Deputy Director: Budget Monitoring and Reporting, Ref No. DOI 83/2023 at Western Cape Government

Job Purpose    

• The Department of Infrastructure, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent person to provide and integrated, effective and efficient in-year budget monitoring, reporting and adjustment system This post is based in Cape Town (CBD).

Minimum Requirements    

• An appropriate 3-year tertiary qualification (B-Degree/ Equivalent or higher); A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience in management accounting of which 3 years experience on management level; A valid (Code B or higher) driving licence.

Recommendation    None.
Key Performance Areas    

• Monitor revenue and expenditure; Assist with monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, Conditional Grants, Earmarked funds, Annual Report, In-Year-Monitoring (IYM);  
• Assist in Adjustment budget process;
• Assist with the prevention of unauthorised expenditure, under spending and over-spending;
• Evaluate and make recommendations on submissions with financial implications to the relevant manager and Programme manager.

Competencies    

• Knowledge of the following: Relevant public service legislation, policies, regulations, guidelines;
• Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), National Treasury Regulations, Provincial Treasury Instructions, financial delegations and best practice in the Public Sector; Budget administration;
• Management accounting processes; Revenue and expenditure control;
• Risk management and quality assurance control in a management accounting working environment; Modern systems of governance and administration;
• Public service procedures, processes and systems; ;
• Information, Database and Records Management;
• Human Resource Management legislation, policies, regulations, strategies, frameworks, directives, guidelines, best practices, codes, collective agreements;

Skills:

• Communication (written and verbal);
• Computer literacy in MS Office, Intranet, Internet and other relevant financial software packages;
• Leadership; Budgeting;
• Conceptual and formulation;
• Statistical; Report-writing;
• Numeracy; Analytical;
• Implementation and monitoring;;
• Networking; Sound organising, problem-solving and dispute resolution/conflict management.