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Job Description
Key Responsibility Areas:
• Manage, lead and control the accounting branch under the direction of the Corporate Executive Departmental Accounting. • Manage and control the preparation of the annual, multi-year budgets and annual financial statements. • Ensure financial discipline and accountability within the Directorate. • Provide a financial advisory service to the relevant technical Directorate and subordinate staff. • Examine all reports to be submitted to the committee prepared by the departments. • Co-ordinate, monitor and examine all tariff reports. • Co-ordinate and control the preparation of ad hoc financial and management accounting reports for the respective Heads and Deputy Heads of the various Output Units and the DCM Treasury. • Co-ordinate monthly management control reports and attend to internal and external audit queries. • Develop policies and assist in the strategic planning of the branch. • Ensuring physical asset verifications.
Competencies:
• Accounting. • Budgeting. • Financial Management. • Costing. • Financial Reporting. • Financial Process Management. • Organisational Awareness. • Problem Solving. • Planning and Organising. • Interpersonal Relationships. • Action and Outcome Orientation. • Coaching and Mentoring.
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
• Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 7) in Accounting or equivalent with Financial Accounting as a major subject. • Must be in possession of National Treasury MFMA minimum competency qualification (NQF6) OR Must obtain a National Treasury MFMA minimum competency qualification (NQF6) within 18 months of date of appointment. • Valid motor vehicle driving license • 5 years relevant experience of which 3 years must be at a supervisory level. • Computer Literacy.
Preferred Requirements:
• Tertiary qualification (NQF Level 8) in Accounting or equivalent with Financial Accounting as a major subject. • Must have professional registration of either CA (SA) CIMA ACCA CIGFARO. • 6 years relevant experience of which 4 years must be at a supervisory level.
Special Conditions:
This job is interchangeable with similar management positions on the same grade in the Department.
Physical Requirements:
Analytic mind. Mental alertness
About Us
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.



