Deputy Director: Budget Immovable Asset, Ref No. DOI 68/2026 at Western Cape Department of Infrastructure

Remuneration    

• All-inclusive salary package of R 932 292 per annum (Salary level 11)

Job Purpose    

• The Department of Infrastructure, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent individual to manage the sub-directorate: Immovable Assets, develop, review and implement financial management systems and procedures on planning, budgeting and reporting.

Minimum Requirements    

• An appropriate 3 year B-Degree (equivalant or higher qualification) in Financial Management; A minimum of 3 years relevant experience in management accounting at supervisory/management level (Assistant Director).

Key Performance Areas    

• Undertake financial planning, budgeting processes by analysing project lists for infrastructure programmes; Manage the roll-over, Adjustment Estimates of National Expenditure (AENE), and virement process; Manage reporting of Immovable Assets sub-directorate including inputs to the Infrastructure Reporting Model (IRM); Manage administrative and operational functions of the Immovable Asset Sub-directorate. 

Competencies    

• Knowledge of the following: Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Treasury Regulations, NT Instructions/Practice Notes applicable to budgeting and financial management; Provincial budgeting processes (MTEF, ENE/AENE, Rollovers, virements, shifting of funds); Management accounting principles, cash-flow planning, expenditure analysis, and cost-driver modelling; Revenue and expenditure control processes within the public sector; Public finance, human resources (HR) and records management processes; Functioning of the province and the activities of sister departments/related functional areas; Government policies; Labour Relations legislation and regulations; Performance management in general. Skills in the following: Advanced numeracy, analytical and financial modelling skills; Strong report-writing, presentation and communication skills; Computer literacy (Advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word (report writing), Presentation tools); Project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement; Accounting/Finance skills relating to budgeting and in-year financial reporting; Team leadership & people management; Problem solving & decision-making; Planning & organising; Attention to detail