Company: Department of Higher Education and Training
Industry: Education / Teaching
Posted: Today, This Week, This Month
Deadline: Sep 30, 2025
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: Bachelors
Experience: 3 – 5 years
Location: Northern Cape
City:
Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit
Job Title: Deputy Principal: Finance (x2 Posts)
SALARY : R1 059 105 per annum (Level 12), (all-inclusive remuneration package)
Capricorn TVET College Ref No: DHET 18/09/2025
Northern Cape Urban TVET College Ref No: DHET 19/09/2025
REQUIREMENTS :
- An appropriate NQF Level 7 qualification in the field of Commerce Accounting/ Accounting or related qualification.
- A minimum of 3 years junior management level experience in a finance or budgeting environment and 5 years working experience.
- Registration with SAICA as A Chartered Accountant or associate General Accountant will be an added advantage.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the Community Education and Training Act, Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Treasury Regulations, PSET legislative frameworks, policies, and regulations.
- Possess good leadership and experience in overall financial management, logistical services, preparations, and compilation of annual financial statements using GRAP standards and another reporting role.
- Excellent project management and communication skills, including analytical capability and report writing as well as the ability to lead a team; the ability to develop, support and monitor the implementation of policies; the ability to work in a team environment; good computer skills.
- This management position requires a dynamic individual with knowledge of the South African post-school education and training landscape, particularly its legislative frameworks, policies, and regulations.
- The candidate must have proven strategic management and leadership capabilities and be a strong communicator with the ability to interact with the TVET staff, College management and Council as well as problem-solving and report-writing and communication skills are mandatory.
- The incumbent should be able to perform in a team environment.
- Willingness to travel and be in possession of valid driver’s license.
DUTIES :
- To support the principal as the accounting officer and other senior management in the execution of their functions in compliance with applicable financial legislation, regulations and college prescripts.
- Assisting the Principal/ Accounting Officer or Council in discharging the duties prescribed in the financial management policies of the College; establishing and maintain financial management structures.
- Establish, implement, and monitor the financial management and internal control systems.
- Establish and manage the college financial accounting system ensuring compliance with all prescripts and the maintenance of the general ledger accordance with applicable policy, prescripts and accounting frameworks.
- Contribute to the development of strategic, corporate, annual performance and operational plans, whichever is applicable, including coordinating, analyzing and advising overseeing the budget preparation process, providing advice and support to stakeholders.
- Produce compliant Annual Financial Statement for approval by the Accounting Officer and council Chair as required by the Department of Higher Education and Training in team of Generally Recognized Accounting Practice (GRAP).
- Review the budget proposals prior to submission to the relevant approval authority; oversee and manage the budget monitoring process, including the production of monthly, quarterly financial and performance reports and providing recommendations and advice to the relevant functionaries as to how to address significant variances; coordinate, manage and monitor the college budget and expenditure management process and delivery within deadlines. Report the budget and expenditure analysis in the required format and present it to the management team and the college.
- Report the budget and expenditure analysis in the required format and present it to the management team and the college council.
- Regularly monitor the institution’s controls over financial and logistical systems, supply chain management and their procedures in order to protect the integrity of financial information; oversee and optimize the utilization of electronic financial, logistics and management information systems.
- Manage the finalization of interim and annual financial statements in line with standards of GRAP and reviewing thereof and manage engagements with assurance providers (i.e. Auditor General).
- Ensure that the asset management function is effective and operational.
- Manage human resource and budget in the college.
CLOSING DATE : 22 September 2025
