Key performance areas:
- Provide strategic advice to the CoE, translating the organisational strategy into operational and service delivery objectives, implementing the Manifesto and constitutional obligations of Local Government, monitoring the turnaround plans and other related Provincial Programmes and reporting on key development pertaining to the CoE strategic commitments.
- Communicate a meaningful strategic context that guides and directs best practice.
- Driving organisational governance and compliance processes and practices as determined by internal stakeholders, Specialists, industry groups and legislative requirements.
- Developing and managing key stakeholder relationships that enable organisational strategic objectives.
- Facilitating the interface between the City Manager, the Office of the Executive Mayor, and the Provincial Government MEC for Local Government and Housing.
- Champion financial management reforms towards best practice in Local Government Finance as encapsulated in the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), and other Municipal Acts and provide effective and efficient financial management systems.
- Ensure that strategy and the Operating Model is adequately budgeted for through the development and implementation of a fit for purpose budget.
- Expand networks and collaborative efforts with other role-players in the municipality towards promoting effective planning and implementation of financial management that translates into service delivery.
- Provide project management support to a team of financial management specialists, including human resource management, planning, risk management and reporting.
- Develop a turnaround plan with the aim to improve the municipality’s financial performance.
- Provide input on the development/ review of Revenue Enhancement Strategy.
- Monitor the implementation of the Revenue Enhancement Strategy.
- Provide technical support and advice on budget reforms, strategic and annual Performance Plans formulation, including compliance with relevant legislation to relevant stakeholders.
- Monitor and source reports from relevant departments and report on revenue practices and processes.
- Support efficient and sustainable financial management, provide financial policy advice to the accounting officers and oversee expenditure planning and budget processes.
- Develop a coherent infrastructure Investment Plan which set out how to achieve infrastructure targets.
- Mobilise public and private funding resources for capital and recurrent expenditure.
- Oversee and ensure mutually beneficial Contract negotiations, relationships, management, and administration of agreements.
Enquiries: Tel: Natasja Havenga (011) 999 6356
Note: The successful candidate who does not have the NQF Level 5 Finance Management qualification will be required to obtain it within 18 months, in terms of the National Treasury Requirement.
Appointments will be made on a 5 (five) year fixed term and will be subject to the signing of an employment contract, performance agreement and disclosure of financial interest. Candidates will be subjected to relevant competency assessment as well as security clearance / vetting processes.
Applications will not be considered if the necessary copies of the required qualifications, identity documents, driver’s license (if applicable) and current professional registration (if applicable), are not attached to the application / CV. Candidates may be requested to submit proof of the NQF level applicable to the qualifications they have obtained.
Should candidates not be informed of the outcome of the application within six weeks of the closing date, it should be regarded as having been unsuccessful. The City of Ekurhuleni subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and reserves the right to appoint, not appoint or to appoint laterally.
