Director: Group Financial Reporting at City of Johannesburg

Minimum Requirements:

• B Com degree or equivalent/NQF level 7 qualification is required;
• CA (SA) or any other equivalent professional accounting qualification;
• Qualifications in terms of the minimum competencies prescribed by National Treasury;
• Post graduate qualification in Finance or related field.
• Project Management, Risk Management and Auditing will be an added advantage;

Ten (10) years plus post qualification with experience in:

• The compilation, analysis and interpretation of financial statements
• Budgeting, income and expenditure management and asset management
• In the MS Office applications and access database or Visual Basic

Primary Function:

• Lead and direct the activities of the Group Financial Reporting Unit towards the management and continuous improvement of the City's consolidated Group Accounting functions.

Key Performance Areas:

• Group Consolidated reporting;
• Group Technical advisory services;
• Group Financial control and compliance;
• Administrative management; and
• Group Financial reporting.

Leading Competencies:

• Operational and technical decision-making;
• Strategic Direction and Leadership;
• People Management;
• Financial Management;
• Stakeholder Management;
• Conflict Management;
• Programmes and Projects Management.
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial information;
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing;
• Problem solving; report writing; presentation; strategic orientation; organizational awareness alignment; lateral thinking skills required;
• An understanding of the application of the Municipal Finance Management Act;
• Understanding of the National Treasury regulations;
• An understanding of the legislative framework that governs Local Government;
• Must be able to cope with pressure; deal with many tasks simultaneously; action ideas and follow through to concluding the initiatives; and
• Ability to motivate staff and provide leadership.

Core Competencies:

• Knowledge of Local Government environment;
• Knowledge of City strategy (IDP, Prescribed Methodologies, Legislative, Policy and Regulatory Framework;
• In depth knowledge of function principle, techniques & tool and how they can be practically applied;
• Knowledge on Corporate Governance;
• Knowledge of principle and practices of municipal Organisation administration and personnel management;
• Excellent strategic thinking, planning and execution skills including ability to anticipate the talent and organization implications and identify strategic challenges and priorities;
• Excellent interpersonal, liaison and communication skills including the capacity and ability to negotiate or communicate on behalf of the department with senior internal and external stakeholders;
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to prepare documents and briefing notes for the department on complex and sensitive issues;
• Knowledge of financial principles and practices;
• Sound knowledge of risk management;
• Ability to supervise and performance manage employees to include the establishment and application of standards for performance in a fair and impartial manner;
• Collaborative/Teamwork, Values and Integrity, Attention to detail, and quality-focused;
• Customer and Service Delivery Management (Batho Pele) Ethics, Professionalism;
• Impact and Influence according to City’s protocols, legislation, and standards.