Assistant Director: Finance

Ref No: HR4/4/7/88

SALARY: R382 245 per annum

CENTER: Provincial Office Mpumalanga

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 driver's licence. Four (4) years' experience of which two (2) years at supervisory level or as a Senior/ Admin Officer/ Practitioner and 3 years’ functional experience in the finance ​. 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 relation and collective bargaining systems, Minimum Information Security Standards, Extensive BAS knowledge, Basic knowledge of Persal, Knowledge of the iRequest System to supplier's 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, Compute 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, analyse and 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

ENQUIRIES: Ms N Mashibini Tel: 013 653 3800

APPLICATIONS: Deputy Director: Finance, Private Bag X7263, EMALAHLENI, 1035 or hand or deliver at: Labour Building, Corner Hofmeyer Street and Beatty Avenue, Emalahleni.

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CLOSING DATE: 11 July 2022 at 16:00

NOTE: Applications quoting the relevant reference number must be submitted on the new form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. Received applications using the incorrect application for employment (old Z83) will not be considered. Each application for employment form must be fully completed, duly signed and initialled by the applicant. Failure to fully complete, initial and sign this form may lead to disqualification of the application during the selection process. A fully completed, initialled and signed new form Z83 (Section A, B, C and D compulsory and (Section E, F and G ignore if CV attached) and recently updated comprehensive CV (with detailed previous experience) is required. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents on or before the day of the interview following the communication from Human Resources and such qualification(s) and other related document(s) will be in line with the requirements of the advert. Foreign qualification must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by 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 email or 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 is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The Employment Equity Plan of the Department shall inform the employment decision. It is the Department's intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s)