Entry Date: 07 Feb 2024
Expiry Date: 13 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.
For more information about the HDA, please visit our website: www.thehda.co.za
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The HDA has the following: Six (6) Month
Temporarycontract position.
Temporary: Budget Officer
Location: Head Office – Johannesburg
Reporting Line: Budget & Reporting Specialist
Ref: HDABO1
Main Purpose: Management Accounting and Financial Reporting.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Budgeting & Management Accounting
Take overall responsibility for the budgeting process through:
• Assist in annual and mid-term budget review and budget forecast/cash flow projections.
• Upload and maintain approved and revised budgets in Sage 300/related systems.
• Check correctness of GL accounts on purchase requisitions/ activation form before any procurement process take place.
• Compile National Treasury templates medium term expenditure committee (MTEC), quarterly report and Estimated National Expenditure (ENE) database.
• Assist in monthly and quarterly management accounts.
• Conduct meetings with the Head of the Departments to discuss variance reports on monthly and quarterly basis.
• Tracking actual figures against budgeted figures through identifying variances, sourcing reasons/explanations for variances above 10% from the budget holders and communicating these to management.
• Maintain register/excel spreadsheet of requisitions/SCM reports submitted for budget confirmation and budget transfer form file.
• Check requests for budget transfer or virement beforeadjustments taking place.
• Forecasts based on outstanding purchase orders and advised management appropriately regarding any foreseeably under/overspending.
2. Financial Reporting
• Check purchase requisitions which ensure that expenses are allocated to the correct posting accounts.
• Issue detailed transactions/expenditure listing monthly to all EXCO/unit heads.
• Ensure cost centre reporting is aligned to organisational strategic and performance plans.
3. Adhoc duties:
• Carry out ad hoc investigations, projects etc. requiredthat have financial reporting implications.
• Attend National Treasury budget meetings and provide feedback on HDA budget related matters as required.
• Assist finance as and when required.
4. Requirements
• National Diploma/Degree in accounting/internal Auditing.
• 3 years’ experience in budgeting/management accounting.
• Ability to communicate with people at all levels.
• Advanced computer literacy especially in Excel.
• Sage Knowledge would be added as an advantage.
Period: Six months
Closing date for applications is 13 February 2024.
To submit your application, please send an emailARecruitPFin@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. Copies 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 and priority given to people living with disabilities and females ● 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.
