​Management Accountant at Financial and Fiscal Commission

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• An appropriate B Degree (NQF level 7) or Three (3) year Diploma (NQF level 6) in Financial Management or equivalent.
• 4 years relevant experience in management accounting at least 2 years supervisory/management level.

EXPERIENCE

• Intermediate to advanced computer literacy
• Exposure to relevant financial packages – Pastel, Accpac and so forth
• Experience in management of accounts staff – Creditors and Bookkeeping Control and Payroll Administration.
• Experience in planning and monitoring of management accountant systems.
• Knowledge of Public Administration
• Excellent interpersonal and problem resolving skills.
• Computer literate.

PERFORMANCE AREAS

Manage the financial planning, budgeting, and reporting subdivision

• Monitor the policy and legislative framework to ensure that cognisance is taken of new developments.
• Develop, implement and review applicable Policies and Processes.
• Monitor cash flow and submit cash flow reports and plans as required.
• Monitor compliance to financial prescripts.

Undertake financial planning, budgeting, and reporting work as required

• Planning – Ensure that information for planning purposes is collected and analysed thoroughly.
• Budgeting – Manage, review, analyse and quality assure the budget preparation process.
• Reporting – Coordinate, review, analyse and quality assure the management accounting reporting processes.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Management of risk and audit queries.
• Provide information for audits within agreed time after receipt request.
• Provide financial management support.

Manage the roll-over, adjustment estimates, and virement process

• Ensure that information on the requirement for roll-over requests are disseminated timeously to the responsible Executive Managers.
• Ensure that all roll-over requests are considered, proposal developed and submitted timeously to the CFO for consideration.
• Ensure that the approved roll-overs are incorporated in the adjustment’s budgets.
• Assess the need for additional funds required from the adjustment estimates process through monitoring of expenditure trends.
• Ensure the assessment of expenditure trends and the development of proposals on the virement or shifting of funds.

Manage the unit financial planning, budgeting, and reporting.

• Ensure the maintenance of financial discipline within the Unit.
• Develop and manage the operational plan of the Unit and report on progress as required.
• Develop, implement, and maintain processes to ensure proper control of work.
• Compile and submit all required administrative reports.
• Attend to the procurement and asset management.
• Quality control of work delivered by staff.
• Provide functional technical advice and guidance.