Manager: Finance at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• To manage and coordinate financial management processes for the specific business unit in alignment with operational plans and strategic objectives and to ensure financial discipline throughout the organisation.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• A relevant B-Comm Degree in Accounting / Advanced Diploma in Accounting (NQF 7) AND 8-10 years' experience in a similar financial environment, of which 3-4 years at junior management level

# ALTERNATIVE:

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years related experience in a similar financial environment, of which 3-4 years at junior management level.
• Note: The alternative qualifications and experience refer to the internal minimum requirements (internal staff of SARS).

Job Outputs:

Process

• Act as the bottom-Line drivers of tactical implementation within the context of business unit excellence and performance improvement. (I)
• Create a positive work climate & culture to energise employees & give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.
• Direct, control, coordinate and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results and productivity requirements. (I}
• Ensure the development and implementation of a practice in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks. (I}
• Implement tactical strategy and delivery plans through the development of operational activities, ensuring the achievement of operational targets. (I}
• Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities and specify priorities, standards and procedures to ensure tactical implementation. (I)
• Prepare Annua l Financial Statements, budgets, forecasts, quarterly and monthly reports based on legislator and internal requirements.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives, implementing best practice solutions.
• Provide periodic reports on performance against plan and progress on short-term initiatives and use to realign tactical plan and objectives appropriately. (I}
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation. (I}
• Timeously communicate top-down policy and associated single practice area modification, objective achievement progress and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders. (I}
• Use the insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success and realign tactical strategy implementation objectives appropriately.

Governance

• Implement governance, risk and compliance policy in own practice area to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability. (I)
• Manage and or advise on the translation and application of policy in a specific functional area. (I)

People

• Develop & implement appropriate people capacity plans in line with delivery & efficiency targets, on budget & in partnership with specialised area.
• Plan and implement enhanced organisational efficiency by identifying and addressing development requirements and providing tools for people resources. (I)
• Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems and achieve objectives.

Finance

• Draw up a budget aligned to tactical delivery plans, monitor planned vs. actual, minimise expenditure and report on cost efficiency. (I)
• Forecast financial risks and escalate as required.
• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of accountability.
• Manage effective cost control of the core processes in line with targeted savings.
• Contribute to the development of divisional budgets to ensure expenditure is aligned with divisional plans.
• Eliminate unnecessary spend and ensure expenditure is in line with predictions and requirements
• Report on cost efficiency and give solid recommendations for improvement

Client

• Build strong relationships and implement service level agreements that promote SARS with internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver on service level agreements made with internal and external stakeholders, monitor feedback and adjust as required.
• Develop and ensure implementation of practices which build service delivery excellence and encourages others to provide exceptional client service.
• Manage an integrated service excellence culture, which builds rewarding relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
• Make a concerted effort to understand the workings of the environment and how each area interacts within their teams as well as across the organisation
• Understand what the impact of a decision/change in this environment is to the rest of the organisation

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Fairness and Transparency (V)
• Honest and Integrity (V)
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect (V)
• Trust (V)
• Concern for Impact of own behaviour on others
• Develops teams and nurtures independency
• Inspires others to Positive Action
• Nurtures Future Talent
• Stewardship and Service orientation
• Strong Results Orientation
• Values and Manages Diversity

Technical competencies

• Analysis Interpretation of Financial statements (FS)
• Business Acumen
• Change Management
• Decisiveness
• Effective Business Communication
• Financial Acumen
• Financial Analysis and Reporting
• Financial and Performance Reporting
• Financial Control
• Functional Policies and Procedures
• Management Accounting
• Managerial Budgeting
• Planning & Organising
• Planning, Management and Measurement
• Problem Analysis and Judgement
• Research, Evaluate, Follow Through