Website George Local Municipality
The George Municipality is the second largest municipality, in terms of population, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is situated in the Garden Route District of the province. The municipality serves 294 929 people from 85 931 households (Statistics SA 2023) across 28 wards includi… read moreng Uniondale and Wilderness – with service hinterlands geographically separated from the main city area George. Small rural or tourism settlements include Haarlem, Waboomskraal, Uniondale , Touwsranten, Hoekwil – and various hamlets and rural places like Avontuur, De Vlugt, Herold and Noll. Coastal areas include Herold’s Bay, Victoria Bay, Wilderness, Kleinkrantz, and Gwaing. The town’s ideal location between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, exceptional natural surroundings, temperate climate, outstanding tourism offering, low crime rate, good schools and a national airport are among the many reasons the town has seen significant growth over the past two decades – and is a sought after tourism, lifestyle, business and investment destination. The municipal area is 5191km2 and spans the Southern Cape and Little Karoo regions of the Western Cape Province. The area administered by the George Municipality forms part of the larger Garden Route District Municipality’s jurisdictional area. The George Municipal Area is bordered by the Oudtshoorn- and Mossel Bay Municipal areas (Western Cape province; Garden Route District) in the west and north-west and by the Dr Beyers Naude- and Kou-Kamma Municipal areas to the north, north-east and east (Eastern Cape province: Sarah Baartman District) and by the Knysna- and Bitou Municipalities (Western Cape province; Garden Route District) to the south and southeast.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
A relevant 3-year tertiary qualification, preferably a National Diploma or B Com with financial accounting as a major subject
Computer literacy: MS Office
5-8 year’s relevant experience required which includes 2 years of supervisory experience.
Code B driver’s license
Compliance with the relevant Minimum Competency Levels for Financial Officials as prescribed
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
To ensure acceptable levels of budget and reporting quality performance are maintained, and appropriate corrective measures are executed.
To ensure that laid down policies and procedures are complied with contributing to administration of critical outcomes associated with budget and financial reporting processes and transactions.
To ensure efficient and compliant budgeting processes.
To ensure that administrative sequences dictating reporting requirements are complied with and correspondence responded to through the provision of accurate information.
To ensure that the post’s responsibilities regarding interaction and liaison are efficiently executed.
To ensure that relevant procedures and format are followed regarding cost management.
To ensure that the budget of the municipality is compliant with the relevant legislative standards so to mitigate inherent and residual risk.
To ensure that all grants are reflected correctly in the budget.
To ensure that funding is obtained for the municipal capital program.
To ensure that human resources needs are identified and attended to, supporting the accomplishment of laid down objectives and compliance with specific standards in terms of productivity and performance.
To ensure a climate conducive to promoting and sustaining motivational levels, productivity, performance and improving the quality of work-life is cultivated and maintained enabling the department to meet its service delivery objectives.
To ensure that the necessary training is provided.
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