Deputy Director: Fund Management at Department of Higher Education and Training

REQUIREMENTS :

• An appropriate bachelor’s degree/advanced diploma (NQF level 7) in Financial Management/ Accounting. A minimum of five (5) to ten (10) years of work experience in financial management, accounting, or auditing in the private or public sector with at least three (3) to five (5) years of junior management experience on salary level 9 or 10.
• Candidates with articles served with accounting/auditing firm registered with South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) are encouraged to apply. Candidates with CA (SA) designation or studying towards CA (such as ITC or APC) will have a distinct advantage. 

DUTIES :

• Provide financial management support to NSF team project managers and skills development providers for the portfolio of skills development projects funded by NSF, Perform financial due diligence during the initiation of new skills development projects; Perform financial monitoring of the portfolio of projects including monitoring project expenditure against actual performance and approved budget; Perform financial reporting for the portfolio of projects during the execution and close-out thereof.
• Check and approve project payment drawdown requests; Prepare relevant financial workbooks, and develop monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc financial reports; Provide the expenditure forecasting for a portfolio of projects; Prepare audits files for a portfolio of projects for use during auditing by the Auditor General of South Africa and internal audit; Participate as an active member of the NSF financial team.