Deputy Director General: Financial Governance at Limpopo Provincial Treasury

key Performance Areas

• Oversee implementation of appropriate accounting practices and build financial management capacity in provincial departments and public entities. Monitor and provide support on the implementation of relevant accounting practices and reporting standards such as MCS, GRAP, IFRS in provincial departments and public entities.
• Ensure the effective implementation of accounting practices in preparation of annual financial statements by provincial departments and public entities Ensure the coordination of provincial departments and parastatals financial management training.
• Ensure preparation of Consolidated Annual Financial Statements for provincial departments and public entities. Ensure management of Traditional Leaders Levies bank accounts and investments. Oversee the implementation and provide support on provincial electronic financial and other related systems such as BAS, PERSAL and LOGIS. 
• Coordinate the implementation of financial information management systems in provincial departments. Provide effective financial systems support in provincial departments. Manage financial systems development in provincial departments and where necessary in public entities. Ensure provision of systems user support function on provincial electronic financial systems such as PERSAL, BAS, LOGIS and any other financial systems in provincial Departments and public entities.
• Contribute to the development of existing and new financial systems. Oversee the implementation of transversal risk management in departments and public entities. Ensure the development and implementation of risk management framework, guidelines and procedures. Ensure the facilitation of risk assessments and profiles for departments and public entities.
• Ensure the implementation of response strategies to risks. Monitor the implementation of transversal risk management in the department and public entities and consolidate and compile provincial risk management report. Maintain, update and review the provincial risk profile. Monitor and support compliance with the provisions of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and its regulations and related prescribed norms, standards and Instruction Notes. 
• Ensure the development and implementation to accounting norms, standards, policies, guidelines and instruction note in provincial departments and public entities. Provide support to governance and oversight structures such as the shared audit committees. Support departments and public entities on the development of effective internal controls.
• Assess provincial treasury performance on its mandate in relation to S18 of PFMA (Act of 1999). Support departments and public entities to resolve Auditor General and Internal Audit findings and review the related action plans. Support departments and public entities to account for irregular expenditures incurred and review related action plans.

Prerequisites

• A post graduate qualification (NQF level 8) in Financial Management / Accounting or related financial management field as recognized by SAQA.
• Eight (8) years of experience at a senior managerial level. SMS Pre-Entry (Nyukela) Certificate upon appointment. A Valid vehicle driver’s license (with exception of persons with disabilities).
• Registration with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) as a Chartered Accountant (CA)SA or registration with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) as a Chartered Certified Accountant or with the Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA) as a Registered Government Auditor (RGA) will be considered as an added advantage.