ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: FINANCIAL PLANNING

Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

Directorate: Budget Performance Management

Reference number: 3/1/1/1/2026/223
Salary: R487 197 per annum (Level 09)
Centre: Gauteng (Pretoria)
Province: Gauteng
Closing date: 28 September 2026
Circular: No 33 of 2026

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Requirements

Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in a possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Diploma in Financial Management / Cost and Management Accounting / or equivalent qualifications (NQF Level 6). Minimum of 3 years of experience at a supervisory level in the budget planning environment. A valid driver's licence. Job related knowledge: Budget systems. Computer accounting software. Knowledge of Financial Accounting Systems. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Job related skills: Project management. Team management. Interpersonal relations. Budget forecasting. Advanced Computer literacy (Excel etc.). Planning and organising. Resource planning. Problem solving and decision making. Time management. Business management. Communication (verbal and written). Ability to work within a team.

Duties

Initiate budget compilation process annually. Develop, implement and evaluate budget inputs for budget framework processes, Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (AENE), Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE) and Roll-overs. Manage Branch budget processes as per the action plan. Attend information sessions for budget programmes managers. Consolidate budget input from the Branch. Monitor budget in accordance with the vote. Monitor budget implementation for programmes in accordance with the appropriation bill. Monitor the implementation for capturing the original budget (ENE) and adjust budget (AENE) on Basic Accounting System (BAS) annually. Manage Standard Charts of Accounts (SCOA) segment aligned to vote. Monitor and advice responsibility managers to relocate budget to items with negative balance. Monitor balancing report at the end of the month. Monitor and advise with the preparation of realignment documents quarterly. Manage the budget maintenance. Monitor the implementation of BAS budget structures. Monitor economic reporting format allocation combinations.

Where to send your application

Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to: 600 Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Van der Walt Street), Berea Park, Pretoria, 0002 or by email to Post223@dlrrd.gov.za

Enquiries

Mr N Malisha Tel No: (012) 312 8962

Note

EE Targets: African, Indian, and White Males and Coloured and Indian Females and Persons with disabilities.

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 33 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 11 September 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 11 September 2026.

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