Divisional Head: Finance & Grant Management - FINA19371 at Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Responsibilities

• Develop, plan, implement, and drive a finance and grants management division strategy in alignment with the CoE strategy to ensure an effective long, medium- and short-term grants and financial management programme that contributes to the development of sustainable projects
• Develop, implement, and drive overall grants and financial management programme that adheres to the legislative and policy context to ensure the grants and financial management division of the Department is expertly developed, implemented, and managed within the policy and legislative context
• Manage the development and implementation of operational plans to meet established annual objectives to ensure a professional business environment and legislative compliance of the grants and financial management division
• Develop, drive, control, and manage a comprehensive supply chain management function within the Department to ensure the supply chain management functions of the Department are developed in line with best practice approaches in pursuance of a sustainable projects approach
• Develop, Coordinate, Manage, and Drive the Financial Governance and Compliance processes, functions and systems for the Department
• Develop, implement, and drive an overall Financial Governance and Compliance programme that adheres to the legislative and policy context
• Manage the planning, use, control, and optimization of Departmental resources to ensure the achievement of established annual objectives to ensure Departmental resources are used optimally and that they contribute to the achievement of the Departmental objectives
• Develop, drive, and control a comprehensive development capability for the Department ensuring progressive advanced administration and management function and output in the division and Department
• Manage and drive the establishment and maintenance of strategic internal and external relationships ensuring the programmes and projects of the CoE grants and financial management division of the Department are developed in line with best practice approaches in pursuance of a sustainable human settlements approach
• Manage the development and mentoring of a high-performance culture ensuring the development of a high-performance team that delivers timeously on objectives

Job Requirements

• B Degree in Accounting or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification
• 5 years relevant financial management experience of which at least 3 years must have been at senior management level
• Strategic leadership skills
• Knowledge management
• Financial management skills