Deputy Director: Budget Management at Gauteng Treasury

Requirements :

• A three-year tertiary qualification Degree (NQF level 7) as recognised by SAQA in Financial Management/ Financial Accounting/ Management Accounting/ Economics/ Finance. 3-5 years’ experience at junior management level (ASD) in budget management environment.

Duties :

• To manage the implementation of the provincial planning and budgeting process by providing advice, guidance and training to client departments on the provincial budget process, budget formats and budget reforms. To manage the implementation of the provincial reporting process by providing advice, guidance and training to client departments on the reporting requirements and formats in line with applicable prescripts.
• To provide technical assistance to the provincial treasury and client departments throughout the budgeting cycle, which entails formulation of departments’ proposals of MTEF and adjustments budgets; treasury’s review of budget proposals (budget database, and Estimates of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure); evaluation of departments’ budget proposals in or for planning and budgeting structures such as Medium-Term Expenditure Committee, MEC’s bilateral meetings, Extended Premier’s Budget Committee, and National benchmarking meetings; and contribute to the compilation of documentation required for the tabling of provincial appropriation bills in provincial legislature. To provide guidance on the implementation of the Public Finance Management Act, Treasury Regulations and the Division of Revenue Act. To manage the component by performing strategic and operational planning, managing stakeholder relationships, overseeing the administrative support functions and performing people management functions.