Assistant Director: Budgets (Accounts And Budgets Office)

POST 25/133 : ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: BUDGETS (ACCOUNTS AND BUDGETS OFFICE)

REF NO: 2026/283

SALARY : R487 197 per annum

CENTRE : Cape Town Regional Office

REQUIREMENTS : A minimum of three-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6) / National Diploma

in Financial Management or related Relevant years of experience in the field

at supervisory level. Good verbal and written communication skills; basic

numeracy; advanced interpersonal and diplomacy skills; problem solving skills;

decision making skills; numeracy; statistical skills. Public Finance Management

Act; National Department of Treasury regulations, guidelines and directives;

Departments` Reconciliation processes; Understanding of Governments

financial delegations; Management of governments departments chart of

accounts; Government Budget systems and procedures; Government

Financial Systems; Supply Chain Management; Financial prescripts (GAAP

and GRAP). Ability to work under stressful situations; ability to communicate at

all levels.

DUTIES : Participate in the development, maintenance and implementation of

departmental financial policies. Advice line function on the implementation and

interpretation of financial procedures and policies. Facilitate the

implementation of changes in public finance management policies. Implement

internal control measures in compliance with departmental policies. Facilitate

the implementation of Treasury Regulation in the department. Issue guidelines

to and train line managers on latest developments in public finance

management regulations. Facilitate budget planning, adjustment and reporting.

Verify the capturing of payroll transactions on the accounting system. Monitor

income against budget and review reconciliations. Oversee and undertake the

development of corrective measures when required. Coordinate and review

disclosure notes on revenue collection. Coordinate and collate financial

supporting information for planning purposes. Ensure completeness and

accuracy of financial information. Ensure cash flow management of the

regional office for monthly reporting. Attend to internal and external queries

including audit queries. Report on revenue collected. Attend to and investigate

each transaction on the BAS financial reports to obtain supporting documents

and provide support within the budget sections. Manually authorise journals to

correct cost centres and ensure that all necessary supporting documents are

verifiable and authentic. Approve journals on BAS for the clearing of

transactions to correct cost centres. Ensure that all misallocation of

expenditure are attended to on daily basis. Provide general supervision of

employees. Allocate duties and do quality control of the work delivered by

supervisees. Advice and lead supervisees with regard to all aspects of the

work. Manage performance, conduct and discipline of supervisees. Ensure that

all supervisees are trained and developed to be able to deliver work of the

required standard efficiently and effectively. Develop, implement and monitor

work systems and processes to ensure efficient and effective functioning.

ENQUIRIES : Ms. N Ndiyane Tel No: (021) 402 2108

APPLICATIONS : For Cape town regional office: Email to: RecruitCPT26-70@dpw.gov.za

A minimum of three-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6) / National Diploma in Financial Management or related Relevant years of experience in the field at supervisory level. Good verbal and written communication skills; basic numeracy; advanced interpersonal and diplomacy skills; problem solving skills; decision making skills; numeracy; statistical skills. Public Finance Management Act; National Department of Treasury regulations, guidelines and directives; Departments` Reconciliation processes; Understanding of Governments financial delegations; Management of governments departments chart of accounts; Government Budget systems and procedures; Government Financial Systems; Supply Chain Management; Financial prescripts (GAAP and GRAP). Ability to work under stressful situations; ability to communicate at all levels.

Participate in the development, maintenance and implementation of departmental financial policies. Advice line function on the implementation and interpretation of financial procedures and policies. Facilitate the implementation of changes in public finance management policies. Implement internal control measures in compliance with departmental policies. Facilitate the implementation of Treasury Regulation in the department. Issue guidelines to and train line managers on latest developments in public finance management regulations. Facilitate budget planning, adjustment and reporting. Verify the capturing of payroll transactions on the accounting system. Monitor income against budget and review reconciliations. Oversee and undertake the development of corrective measures when required. Coordinate and review disclosure notes on revenue collection. Coordinate and collate financial supporting information for planning purposes. Ensure completeness and accuracy of financial information. Ensure cash flow management of the regional office for monthly reporting. Attend to internal and external queries including audit queries. Report on revenue collected. Attend to and investigate each transaction on the BAS financial reports to obtain supporting documents and provide support within the budget sections. Manually authorise journals to correct cost centres and ensure that all necessary supporting documents are verifiable and authentic. Approve journals on BAS for the clearing of transactions to correct cost centres. Ensure that all misallocation of expenditure are attended to on daily basis. Provide general supervision of employees. Allocate duties and do quality control of the work delivered by supervisees. Advice and lead supervisees with regard to all aspects of the work. Manage performance, conduct and discipline of supervisees. Ensure that all supervisees are trained and developed to be able to deliver work of the required standard efficiently and effectively. Develop, implement and monitor work systems and processes to ensure efficient and effective functioning.

For Cape town regional office: Email to: RecruitCPT26-70@dpw.gov.za Applications must be submitted on the prescribed Z83 application form (obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the DPSA website link: https:/www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/, which must be signed, initialled and dated by the applicant, and must be accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) only. Candidates are not required to submit certified copies of qualifications and related documents on application. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualification and other related documents on or before the date of interview, which should not be older than six months. Should an application be submitted using incorrect/old Z83 application form, such an application will be disqualified. Further take note of the following on completion of Z83 application form: PART A and PART B must be fully completed. PART C - PART G: Noting that there is a limited space provided applicants may refer to CV or indicate. This will be acceptable as long as the CV has been attached and provides the required information. Page 1 of the Z83 application form must be initialled and page 2 signed and dated by the applicant. Failure to comply with the above instructions may result in an application being disqualified. Applicants applying for more than one advertised post must submit separate Z83 application forms and CVs in respect to each post being applied for. Should an application be received where an applicant has applied for more than one posts on the same Z83 application form, the applicant will be considered for the first post indicated on the Z83 application form only. Applications will be received via post/courier services, hand deliveries or email. Late applications will not be considered. Regulation 57 (c) and 67 (9) of the Public Service Regulations 2016, as amended, requires the executive authority to ensure that he or she is fully satisfied of the claims being made and the finalisation of Personnel Suitability Checks in order to verify claims and check the candidate for purpose of being fit and proper for employment, respectively. Shortlisted candidates must be willing to undergo normal vetting and verification processes. Note: It is the responsibility of all applicants to ensure that foreign qualifications are evaluated by SAQA. Due to large volume of responses anticipated, receipt of applications will not be acknowledged, and correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not have heard from us within three months from the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. Entry level requirements for SMS posts: in terms of the Directive on Human Resource Management and Development on Public Service Professionalisation Volume 1 a requirement for appointment into SMS posts is the successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-Entry programme as endorsed by the National School of Governance (NSG). The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by following the below link: https: www.thensg.gov.za/training –course /sms-pre-entry programme/.All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. OTHER POSTS

Applications: RecruitCPT26-70@dpw.gov.za