Entry Date: 10 Feb 2024
Expiry Date: 18 Feb 2024
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) is a national public sector development agency that inter alia has the mandate to identify, acquire, prepare and develop suitable land for human settlements. The Agency also undertakes the programme and project management for development of housing and human settlements. The HDA carries out its functions in partnership with a range of stakeholders including national, provincial and local government as well as with communities, developers and financiers. Established in 2009, the Agency was established by an Act of Parliament in 2008 and is accountable through its Board to the Minister of Human Settlements.
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The HDA has the following: Fixed term contract position:
Manager: Finance
Location: Head office- Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Senior Finance Manager
Reference: HDAMF007
Main Purpose: To ensure that project finances are appropriately managed, reported on and are compliant to ensure the overall financial success of the HDA’s mandate.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Governance and Administration:
• Manage good governance and compliance with audit, as well as legislative requirements.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors.
• Manage the overall project finances to ensure they are run effectively, and that the accurate financial information is provided.
• Collaborate with the risk teams as and when deem necessary to ensure robust risk management.
2. Financial Reporting for Projects:
• Manage the service provider providing support to the Agencys accounting system.
• Oversee operations of the finance department, by reviewing transactions in the SAGE system and ensure an accurate allocation of expenses to relevant cost centres.
• Oversee the integrity and accuracy of data in the financial system, i.e ACCPAC
• Manage the completeness, accuracy and timeous processing of transactions.
• Oversee the performance of weekly and monthly bank reconciliation.
• Review and approve journals before processing.
• Review and approve monthly All general ledger(balance sheet accounts) reconciliations.
• Responsible for the year end National Treasury consolidation report/s for submission by due date including the surplus retention process.
• Collaborate with the budget and reporting specialist in implementing a monthly reporting calendar and ensure that the General Ledger is closed timely in line with the reporting calender.
• Oversee the preparation/compilation of financial statements in accordance to applicable standards and legislation
• Submission of HDA annual tax returns.
3. Fixed Assets: Property plant and Equipment
• Ensure accurate recording of assets according to GRAP.
• Ensure depreciation is correctly calculated and recognised in the financial statement and the FAR (fixed assets register)
• Ensure assets are written off and disposed with proper authorisation in accordance with the approved delegations of authority, relevant government regulations and laws.
• Ensure the FAR is updated accordingly and proper records are kept for all disposed PPE.
• Process all assets insurance claims.
4. Financial Controls, Policies and Procedures:
• Lead the process of reviewing financial policies and procedures through monitoring appropriate financial regulations and draft updated policies.
• Manage the implementation of financial policies through communicating these policies to staff and providing technical support on the interpretation and implementation of the policies.
• Oversee the updating of the invoice tracker tool and ensure creditors are paid within 30 days.
5. Investments and Bank Management:
• Authorise payments, as approved signatory in line with internal processes and policies.
• Collaborate with the budget and reporting specialist in preparing cash forecasts to ensure HDA is always in a sound financial position.
6. Internal Audits:
• Managing the overall internal process: planning execution and finalisation.
• Management of the audit action plan.
7. Payroll
• Manage payroll outsource partner, liaise with the payroll service provider when necessary.
• Review a complete and accurate preparation of all payrolls related reconciliation.
• Oversee and ensure accuracy of monthly EFT payroll transfer amount prior to approval.
8. Rentals
• Collaborate with the Land department in developing systems for the management of lease agreements, tenants, invoicing and collections.
• Ensure invoices are appropriately approved before issued to tenants.
• Review reconciliation of tenants statements to Age Analysis (GL)
• Manage timeous submission of statements to customers
• Report to the collections department non-repaying tenants, in line with the accounts receivable policy.
9. Petty cash
• Ensure that petty cash funds are physically always secured or attended by an authorized person.
• Review petty reconciliations monthly.
• Ensure petty cash funds are not to be commingled with other funds.
• Conduct surprise cash counts.
• Ensure petty cash funds are utilized in accordance with the petty cash policy
10. People Management:
• Select, assign, lead and manage people.
• Set clear objectives for self and others and measure achievements against these objectives through implementation of the performance management system.
• Build and manage relationships with staff members.
• Manage and support staff development (e.g., training, workshops, etc).
• Develop and manage the implementation of succession plans for key individuals and critical positions.
• Implement the HDA HR policies and procedures as required.
• Manage risks and address issues as they arise.
11. Qualifications and Experience:
• A BCom Accounting Degree and post graduate degree/Diploma is required.
• Registration with a professional accounting body or similar will be an advantage.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in finance.
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Remuneration Scale: R906 100.00 - R1 177 900.00 per annum (all-inclusive package)
Closing date for applications is 18 February 2024.
To submit your application, please send an email Arecruitpfin@thehda.co.za.
When submitting your application for a position, please adhere to the following:
1. CVs received after the closing date will NOT be considered.
2. The Job Title and Reference number for the relevant position must appear in the subject line of your application.
3. The CV must be in PDF format.
4. Copies of all qualifications must be provided.
5. Copy of identity document must be provided.
6. Two contactable references must be provided.
Kindly take note if you have not been contacted within twenty-one (21) working days of the closing date; please consider your application unsuccessful. Should you not comply with the above requirements your application will NOT be considered.
Conditions of service: The HDA is an equal opportunity employer ● Appointments will be made in accordance with the HDA Employment Equity policy ● The HDA reserves the right not to make an appointment. We thank all applicants for their interest.
Communication will be conducted with short-listed applicants only.
The HDA operates in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 3 of 2013 (“POPI Act”), and by submitting your personal information to the HDA (by way of application and/or providing any other documentation as may be required during the recruitment process), you agree that the HDA may utilise and process your personal information in accordance with the POPI Act.
