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Assistant Director: Budget & Expenditure

Department of Health
Witbank Hospital (Nkangala District), NationalR487 197 per annum (Level 09), (plus service benefits)FinanceCloses 17 August 2026

About this role

POST 27/203 : ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: BUDGET & EXPENDITURE REF NO:

SALARY : R487 197 per annum (Level 09), (plus service benefits)

CENTRE : Witbank Hospital (Nkangala District)

REQUIREMENTS : Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus Diploma / Degree (NQF Level 6/7) in Finance

/ Financial Management / Management Accounting as recognised by SAQA.

At least a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in Financial Management at

supervisory / management (Level 7/8). Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word,

PowerPoint and MS Project. Generic Competencies: Planning and organising.

Problem solving and decision making. Coordination. Project management.

People management and empowerment. Team leadership. Client orientation

and customer focus. Diversity management. Communication (verbal and

written). Technical Competencies: Extensive knowledge in Financial

Management and Municipal Revenue Management. Comprehensive

knowledge and, the Division of Revenue Act (DoRA), the Public Finance

Management Act (PFMA) and Policy Development. Valid driver’s licence.

DUTIES : To manage and facilitate budgeting processes. Facilitate and manage financial

planning and budgeting processes. Compile budget estimates. Align budgets

with strategic and annual performance plans. Provide advice on budget-related

matters. Monitor expenditure against allocated budget. Confirm availability of

funds before goods and services are procured. Ensure correct SCOA

allocations are used on payment packs. Checking monthly document control

reports. Ensure all processed documents are audit compliant. Costing

operational budget requirements needs of Districts within actual expenditure

trend. Balancing of final budget allocation on BAS. Request budget /

expenditure input to quarterly erroneous allocations and authorize journal

entries. Monitor expenditure against allocated budget (programme / sub-

programme). Compile expenditure (equitable and conditional grants) reports.

Coordinate resources to internal and external audit queries and monitor the

implementation of audit recommendations. Alert the Hospital Management to

over and under expenditure trends. Monitoring of key cost drivers. Complete

accurate and updated report as per prescribed time frames.

ENQUIRIES : Mr. Emmanuel Makokoropo Tel No: (013) 766 3384 / Ms. Gugu Nkosi Tel No:

(013) 766 3103 / Ms. Nomsa Maphanga Tel No: (013) 766 3207 / Ms. Sebenzile

Mthisi Tel No: (013) 766 3339 and IT related queries: Help desk Tel No: (013)

766 3018.

Requirements

Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus Diploma / Degree (NQF Level 6/7) in Finance / Financial Management / Management Accounting as recognised by SAQA. At least a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in Financial Management at supervisory / management (Level 7/8). Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint and MS Project. Generic Competencies: Planning and organising. Problem solving and decision making. Coordination. Project management. People management and empowerment. Team leadership. Client orientation and customer focus. Diversity management. Communication (verbal and written). Technical Competencies: Extensive knowledge in Financial Management and Municipal Revenue Management. Comprehensive knowledge and, the Division of Revenue Act (DoRA), the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and Policy Development. Valid driver’s licence.

Duties

To manage and facilitate budgeting processes. Facilitate and manage financial planning and budgeting processes. Compile budget estimates. Align budgets with strategic and annual performance plans. Provide advice on budget-related matters. Monitor expenditure against allocated budget. Confirm availability of funds before goods and services are procured. Ensure correct SCOA allocations are used on payment packs. Checking monthly document control reports. Ensure all processed documents are audit compliant. Costing operational budget requirements needs of Districts within actual expenditure trend. Balancing of final budget allocation on BAS. Request budget / expenditure input to quarterly erroneous allocations and authorize journal entries. Monitor expenditure against allocated budget (programme / sub- programme). Compile expenditure (equitable and conditional grants) reports. Coordinate resources to internal and external audit queries and monitor the implementation of audit recommendations. Alert the Hospital Management to over and under expenditure trends. Monitoring of key cost drivers. Complete accurate and updated report as per prescribed time frames.