ASD: PFMA Regulatory Environment at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required, coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or Bachelor’s. degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Accounting, Finance, or Law;
• A post graduate degree will be an added advantage;
• A minimum of 3 years of experience obtained in a financial management environment; 
• Knowledge of the operations of national and provincial governments; and
• Knowledge of the PFMA and the broader national and provincial government legislative framework.

Key Performance Areas

Public Finance Management Reforms:

• Assist with the development of uniform norms and standards to facilitate the implementation of the PFMA; 
• Assist in developing, reviewing and maintaining the PFMA and treasury regulations, toolkits, guidelines for alignment and evolvement of transversal issues to ensure consistent support to PFMA institutions; 
• Assist with conducting research on domestic and international financial management best practices for integration of financial management legislation; and 
• Assist with managing the issuing of instructions, circulars and directives pertaining to the PFMA.

Enabling State Capacity:

• Assist with the development of the quarterly governance report reflecting all stakeholder engagements;
• Assist with drafting responses to PFMA institutions on requests to condone irregular expenditure;
• Assist with drafting responses to PFMA institutions on interpretation of the PFMA and its prescripts; 
• Assist with drafting responses to PFMA institutions to requests for section 79 deviations and section 92 exemptions; and
• Assist with responding to parliamentary queries.

Client and Stakeholder Engagements:

• Assist with facilitating and responding to queries related to the PFMA legislative framework;
• Perform secretariat functions for stakeholder meetings;
• Participate in partnerships with relevant institutions to achieve the outcomes of government; 
• Assist with the development and maintenance of the database of queries related to PFMA; and 
• Assist with presentations, facilitation of information sessions, and workshops on the PFMA legislative framework.

Organisational Effectiveness:

• Assist in providing advisories to other divisions within National Treasury on matters related to the PFMA;
• Assist in responding to PFMA-related queries from other divisions within the National Treasury;
• Attend meetings from other units within the National Treasury on matters related to the PFMA; 
• Assist in reviewing letters from other divisions within the National Treasury on matters related to the PFMA;
• Assist in reviewing Treasury Instructions, Guidelines and Frameworks from other divisions within the National Treasury;
• Assist with section 79 deviations and section 92 exemptions from other divisions within National Treasury; and
• Assist with dealing with matters of a transversal nature arising from other units within the National Treasury.