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POST 11/132 : DIRECTOR: PUBLIC ENTITY OVERSIGHT

🏒 NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT πŸ“ Pretoria ⏳ Closes: 24 Apr 2026 🧾 Post: 11/132 # Ref: DOT/HRM/2026/12

Key details

Salary
R1 266 714 β€’ per annum β€’ package
Centre
Pretoria
Reference
DOT/HRM/2026/12
Closing date
24 Apr 2026

Job Highlight

Overview
Lead the financial oversight and governance of public entities by coordinating reports, ensuring compliance, and advising on financial management.

Requirements

Skills

  • Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and Treasury regulations, Knowledge of the SA Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), knowledge of Budgeting processes and procedures and government accounting systems. Communication
  • Financial Management
  • Strategic Capability & Leadership
  • People Management & Empowerment
  • Client Orientation and Customer focus.

Duties

Coordinate, analyse and report the financial information of public entities.

Provide quarterly and annual financial analysis report against business performance and operations.

Ensure the coordination and submission of all compliance certificates, plans and related documents for the attention of the department.

Monitor sound financial governance practices within public entities.

Oversight on the entity on financial governance and related matters relating to the entity.

Analyse and advise on the proposed business models and plans of entities.

Maintain and review the integrated reporting information of public entities.

Provide quarterly and annual financial reports on irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure.

Advise on the acquisition and disposal of public entity asset.

Analyse and coordinate all budgetary of public entities.

Review and consolidate all public entities budgetary information and inputs during the budget cycle.

Workshop public entities on board with regards budgetary information compliance and financial performance information.

Monitor entities financial information and performance according to the strategic / corporate plans and annual performance plans.

Monitor financial information and performance in entity’s strategic / corporate plans and annual performance plans.

Ensure regulatory compliance through regular reviews and monitoring of strategic, corporate plans, annual performance plans and annual reports.

Provide financial advice on PFMA and Treasury Regulations.

Ensure compliance with PFMA and /or regulations and policies.

Provide inputs in relation to policy development.

Manage the resources of the directorate.

Ensure compliance with all administrative requirements, regulations, rules and instructions pertaining to the directorate.

Establish and maintain governance and administrative system’s continuity within the work of the directorate.


How to apply

Effective from 7 April 2021
the National Treasury now utilises an e-Recruitment System which means all applicants must login/register to apply for positions
we only accept hand delivered/posted applications should an applicant prove that he/she tried to apply via e-Recruitment with no success and the National Treasury ICT unit was unable to assist.
The applicant’s profile on the e- Recruitment is equivalent to the newly approved Z83
and it is the responsibility of applicants to ensure their profiles are fully completed or their applications will not be considered
as per the DPSA Practice Note.
Certain documentation will still be required to be uploaded on the system such as copies of all qualifications including National Senior Certificate/Matric certificate
ID
etc.
however these documents need not be certified at point of application
however certification will be required prior to attending the interview.
Please

Tip: Many government posts require a completed Z83 form. Download it above and follow the guide.


Notes

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.

It should be noted that the National Treasury does not support the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its recruitment and selection processes and will disqualify an application if it picks up the use of AI when completing assessments without acknowledging the source of information.

Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government, available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of appointment, is a requirement for all SMS positions.

For SMS positions certain candidates may be required to undergo additional Psychometric Assessments.

All qualifications, criminal and SA citizenship checks will be conducted on all short-listed candidates and, where applicable, additional checks will be conducted in line with the new DPSA Directive effective 01 April 2024.

By submitting your application, it also means you consent to the National Treasury processing your information for Human Resources Management purposes.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all their foreign qualifications (this includes O and A level certificates) evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), at your own expense.

Upon appointment, successful candidates will be required to sign a Performance Agreement within 3 months from date of appointment and for candidates whose appointment exceeds 12 calendar months will be appointed on probation for the period of twelve (12) calendar months excluding leave taken as prescribed by Public Service Regulation 68.

The status of your application will be visible on the e-Recruitment system.

However, if you have not received feedback from the National Treasury within 3 months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

Note: The National Treasury reserves the right not to fill the below-mentioned posts, withdraw or to put on hold a position and/or to re-advertise a post.

All queries must be submitted via email addressed to the Human Resources Recruitment Support Team on Recruitment.Enquiries@treasury.gov.za The National Treasury is compliant with the requirements of POPIA. OTHER POSTS

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