VHEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

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VHEMBE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
 
Vhembe District Municipality invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancy within its establishment:
 
Re-advertisement
 
Department: Budget and Treasury
Chief Financial Officer
(5-year fixed-term employment contract)
All-inclusive remuneration package: R932 548 (minimum)/R1 078 089 (midpoint)/R1223 632 (maximum) per annum (as per Government Gazette No 42023), subject to the signing of an employment contract, a performance agreement and financial disclosure form for financial interests
 

 
Requirements: • A postgraduate degree or qualification in the fields of Accounting, Finance or Economics registered on the National Qualifications Framework at NQF level 8, with a minimum of 120 credits, or Chartered Accountant (SA) • A minimum of 7 years at Middle Management level, with at least 2 years at Senior Management level • Eligibility in terms of the competence framework for Senior/Section 57 Managers as promulgated by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs • Advanced computer skills.
 
Knowledge: • MFMA, GRAD and GAWP, Treasury Regulations, DORA and Supply Chain Management • Strategic leadership and management • Strategic financial management and operational financial management • Extensive knowledge of Local Government legislation, policy, regulations, standards and procedures, including provisions of the Municipal Finance Management Act.
 

 
Leadership competencies: • Strategic direction and leadership • People management • Programme and project management • Financial management • Change leadership • Governance leadership.
 
Core competencies: • Moral competence • Planning and organising • Analysis and innovation • Knowledge and information management • Communication, results and quality focus.
 
Key performance areas: • Report directly to the Municipal Manager on key departmental activities • Be responsible for overall management of the Budget and Treasury Office/Department • Implement the Integrated Development Plan (DP) as well as strategic goals of the Budget and Treasury Office/Department • Provide support and advice to the Municipal Manager and Council • Implement the Departmental Service Delivery Budget Implement Plan (SDBIP) • Develop and implement key strategic/business plans, including Supply Chain Management, Revenue Management, Expenditure Management and Budget and Reporting • Prepare and implement the municipal budget • Prepare annual financial statement and other mandatory financial management reports • Perform duties and functions delegated to the Chief Financial Officer by the Municipal Finance Management Act and as delegated by Council and/or by the Accounting Officer.

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NB: All shortlisted candidates will go through competency assessments, security vetting and a clearance check.
 
Forward your application on the prescribed application form for Senior Managers, obtainable on the website (www.vhembe.gov.za) and accompanied by a comprehensive CV and certified copies of qualifications, Identity Document and driver's licence, to the Acting Municipal Manager, Private Bag X5006, Thohoyandou 0950 or hand deliver in the Registry Office at the Municipal Head Office.
 
Closing date: 29 July 2019
 
For enquiries, contact TK Mphaphuli at (015) 960-2097/2232.
 
Please note: Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted. No faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted.
If no response is received from Vhembe District Municipality within 90 days of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. Vhembe District Municipality reserves the right not to fill the advertised post. Vhembe District Municipality complies with employment equity and therefore people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
 
TS Ndou - Acting Municipal Manager

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