Current Jobs 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 Commerce or Accounting;
• A minimum 4 years’ experience of which 2 years should be at an Assistant Director or equivalent level obtained research and policy development techniques;
• Knowledge of the broader public service frameworks, e.g., PFMA, MFMA, TR, etc.

Key Performance Areas

Development of frameworks, policies and guidelines in accounting, internal audit, and risk management:

• Research and development of guidelines, frameworks based on best practices; 
• Research and development of policies based on standards and the identified gaps (provided by the support CD’s), including the review of existing policies;
• Participate in the development of intervention strategies to improve internal audit, risk and financial management capability of clients based on the results of the financial capability maturity model;
• Participate in the development of local and international standards on internal auditing, risk and financial management by attending meetings and preparing the comment letters on exposure drafts; 
• Report regularly on progress on framework, guideline and policy formulation; 
• Liaison with the auditor-general and the ASB on technical queries;
• Development of internal audit (including audit committees), risk management and financial reporting templates and specimens;
• Research and development of implementation tools in support of the implementation of the GRAP standards;
• Develop and maintain the standard chart of accounts for government; and
• Participate in the design of system requirements to support the accounting and internal control prescripts in government.

Implement Accounting Frameworks, Standards and Guidelines:

• Provide support and advice on internal audit and controls, risk and financial management to chief directorates within the OAG and to key external stakeholders;
• Participate in knowledge sharing initiatives such as the SAICA technical forum, IIA technical committee, SAICA PSC; and
• Conduct handover session with the support units on the frameworks, guidelines, standards and policies.

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Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum B. Degree (equivalent to NQF 7) in Business Management or Economics or Financial Management or Accounting or Financial Economics or Investment Management, 
• A minimum 5 years’ experience at a middle or senior managerial level obtained in money and capital markets and the financial markets operations; retail banking, private wealth management;
• Knowledge and experience of capital markets research methodologies;
• Experience in delivering internal and external customer service excellence through adherence to quality service standards;
• Knowledge and experience in creating commercially viable client solutions that deliver measurable value and business growth; 
• Knowledge and experience of market analyses and information for utilisation and improvement of bonds in the broader business;
• Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of an appointment.

Key Performance Areas

Define borrowing requirements in Domestic Retail Market: 

• Develop and implement a domestic RSA Retail Savings bond borrowing strategy for the National Treasury,
•  Initiate the issuing of government securities in the domestic retail capital markets;
• Develop savings instruments in the domestic retail capital markets; and
• Determine the finance measures of government’s borrowing requirements in the domestic retail market. 

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Develop and implement tools that will improve the investor base;
• Develop and implement an investor website for improved engagement with stakeholders;
• Engage with retail investors through road shows, the media and other mediums; and 
• Develop relationship with stakeholders like Marketing agencies, Post Office, Pick and Pay and SASI for improved market exposure.

Domestic RSA Savings Debt: 

• Coordinate the debt portfolio to reduce the re-financing risk and cost, Initiate frequent market and portfolio analysis of qualitative and quantitative;
• Monitor domestic and international economic events and their impact on the South African economy and the debt portfolio; and 
•  Analyse and advise on prudent debt management policies and recommend corrective debt strategies for implementation. 

Research Market volatility: 

• Initiate research on capital markets pertaining to market volatility in the prudent management of debt; and 
• Perform research on local and international markets to stay abreast of developments impact retail debt issues, Analyse and provide inputs to briefing notes and speeches.

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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 Finance or Economics;
• A minimum 3 years‘ experience obtained in the water and energy sector or energy and telecoms sector; and
• Knowledge and experience in financial management, mergers and acquisitions, strategy and or economic regulation. 

Key Performance Areas

Restructuring of SOE

• Assist in reviewing of the restructuring/turnaround plans of the SOEs in the water, energy and telecoms sectors;
• Participate in the restructuring of SOEs in the water, energy and telecoms sectors with other departments

Oversight over SOEs: 

• Assist with the review of legislation, sector policy and framework for economic regulation inputs;
• Analyse the alignment of the corporate plans of SOEs in the water, energy and telecoms sectors to policy objectives;
• Analyze industry structures and provide advice on certain analysis and trends in sectors; 
• Assist in the  oversight over; and
• Schedules pertaining to SOEs in the water, energy and telecoms sectors. 

PFMA Oversight:

• Assist with the analysis and drafting of responses to PFMA applications from SOEs pertaining to the relevant sectors. 

Provision of contingent liabilities: 

• Assist in the analysis and drafting of responses to guarantee requests received from SOEs.

Oversight over SOE capital structure: 

• Participate as a team to analyse the extent to which SOEs in the relevant sectors need to be recapitalized; and
• Assist in the analysis of the extent to which SOEs in the sectors could pay dividends to government.

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Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum B. Degree (NQF 7) in Economics/ Taxation/ Finance;
• A minimum 5 years’ experience at a middle or senior managerial level obtained within an economics, finance and/or tax environment;
• Knowledge and experience of economic analysis with a proven record of independent research;
• Knowledge and understanding of the broader public finance framework; and 
• Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of an appointment.

Key Performance Areas

Evaluate Impact Analysis of Personal Income Tax (PIT) Reforms:

• Estimate pre-tax proposal adjustments for fiscal drag;
• Propose tax changes to individual income tax regime that will contribute to alleviating poverty and unemployment and providing adequate social assistance to vulnerable groups (children, sick, elderly and those with disabilities); and
• Initiate appropriate adjustments of tax brackets, rebates structure and marginal tax rates per individual, personal income tax bracket.

Analyse Financial Sector/ Market trends and Formulate Optimal Income Tax Proposals (at individual and other juristic person levels):

• Review the income tax treatment of returns generated from investments in – and activities of – alternative investment vehicles including, but not limited to: hedge funds, private equity, venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds, collective investment schemes, etc.

Social Security, Pension and Retirement Reform, and Other Savings (specifically as it relates to individuals):

• Conduct analysis and provide advice on incentives, disincentives, potential behavioural consequences and distributional impacts resulting from the interaction of the tax system with savings and social security, pension and retirement reforms; and
• Analyse savings and social security, pension and retirement reforms.

Respond to Parliamentary, Ministry, and Public Enquiries; and research on MTBPS and Budget:

• Prepare informed and concise written responses, in a timeous manner;
• Raise pertinent tax policy issues from correspondence or enquiries with line manager (and other relevant NT officials) and suggest the appropriate process to follow to address these issues; and
• Contribute to the MTBPS and annual Budget preparations.