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Requirements

A Grade 12 is required, coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or Bachelor’s. degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Accounting, Finance, or Law. A post graduate degree will be an added advantage. A minimum of 3 years of experience obtained in a financial management environment.

Knowledge of the operations of national and provincial governments.

Knowledge of the PFMA and the broader national and provincial government legislative framework.

Duties

Public Finance Management Reforms: Assist with the development of uniform norms and standards to facilitate the implementation of the PFMA.

Assist in developing, reviewing and maintaining the PFMA and treasury regulations, toolkits, guidelines for alignment and evolvement of transversal issues to ensure consistent support to PFMA institutions.

Assist with conducting research on domestic and international financial management best practices for integration of financial management legislation.

Assist with managing the issuing of instructions, circulars and directives pertaining to the PFMA.

Enabling State Capacity: Assist with the development of the quarterly governance report reflecting all stakeholder engagements.

Assist with drafting responses to PFMA institutions on requests to condone irregular expenditure.

Assist with drafting responses to PFMA institutions on interpretation of the PFMA and its prescripts.

Assist with drafting responses to PFMA institutions to requests for section 79 deviations and section 92 exemptions.

Assist with responding to parliamentary queries.

Client and Stakeholder Engagements: Assist with facilitating and responding to queries related to the PFMA legislative framework.

Perform secretariat functions for stakeholder meetings.

Participate in partnerships with relevant institutions to achieve the outcomes of government.

Assist with the development and maintenance of the 223 database of queries related to PFMA.

Assist with presentations, facilitation of information sessions, and workshops on the PFMA legislative framework.

Organisational Effectiveness: Assist in providing advisories to other divisions within National Treasury on matters related to the PFMA.

Assist in responding to PFMA-related queries from other divisions within the National Treasury.

Attend meetings from other units within the National Treasury on matters related to the PFMA.

Assist in reviewing letters from other divisions within the National Treasury on matters related to the PFMA.

Assist in reviewing Treasury Instructions, Guidelines and Frameworks from other divisions within the National Treasury.

Assist with section 79 deviations and section 92 exemptions from other divisions within National Treasury.

Assist with dealing with matters of a transversal nature arising from other units within the National Treasury.

How to apply

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