Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at South African Library for the Blind Home

Requirements / Attributes:

• A minimum of a relevant NQF 8 or higher-level degree in Accounting, Auditing, and or Business Management;
• 10 years of working experience in a related field of which 5 years should be at the middle to senior management level in a similar environment;
• Solid working knowledge and understanding of the PFMA, Treasury Regulations, IFRSs, GRAP, SCM, and related Acts and prescripts;
• Extensive Auditing experience (Knowledge of the internal and external audit function) within the public sector; Strong management and strategic leadership capabilities;
• Extensive working knowledge of the Pastel Accounting package and MS Office;
• A valid and unendorsed Code B driver’s license.
• The incumbent must be willing and able to relocate to Makhanda in the Eastern Cape to take up the position.

Main Tasks (Not an exhaustive list):

• Compile the annual budget and monitor the monthly cash and expenditure flow for the Library;
• Compile the financial section of the Strategic Plan and Annual Report of SALB, as well as the quarterly financial reports to DSAC and National Treasury;
• Head the risk committee of SALB and conduct regular risk assessments;
• Attend meetings and liaise closely with the SALB Board and sub-committees of the Board, Audit Committee, Internal Auditors, External Auditors, DSAC Corporate Governance, National Treasury, etc.;
• Prepare the Annual Financial Statements (AFS) for approval by the Board of SALB and submit same to DSAC and the Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) by the stipulated deadlines; Complete and submit the Annual Financial Template to National Treasury and DSAC;
• Complete and submit in collaboration with the CEO the annual Estimated National Expenditure Template to National Treasury and DSAC;
• Attend to the performance assessments of staff reporting directly to the CFO position;
• Approve financial orders and payments of creditors;