Senior Advisor: Financial Resilience

2 days ago

Klerksdorp, South Africa Phanda Personnel CC Full time

**ROLE OVERVIEW**

Reporting to the Provincial Director of Operations, the incumbent will be required to lead and manage the Financial Resilience Unit at a provincial level and to ensure that mechanisms and systems are in place to provide adequate and necessary support to municipalities and to build capacity, skills and resources, within municipalities. Ensure that programme/ project/ interventions are completed timeously, within budget and to the agree quality and time specifications.

**THE CANDIDATE PROFILE**:

- Sound track-record and experience in a local government finance essential;
- Proven knowledge of the MFMA and other relevant local government finance legislation;
- Stakeholder Management and Influencing skills;
- Strong analytical ability towards opportunity identification;
- Ability to manage in a broad scoped environment;
- Ability to work and manage in a multidisciplinary environment;
- Strong analytical ability coupled with sound problem-solving skills; and
- Strong initiative and well-rounded implementer and driver of multi-disciplinary programmes that have an intended turnaround dimension.

**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**:

- A Relevant Post-graduate qualification at Hons level (Finance/ accounting)
- Valid Drivers Licence and frequent travelling
- At least 7 years relevant experience of which at least 3 years have been at an equivalent level within a medium to large sized organisation;
- Demonstrates a sound understanding of the Local Government Sector
- Sound track-record and experience in a local government finance essential
- Proven knowledge of the MFMA and other relevant local government finance legislation

**KEY PORTFOLIO AND PERFORMANCE FOCUS AREAS**:

- **Financial Management**: Assist municipalities in improving matters relating to local government finance, with a focus on: Reporting in terms of various financial models (Municipal Finances Management Act, Inter-Governmental Fiscal Relations and Finance and Fiscal Commission); Assisting in sound revenue enhancement through the implementation of the Municipal Property Rates Act and National Credit Act; Consult with municipalities on budget process and consolidate Budget Reports; Assist and capacitate municipalities in terms of ensuring alignment to accounting standardsparticularly as related to asset management; Provide municipalities with financial management advice, support and strengthen institutional capacity in this regard; Facilitate improved Legislative Compliance - Assist municipalities in improving compliance in matters relating to local government finance with a focus on Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), Municipal Property Rates Act (MPRA) and National Credit Act (NCA).;Municipal Audit Support Services.
- **Research and Benchmarking**: Under the guidance of sector specialists and management, provide ongoing analysis of the key challenges, needs and trends in area of specialisation, to ensure that local government strategies and programmes are appropriately implemented; Under the guidance of the Director of Operations conduct and interpret research in area of specialization; Ensure information dissemination and knowledge sharing by establishing a learning and sharing platform to improve municipal efficiency in area of specialisation. (workshops / roadshows / manuals / municipal circulars); Be a key repository of knowledge and information on local government and matters relating to the area of specialisation and support the strengthening of municipal profiles in the central repository (e.g. Budget analysis and benchmarking); Under the guidance of the Specialist: Fiscal Policy conduct periodic budget analysis and benchmarking of municipalities in the province; Develop provincial inputs to mandates from municipalities to inform the IGFR and FFC processes.
- **Representation at IGR & Other for a (lobbying and Advocacy)**: Facilitate the functions of the District Area Finance Forums; Prepare briefing notes for Chairs of PWG on municipal legislation and municipal finance; Provide inputs to and develop content on a number of complex issues relevant to a position for mandating; Represent the Client and municipalities at various IGR and other Fora to protect the interests of municipalities / LG Sector; and to disrupt structural form, policy or legislative frameworks in a particular sector, where it hinders municipal performance; Support the development of comment on all accounting standard proposals and revisions pertaining to GRAP and NT budget reforms; Support the development of comments and Positions on behalf of the sector regarding Annual Audit Outcomes of LG; Support the formulation, implementation and reporting on the Clients commitments in AGs general report; Understand the national and provincial governance structures and the institutional structures of the Sector/ Professional discipline and key role players in the area of specialisation.
- **Support Advice and capacity building**: Guide, support and provide pr

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