Snr Manager: Financial Reporting – FINA20487 needed at City of Ekurhuleni

Minimum Requirements:

• Honours B Degree in Accounting/ CTA or relevant equivalent NQF Level 8 qualification
• Completion of SAICA articles, preferable CA(SA)
• MFMA Certification will serve as an advantage
• 6 – 8 years’ experience in a similar environment
• Experience in a municipal financial reporting function
• Ability to understand the consolidation process
• A valid driver’s license

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage the statutory financial reporting team to produce accurate, timely and relevant financial information and analysis to support the Council in managing its financial performance and excellent service delivery.
• Coordinate and produce monthly, quarterly financial results, including submission of returns to National Treasury and KPI packs ensuring that quality, reliable information is available to support the City performance review and decision-making process
• Management of the City’s Balance Sheet Budget functions (ledger budgeting process) including the creation of ledger votes, in accordance with the mSCOA reporting process, and providing budget inputs of the Main and Adjustments budget process, and the cashflow information required on the budget returns.
• Management of the year-end closure requirements, alignment of audited information to the accounting records, processing of audit and other adjustments journals, ensuring that ledger votes are rolled over to the new financial year, and coordinate the submission of year ends returns to National Treasury.
• Ensuring compliance to good governance and risk management, and monitoring of legislative requirements
• Manage the financial year end reporting requirements and including coordination of the external audit process
• Manage the customer service orientation processes to provide exceptional customer service