Assistant Director: Property Payments (FINANCE)

Overview

Supervise property-related expenditure including rates, taxes and lease rentals at the Bloemfontein Regional Office, implementing strategies to contain municipal services costs.

Requirements

• A minimum of three-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 6/National Diploma) in Economics, Finance Management, Accounting, Internal Auditing, Real Estate and Business Management or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of PFMA, Treasury Regulations and other transcripts.
• Relevant years of experience at Supervisory level.
• Computer literacy.
• Knowledge of financial and payment systems will be an added advantage.
• Relevant years of experience in payment of municipal accounts, rates and taxes.
• Report writing and good communication skills, verbal and written.
• Organising and problem- solving abilities.
• Good financial, interpersonal, analytic and budgeting skills.
• Ability to manage stakeholders’ i e municipalities, clients ‘departments, landlords and private individuals.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Duties

• Responsible to supervise the expenditure on properties through supervising payments of rates and taxes, municipal services, lease rentals and other property related payment in the region.
• Implement long-term strategies to contain municipal services expenditure.
• Ensure a sound property expenditure management system, including minimization of accounts payable to avoid fruitless, wasteful, irregular and unauthorised expenditure.
• Assist in the compilation of the sub-directorate’s budget.
• Ensure that an accurate asset register is in place and maintained regularly for use in processing expenditure for all state-owned properties.
• Ensure that all financial transactions for four stages of the life cycle of the property are recorded and monitored on PMIS.
• Responsible for implementing strategies to ensure good audit reports.
• Supervise staff and manage their performance according to the Performance Management System.

How to apply

For Bloemfontein: Email to: RecruitBLOEM26-23@dpw.gov.za

Enquiries: Mr T Dubase Tel No: (051) 408 7330

Notes

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. NOTE: For emailed applications, please submit A Single PDF document or One Attachment per application to the email address designated on the specific position. Kindly Note That The Emailed Applications And Attachments Should Not Exceed 15MB. It remains the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that their application is successfully submitted using the required single pdf document. OTHER POSTS