FINANCE MANAGER POSITION REFERENCE NUMBER:  ADAHRM05/2025

Job Title Finance Manager
Location 5 Cascades Crescent, Pietermaritzburg
Grade/Salary L12 (DPSA Salary Scale)
Employment Type 3 Year Fixed Term Contract
Reporting Officer  Chief Financial Officer
Unit Finance 

Minimum Requirements:

  • Must have completed matric.
  • B.Comm Degree with Accounting major subject or National Diploma in Accounting
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in Finance
  • A valid driver’s licence

Skills, knowledge and Competency

  • Sound booking and accounting skills
  • Strong negotiating skills
  • Capacity to work alone to deadlines, to establish priorities
  • Strong Interpretative skills
  • Strong IT skills
  • Strong Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
  • Strong Supervisory skills
  • Strong Analytical policy and operational thinking skills
  • Effective planning & Organising skills
  • Working knowledge and understanding of financial norms and standards (nominal 7 substantive) and other legislation i.e Constitution, Public Finance Management Act ,1999, National Treasury Regulations, Provincial Treasury Instructions, Financial delegations, applicable policies and procedures
  • Knowledge of budgeting, revenue management, expenditure control, financial reporting, and payroll
  • Knowledge of internal controls, risk management and fraud prevention strategies
  • Knowledge of relevant legal prescripts

Key Performance Areas:

  • To oversee all financial accounting functions
  • To coordinate inputs into the budget from all managers and prepare consolidated budget for the approval
  • To implement efficient debt collection measures from all sources
  • To ensure that expenditure is in line with the approved budget and all variances are reported monthly
  • To prepare monthly payroll and ensure compliance with all Employment contracts, Labour Legislation and Income Tax Act
  • Process all authorised deductions against salaries
  • Maintain monthly and annual payroll reports
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports in compliance with legal prescripts
  • Prepare and submit monthly PAYE, UIF, SDL, Medical, Pension and other statutory reports before due date
  • Prepare and submit VAT returns bi-monthly before the due date
  • Prepare and submit annual IRP5’s and IT3’s before the due date
  • Implement adequate internal controls
  • To facilitate, promote and co-ordinate policy implementation in ADA
  • To facilitate, promote and co-ordinate external liaison with stakeholders
  • To facilitate the implementation of a comprehensive financial management system
  • To ensure the reliability of information captured on the system
  • To ensure compliance with all laws, regulations and policies
  • To provide input into policy development, operational plans, strategic plans and annual report.
  • To prepare business plans for the directorate and specific projects
  • To provide support services to the Chief Financial Officer
  • Adhoc duties required by the incumbent’s supervisor

Suitable candidates will be selected with the intention of promoting representativity.

Note:

  • All applicants are subject to the signing of performance agreement.
  • ADA reserves the right not to appoint any applicant to the above position.
  • Preference will be given to members of designated group
  •  Females and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply
  • Applications must be submitted in the following manner:
  • A covering letter indicating the reference number and the post that you are applying for, together with a brief motivation
  • NB: A Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (Previous experience must be comprehensively detailed
  • NB: Certified copies will be requested once shortlisted.
  • Failure to submit the requested documents will result in the application being disqualified.
  • Full names, addresses and telephone numbers of three work related referees.
  • If you are applying for more than one post, please submit a separate application for each post.

NB: Failure to comply with the above instructions will disqualify applicants

Enquiries: Mr Jerry Mfusi                                                            Closing Date: 20 November 2025

 

Telephone:   033 347 8600

 

Interested applicants are requested to submit their applications exclusively via the email address provided: admin@tamdeco.co.za

Please note that all applications must be submitted electronically to this designated email address. Physical or hard copy submissions will not be accepted.

Should you not hear from ADA 8 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful

Job Category: Finance
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: ADA HEAD OFFICE
Job Status: archive
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