Brief description
The main purpose of this position is to prepare, execute, monitor and report on the information and communication technology (ICT) capital budget of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) as well as the operational budget of the SARB’s Business Solutions and Technology Department (BSTD) to enable effective and efficient financial management within BSTD.
Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Plan the capital and operational budgets based on the budget guidelines in consultation with relevant stakeholders in order to meet the SARB’s budgetary deadlines.
- Prepare detailed schedules through consultation with relevant BSTD stakeholders in order to fulfil the SARB’s policy requirements.
- Execute the approved budgets through the submission of procurement requests, the payment of vendors as well as the correct classification and allocation of expenditure in order to fulfil the ICT requirements within the SARB.
- Monitor expenditure against the budgets through reconciliation and verification, ensuring efficient cash flow management as well as compliance with policies and contracts.
- Collect and analyse financial data in order to provide reporting on variance, exceptions, expenditure as well as project and procurement status for the effective management of the budgets.
- Identify and respond appropriately to stakeholders’ need for specific finance-related advice.
- Provide guidance and coaching to stakeholders, ensuring ongoing support on ICT-related financial matters.
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