Senior State Accountant: Expenditure Analysis and Management reporting at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Experience:

• Appropriate experience in data analysis, financial administration and/or costing. Appropriate experience in using database management tools like Azure, SQL Server and Power Query will be advantageous. Appropriate experience in utilizing Microsoft Excel.

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• Appropriate three-year National Diploma or Degree in a financial field or data analytics.

Duties

• Perform data exploration, cleaning and transformation to ensure high-quality datasets for financial and operational analysis. Identify and analyze financial and budgetary risks through the review of expenditure and operational data. Prepare cost estimates, financial assessments and supporting documentation to inform planning and budgeting processes. Develop and monitor service volume and expenditure indicators to assess their impact on resource utilisation and expenditure efficiency. Develop and maintain financial reporting models and tools to support routine financial monitoring and forecasting. Extract, validate and consolidate data from multiple financial and operational systems for reporting purposes. Maintain and update large financial datasets and databases to ensure data accuracy and integrity. Monitor and support cash flow management and expenditure control for specific programmes or business units. Provide technical support and guidance to sectors/institutions on projection te