SALARY : R932 292 per annum (Level 11), (all-inclusive remuneration package)
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : An appropriate bachelor’s degree/advanced diploma (NQF level 7) in Financial
Management/ Accounting. A minimum of five (5) to ten (10) years of work
experience in financial management, accounting, or auditing in the private or
public sector with at least three (3) to five (5) years of junior management
experience on salary level 9 or 10. Candidates with articles served with
accounting/auditing firm registered with South African Institute of Chartered
Accountants (SAICA) are encouraged to apply. Candidates with CA (SA)
designation or studying towards CA (such as ITC or APC) will have a distinct
advantage. Further skills and competency requirements related to strategic
capability and leadership, budgeting, and financial management, problemsolving and analysis, Knowledge management and technical proficiency,
quality management, monitoring and evaluation, negotiations and stakeholder
engagement and communication management, change management and
people management and empowerment. This is a financial management
position that requires a dynamic hardworking individual, who is service delivery
oriented, customer-focused, maintains high integrity and can perform in a team
environment. Good knowledge of financial frameworks and financial
legislations and prescripts applicable to the public sector will be an added
advantage. Good computer skills. Candidate must be willing to travel
extensively across the country and work irregular hours with tight timeframes.
Knowledge: Public Financial Management Act (PFMA), Skills Development
Act, Skills Development Levies Act, Public Service Regulations 2016 (PSR),
Public Service Act (PSA), Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, Basic
Condition of Employment Act (BCEA), National Treasury Regulation, General
Recognised Accounting Practice. Skill and competencies requirements related
to people management, project management, financial management, planning
and organising, computer literacy, writing skills, verbal communication,
attention to detail, preparing and delivering presentations, performing analysis,
and resolving problems, and quality management. A valid driver’s license and
willingness to travel.
DUTIES : Provide financial management support to NSF team project managers and
skills development providers for the portfolio of skills development projects
funded by NSF, Perform financial due diligence during the initiation of new skills
development projects; Perform financial monitoring of the portfolio of projects
including monitoring project expenditure against actual performance and
approved budget; Perform financial reporting for the portfolio of projects during
the execution and close-out thereof. Check and approve project payment
drawdown requests; Prepare relevant financial workbooks, and develop
monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc financial reports; Provide the
expenditure forecasting for a portfolio of projects; Prepare audits files for a
portfolio of projects for use during auditing by the Auditor General of South
Africa and internal audit; Participate as an active member of the NSF financial
team.
NOTE : DHET invites applicants to apply online on the New Z83 form by accessing the
Departmental Website and follow the easy prompts/instructions. Upload the
supporting document, namely, (1) a comprehensive CV and any other
document (where required). A fully completed and signed Z83 form and a
detailed Curriculum Vitae will be considered. A helpful user guide and videos
are available on the DHET website careers page to enable completion of the
digital Z83. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified
documents/copies of qualifications and other relevant documents to support
the application on or before the day of the interviews. It is the applicant’s
responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African
Qualification Authority (SAQA). Candidates whose appointments promote
representativity in terms of race, gender, and disability will receive preference.
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. All shortlisted candidates
for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test
relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be
communicated by the Department. The successful candidate(s) will be required
to undergo a Competency Assessment. One of the minimum entry
requirements for the SMS position is the Pre-entry Certificate. No appointment
will occur without successfully completing the pre-entry certificate and
submission thereof. For more details on the pre-entry course visit:
https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/. The
candidate(s) will be required to sign an annual performance agreement,
disclose his/her financial interests, and be subjected to security clearance. If
you have not been contacted within three (3) months of the closing date of this
advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable
candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks (criminal record
check, citizenship verification, qualification/study verification, and previous
employment verification). Applications received after the closing date will not
be considered. “DHET is committed to providing equal opportunities and
practising affirmative action employment. It is our intention to promote
representatives in terms of (race, gender, and disability) in the organisation.
Women and people living with disability will receive preference in all DHET
posts”. N.B. All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a relevant
competency exercise.
ENQUIRIES : Mr D Moyane Tel No: (012) 943 3105 / Ms C Els Tel No: (012) 943 3250 / Ms
B Setuki Tel No: (012) 943 3161
APPLICATIONS : DHET invites applicants to apply online on the New Z83 form by accessing the
Departmental Website (click the ‘apply now’ button) or
http://z83.ngnscan.co.za/apply
CLOSING DATE : 22 May 2026