Head- Finance (SPE) at City of Cape Town

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance
• Up to 8 years’ relevant experience in a financial environment at an appropriate level with at least 2 years supervisory experience.
• Local Government knowledge and experience will be beneficial
• High level of proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word and PowerPoint while
• SAP knowledge will be advantageous
• Excellent people relations, communication (written and verbal), problem-solving and analytical skills
• Willingness to travel the length and breadth of the municipal boundary of the City of Cape Town
• A valid driver’s licence

Key Performance Areas

• Assisting & collating info to assess the past financial performance
• Compilation of Operating & Capital budgets
• Prepare and submit monthly financial performance management reports
• Financial compliance and budgetary control
• Financial Administration: Asset, Revenue and Supply Chain Management
• Co-ordinating and monitoring the Department’s income from external sources to ensure compliance with legislation, policies and procedures
• Co-ordinating and assisting with the management of GRN’s within departments
• Co-ordinating response to financial audit queries
• People Management: Ensuring the development of individual scorecards to monitor performance of sub-ordinates

CLOSING DATE 28.09.2025