Deputy Director: Local Government Budget Analysis at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or Bachelor’s Degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Accounting or Finance or Economics; 
• A minimum 4 experience of which 2 years should have been on an Assistant Director level or equivalent obtained in budget analysis, dissemination of financial reports; 
• Knowledge of report writing, monitoring and evaluation of budgets; and 
• Knowledge and experience of the regulatory framework on budgets and financial management within municipalities and provinces.

Key Performance Areas

Budget Preparation and Support: 

• Coordinate the budget preparation processes of non-delegated municipalities in accordance with the MFMA; 
• Monitor, assess and provide feedback on budgets and related documentation of non-delegated municipalities in alignment with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA); 
• Arrange logistical and planning processes for budget visits to non-delegated municipalities; and 
• Advice provincial treasuries on budgets and financial management reforms in accordance with the Municipal Financial Management Act. 

Budget Implementation and Monitoring: 

• Monitor service delivery and expenditure trends within municipal budgets; 
• Provide support on budgetary and financial management to non-delegated municipalities; 
• Initiate the follow-up on municipal budgets, Integrated Development Plans, in-year reports, service delivery and budget implementation plans, performance management plans and annual reports; 
• Maintain a financial and service delivery database on budget reforms pertaining to the delegated municipalities; and 
• Assist with the compilation and analysis of reports on municipalities to internal and external stakeholders, i.e, DG: National Treasury, Minister of Finance, TCF, Budget Council, PCC and Cabinet. 

Intergovernmental Co-ordination: 

• Monitor submission of financial and service delivery data for the annual IGFR, MTBPS, Budget Review and other publications; and 
• Evaluate and provide feedback on reviews and structuring of grants allocations. 

Financial Management and Budget Reform: 

• Promote effective budgeting and financial management in non-delegated municipalities; 
• Advice non-delegated municipalities and Provincial Treasuries on in-year financial reports and verify data;
• Monitor In-Year Financial Reports, Annual Financial Statements and Annual Reports by non-delegated municipalities and Provincial Treasuries; 
• Follow-up on budget and financial returns from non-delegated municipalities and ensure Council-endorsed documents; and 
• Assess the SDBIP’s of non-delegated municipalities in alignment with the annual budget of non-financial targets and indicators. 

Stakeholder Engagement: 

• Support performance plans, budget analysis, and annual review of strategy; and 
• Engage municipalities and encourage them to submit MFMA support documentation timeously.