Post: Assistant Director: Finance 

Centre:    Provincial Office: Mpumalanga

Reference No:    HR4/4/7/23  

Salary:    Commencing: R 376 596.00

                               

Enquiries:    Mr SJ Potgieter, Tel: (013) 655 8700

   

Requirements: Three (3) year National Diploma (NQF 6)/ Undergraduate Bachelor/ BCOM Degree (NQF 7) in Accounting/ Financial Management/ Cost and Management Accounting/ Internal Audit. A valid drivers licence. Four (4) years’ experience of which two (2) years at supervisory level or as a Senior/ Admin Officer/ Practitioner and two (2) years functional experience in the finance environment Knowledge: ● Current DPSA & National Treasury Financial Circulars ● White Paper on transformation of Public Service ● Public Service Regulations and relevant prescripts ● Departmental policies and procedures ● Batho Pele principles ● Labour relations and collective bargaining systems ● Minimum Information Security Standards ● Extensive BAS knowledge ● Basic knowledge of Persal ● Knowledge of the iRequest System to suppliers details ● Treasury instructions ● Financial Regulations ● Delegation Authority ● Budgeting● Transversal Financial System ● Treasury Regulations ● Knowledge of Intranet System● Knowledge of the SAFETYWEB System Skills: Administration and Financial Management ●  Organisational Communication Effectiveness ● Problem Analysis ● Self-Management ● Budgeting and Financial Management ● Customer focus and Responsiveness ● Developing others ● Planning and organising ● Problem solving and Decision making ● Project Management ● Team Leadership ● Impact and influence ● Computer literacy ● Diversity Management ● Networking and building bonds ● Managing interpersonal conflict

Duties: Manage the process of Financial Accounting to ensure compliance with all financial prescripts, PFMA, Treasury Regulations etc ● Manage user access to financial & personnel systems (BAS, Persal, Safety web etc) ● Coordinate, review and analyse the Provincial budget and utilisation of resources ● Monitor the management of revenue, petty cash and debt in the Province ● Manage expenditure in the Province ● Manage all resources of the section

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12 July 2021 at 16:00

NOTE: Applications quoting the relevant reference number must be submitted on NEW form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. Applicants are advised that until 31 December 2020, the current application for employment (Z83) form will be applicable, however from 01 January 2021, a new application for employment (Z83) form will be effective. Should an individual wish to apply for a post on or after 01 January 2021, he/she will be required to submit the new application for employment (Z83) form or their application will be disqualified. The fully completed and signed form Z83 should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as recently certified copies of all qualification(s), academic transcripts including senior certificate, ID-document and a Driver’s license where applicable. The certification must be not older than six (6) months from the date of the advert. Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of their Permanent Residence Permits to their applications. Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements, as well as applications received late, will not be considered. The Department does not accept applications via fax. Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post.  A pre-entry certificate obtained from National School of Government (NSG) is required for all SMS applicants. The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by following the below link:https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entryprogramme/. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical competency exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. The successful candidate will be expected to sign an Internship performance agreement. The Department of Labour is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) 

Applications: Private Bag X 7263, EMALAHLENI, 1035.Hand delivery: Labour Building, Corner Hofmeyer Street and Beatty Avenue, EMALAHLENI or via Email: Jobs-MP@labour.gov.za

For Attention: The Acting Deputy Director: Finance and Office Services

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