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Implement financial policies, prescripts and procedures and ensure compliance with all regional offices and sub-offices, as stipulated in the PFMA, Treasury Regulations and DFI

Assistant Director: Finance
Regional Office: Kimberley
This post is being re-advertised and candidates who previously applied are encouraged to reapply.
Salary: R221 058 - R267 036 per annum. The successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement (Ref. NC/73/11)

Requirements: • A 3-year degree/National Diploma with Accounting as subject and at least 3 years’ demonstrable financial management experience, of which at least 1 year should have been at supervisory level • Budget and expenditure control experience in the Public Service • Sound knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act, Treasury Regulations and Basic Accounting System (BAS) • Extensive knowledge of SCOPA, PERSAL and Vulindlela would be an advantage • A valid driver’s licence.

Skills and competencies: • Advanced computer literacy (MS Office, ie Excel, Word and PowerPoint) • Good communication (verbal and written) • Time management and organisation • People management.

Duties: • Implement financial policies, prescripts and procedures and ensure compliance with all regional offices and sub-offices, as stipulated in the PFMA, Treasury Regulations and DFI • Oversee the Salary Division and manage the payroll functions performed by the Regional Office • Prepare monthly and quarterly financial management reports • Manage the budget functions of the Department • Coordinate, prepare and consolidate Regional MTEF inputs • Ensure that correct BAS allocations are used by the Payment Section • Prepare and consolidate regional financial inputs in preparation of the financial statements of the Department • Monitor and control the handling of revenue, cash and face value forms • Provide effective people management • Perform any other financial and administrative duties, as assigned.

Enquiries: Ms C Cader, tel. (053) 839-0000 ext 2031

Applications: Quoting the relevant reference number, direct your application to: Postal address: The Regional Head: Justice and Constitutional Development, Private Bag X6106, Kimberley 8300 OR physical address: 7th Floor, the New Public Buildings (Magistrate’s Court), corner of Knight and Stead Streets, Kimberley 8301.

Closing date: 13 February 2012

Note: Applications must be submitted on Form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za The Z83 and CV must be accompanied by certified copies of qualifications, Identity Document and driver’s
licence, where necessary. A SAQA evaluation report must accompany foreign qualifications. Applications that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements will not be considered.

The Department of Justice is an equal opportunity employer. In the filling of vacant posts, the objectives of section 195(1)(i) of the Constitution of South Africa, 1996 (Act No 108 of 1996), the Employment Equity imperatives as defined by the
Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No 55 of 1998), and relevant Human Resources policies of the Department will be taken into consideration. Short-listed candidates will be subjected to a personnel vetting process.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not heard from us within 3 months of this advertisement, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. The Department reserves the right not to fill these positions.

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