Financial Administration Specialist: Budgets 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 any of the following disciplines: Accounting or Cost and Management Accounting or Financial Management or Internal Audit or Business Management or Economics and Finance;
• A minimum 2 years’ experience obtained in Budget Management, Management Accounting and Financial Management; and
• Knowledge in the operations of BAS.

Key Performance Areas

Departmental Annual Budget and Financial Statements: 

• Monitor exception reports monthly. Capture departmental budget on the basic accounting system (BAS);
• Provide budgetary information in the required format;
• Shift funds on request within economic classifications, shift funds between Programmes on request; and
• Assist with the compilation and preparation of the quarterly interim and annual financial statements of the department?.

Assist with compilation of budget: 

• Assist with the compilation of budget inputs and submit inputs on: Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), Adjustment Estimates (AE), Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE), Drawings, Rollovers and entertainment, catering, and gifts.?

Maintenance of budgeting systems: 

• Monitor expenditure against budget;
• Compile and submit monthly reporting on performances and variances analysis for budget programmes; adn
• Advice on possible over/ under-spending of budgets.?

Compliance with the Public Finance Management Act, 1999, Treasury Regulations and Modified Cash Standard: 

• Provide information for the monthly management reports;
• Perform budget cycle within the parameters of the applicable legislation and project plans; and
• Prepare financial statements within the parameters of the applicable legislation.?

Provide inputs into budgetary matters: 

• Provide inputs into financial affairs and other information prior to the submitted to the Executive Authority, the national Treasury or the Auditor-General as required by the PFMA.