Financial Administrator: CSD - South African Reserve Bank (SARB)

The main purpose of this position is to provide financial administration support to the Corporate Services Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Engage in short-term planning and perform tasks against work plans as defined by the team leader.
• Assist with financial/budgetary challenges, diagnose problems and choose and/or modify routines to deal with them, displaying the ability to provide solutions for problems within a defined context.
• Coordinate and compile the annual departmental budget.
• Administer the approved budget in terms of controlling expenditure and reporting on variances.
• Monitor and verify orders to ensure that expenditure is within the approved budget and by the SARB’s procurement processes and procedures.
• Perform general accounting duties and reconciliations by accounting and SARB policies, relevant accounting standards and Acts.
• Perform general administration, including the preparation of payment instructions, data capturing and record-keeping to ensure the smooth running of the department’s operations.
• Effect the payment of suppliers/vendors according to the SARB’s processes.
• Collate and provide relevant management information for decision-making purposes to ensure complete and relevant information for the department.
• Ensure compliance with the procurement policy, budget guidelines and other relevant SARB policies.
• Engage with stakeholders (internal and external), displaying the ability to solicit information as well as deliver a coherent and convincing message.

Job Requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a National Diploma (NQF6) in Financial Management or an equivalent qualification; and
• at least three to five years of job-related experience in a budget and financial support environment.

Additional requirements include: 

• resilience;
• service and stakeholder focus;
• planning and organising skills;
• learning focus;
• drive for results;
• problem-solving and analytical skills;
• verbal and written communication skills; and
• judgement and decision-making skills.