Senior Finance Manager: Financial Operations

Senior Finance Manager: Financial Operations
Salary: R685 200 per annum (Level 13) (Ref. 3032)
Pretoria: Head Office

Requirements: BCom degree/National Diploma or relevant tertiary qualification with experience in financial management • At least 5 years’ experience at middle management level • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Being innovative, proactive and decisive under pressure and solution orientated • Negotiating skills and management experience • Problem-solving skills and ability to be a self-starter • Ability to meet strict deadlines • Strong organisational and leadership skills • Ability to think strategically and innovatively • Knowledge of the Public Sector policies and regulations • Thorough knowledge of the PFMA, Treasury Regulations and Official Development Assistance (ODA) guidelines • Knowledge of BAS, LOGIS and PERSAL systems • Valid drivers licence.

Duties: • Provide weekly and monthly reports to the Executive Manager • Manage all creditors’ payment and ensure that creditors’ reconciliations are performed • Manage the travel agency’s account as well as Subsistence and Travel • Manage suspense accounts • Manage donor funding in accordance with ODA guidelines • Provide support to the auditors and management responses to audit queries and implement audit recommendations • Assist with the development, review and implementation of financial policies and procedures • Ensure that internal controls are in place • Manage human and other resources within the section and ensure compliance with Performance Management and Development Systems • Be responsible for managing all aspects related to creditors payments, donor funding, audit queries, travel agency’s account and S&T in the NPA. The person appointed in this position will be subject to security clearance and signing of a performance agreement.

Before you apply:
For applications to be accepted:

Applications must be submitted on a Z.83, obtainable from any Public Service Department, or www.npa.gov.za and must be completed in full. In full means both pages of the Z.83 must be completed and page 2 duly signed. If your Z.83 is not completed as prescribed above, your application will not be accepted.

Only e-mail, postal and hand-delivered applications will be accepted.

CVs without Z.83 will not be accepted.

Hand-written Z.83 and CVs must be completed in block letters, if not your application will not be accepted.

Each post has a different Reference Number. Applications without the correct Reference Number/without a Reference Number will not be processed.

If you apply for more than one post, you must please submit a different/separate application for each post. Applications with multiple posts and Reference Numbers will not be accepted.

Each post has a separate e-mail address. When you forward your application by e-mail, ensure that you forward it to the correct e-mail address. Applications forwarded to the wrong e-mail address will not be processed.

All applications must reach the NPA before the closing date. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that their application(s) is with the NPA before the closing date. The NPA cannot be held responsible for postal or server delays. Late applications will not be processed. The NPA advises applicants that postal applications be forwarded by registered mail. E-mail boxes will be closed at midnight on the closing date.

General:

Candidates who forward their applications to the incorrect address will not be considered. Candidates must please complete the information in the correspondence contact details on page 1 of the Z83.

Applicants’ attention is drawn to the fact that the NPA uses an Electronic Response Handling System in respect of e-mailed applications. Please DO NOT telephonically contact the NPA directly after you have e-mailed your applications, to enquire if your application(s) have been received. If you have not received an acknowledgement of receipt within 3 weeks of the closing date, then you can contact the NPA.

Certified copies of qualifications need not to be included in your application(s) now. The certified copies will only be requested from the candidates who are short-listed for an interview.

Where an advertisement states that a valid driver’s licence is required, then please supply a certified copy of your licence.

The NPA reserves the right not to fill any particular position. If you do not hear from us within 3 months, please accept your application was unsuccessful.

The NPA is an equal opportunity, Employment Equity Employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. In the filling of vacancies, the objectives of Section 195 (1) (i) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996) and the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act 55 of 1998), will be taken into consideration.

On the Z.83, information is required in respect of race, gender and disability. Applicants are requested to complete these fields on the Z.83 because the NPA uses the information for Employment Equity purposes. Applicants are also requested to duly complete their ID numbers, name and surname information on the Z83.

Note: Successful candidates will be subjected to a security clearance at least up to a level of Top Secret. Appointment to these posts will be provisional, pending the issue of security clearance. If you cannot get a security clearance, your appointment will be re-considered/possibly be terminated.

Closing dates for applications: 12 December 2011 (applications will not be accepted after the closing date).