Deputy Director: Financial Manager (Finance & Supply Chain Management) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• Appropriate 3-year National Diploma/ Degree.

Experience:

• Appropriate managerial and supervisory experience. Extensive finance and Supply Chain Management experience. Appropriate experience in Budget Management. Appropriate practical experience in completing and analysing BMIs. Appropriate experience in expenditure control.

Duties (Key Result Areas/Outputs):

• Provide Financial Strategy, Planning, oversight and revenue management. Ensure good governance, reduce financial risk and coordinate compliance and audit reports. Ensure comprehensive Supply Chain Management practices and coordinate demand and procurement plans. Provide leadership, performance management and support to the component with the implementation of effective and efficient people management. Review of budget management instruments to ensure credible projections and ensure sound financial practices within the constraint of the PMFA. Coordinate the management of Revenue collection. Establish governance structures for EMS. 

Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):

• Well acquainted with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), NTR’s and PTI’s Well acquainted with the BAS and Logis. Knowledge of transfer payments to Local Authority and NGO’s Excellent mathematical and accountancy skills. Excellent organisation skills.
• Advanced computer literacy in Ms Office: Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Great problem solver to handle budget enquiries from the centre managers. Should possess good interpersonal skills/relationships. Able to resolve conflict.
• Should be able to do research on budgeting. Should be an analytical thinker in order to solve the various budgetary problems Should be able to lead (leadership abilities) Should be creative – develop new ideas that impact on existing methods.
• Should be able to communicate well – verbal exchange of information requiring difficult explaining as well as tact and diplomacy. Possess good writing skills – able to draw up complex notes, memos and reports. Should be a good team builder (able to motivate, negotiate and present well).

Closing date: 2026/02/06 17:00:00