments Appropriation Act, Income Tax Act, Treasury Regulations, Supply Chain Management, internal controls procedures, and advanced MS Office applications
• Numerical skills and mathematical accuracy
• Analytical and accounting skills
• Leadership, planning, organisational and managerial skills
• Computer proficiency
• Financial analytical skills
• Project management skills
• Research and analysis skills
• Strategic and conceptual orientation
• Innovative thinking
• Problem-solving skills
• A team player
• Coaching skills
• Self-driven
• Change management skills
• Adaptability.
DUTIES:
• Ensure effective management of expenditure and revenue
• Develop financial delegations and financial-related policies and strategies
• Identify risks and put mitigating strategies in place
• Lead the audit steering committee
• Manage assets as well as the assets register
• Manage the gift register of the Department
• Ensure compliance with Treasury Regulations, PFMA, PSA and PSR
• Conduct training on budget matters and act in an advisory capacity to line managers and to the Director-General on financial matters
• Manage contracts, tenders and DAC issues.
ENQUIRIES: Ms Merles Motlhabane, tel. (011) 355-6417
CLOSING DATE: 2 DECEMBER 2015
NOTE: All short-listed candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test the relevant technical elements of the job. Furthermore, recommended candidates will be subjected to a generic managerial competency assessment that will be testing generic managerial competencies using the DPSA SMS competency assessment tools.
It is the Department’s intention to promote equity through the filling of all numeric targets as contained in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of race, gender and disability status is required.
NOTE: The successful candidates will be required to enter into an employment contract and conclude an annual performance agreement with the relevant Authority within three (3) months upon commencement of duty. The recommended candidates will be subjected to security clearance. Qualifications will be verified and it is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The incumbents of the posts will be required to disclose their financial interests in accordance with the prescribed regulations.
Qualifying applicants should submit their application form (Z83), obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the Internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents accompanied by a recently updated, detailed CV as well as certified copies of all qualification/s and ID document (no copies of certified copies allowed, certification should not be more than 6 months old), at least three (3) contactable referees and quoting the relevant reference number. Failure to comply with these instructions will disqualify applications from being processed.
Applications can be hand delivered to the Director: Internal Human Resource Management, 30 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg or posted to Private Bag X61, Marshalltown 2107, or made online at www.gautengonline.gov.za
