Assistant Director

Provincial Treasury, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent individual to provide financial system support services, advice, guidance and capacity building services to financial system users.

An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher qualification); A minimum of 3 years experience of financial system administration and user support; A valid code B (or higher) driving license. NB: People with disabilities that restrict driving abilities, but who have reasonable access to transport, may also apply.

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Render transversal support and maintenance of the financial systems and system access security and controls; Provide support in the management of the reporting processes of the financial systems; Provide capacity building in Provincial Departments to enhance the effective utilization of the financial system; Implementation of applications and financial systems; Monitor compliance and enforcement of prescribed legislation, policies and guidelines relating to all financial system processes; Operational and financial management; It will be advantageous to have experience in the following: Fabric or Azure Designing, building, and maintaining scalable ETL pipelines and data models; Power BI analysis, dashboard development, and data management; Data warehousing skills, including experience in cloud environments (e.g., Azure, Fabric);Automating reporting processes and business workflows.

Knowledge of the following: Local government sphere legislation; MFMA Treasury Regulations Accounting Principles; Legislation, regulatory frameworks, policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions; Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function; Project management; Operational management practices; Procurement and tendering processes; Policy development, and operational management, monitoring and review processes; Modern systems of governance and administration; Public service procedures, processes and systems; Regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape; Constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector; Ppublic finance, human resources and discourse management processes; Public Finance Management Act, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, other financial policies, prescripts, directives, and collective agreements; Functioning of the Province and the activities of sister departments/related functional areas; Policies of the government of the day; Labour Relations legislation and regulations; Performance management in general.

Skills needed: BI Data analytical skills; Cloud-based Data Warehouse development skills; Dataflows development skills; Proven computer literacy; Communication (Written and verbal) skills; Ability to deal with enquiries on financial system matters.

R R per annum (Salary level 9)

Note on remuneration in addition service benefits or obligations for qualifying employees (medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc) are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit documentation for verification purposes and criminal record vetting. These candidates will be required to do a practical and attend interviews on a date and time determined by the department and may also be required to undergo competency assessments/proficiency tests. The selection process will be guided by the EE targets of the employing department.

By applying for this position, you are consenting to the Western Cape Government contacting your previous employers/managers for an employment reference. Reference checks will include enquiries relating to your disciplinary records and reasons for leaving.

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