Saturday 24 August 2013

Municipal Finance Management Intern (X2) (Two year Contract)

Municipal Finance Management Intern (X2) (Two year Contract)
Salary Scale: R96000.00 per annum (all inclusive)

No Municipal benefits will apply (pension, medical aid etc) and applicants are
required to make their own arrangements in respect thereof.

This post requires dedicated and highly motivated people who have obtained a three (3) years tertiary qualification to participate in an internship programme that seeks to capacitate recent graduates for a career in local government finance.  This internship is  the  initiative  of  the  National  Treasury. The  objective  is  to  help  build  sufficient strategic management capacity at local government level.

Minimum Requirements
  B.  Comm  degree  with  majors  in  Accounting  and  or  Auditing,  or  a  relevant three year tertiary qualification with computer literacy.
  Good interpersonal written and verbal  communication skills
  A  training  programme  is  currently  being  developed  which  will  expose  the successful  applicants  to  all  facets  of  local  government  related  financial services.
  It must be noted that at the conclusion of the internship contract period, the
Municipality  is  neither  obliged  to  extend  the  contract  period  nor  to  offer permanent employment.
  Residing  within  the  Ubuhlebezwe  Local  Municipality  (Reference  letter  from your ward Councillor)

Key Performance Area
  Performance basic accounting functions
  Will be able to interpret finance legislation &policies
  Willing to learn more while working under pressure
  Processing invoice payment from the capture and verification of the source documents
  Managing the interface between the department payroll and accounting system
  Budget controls on expenditure
  Overseeing expenditure management reconcile grant  

Ubuhlebezwe Municipality is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

A letter of application indicating the position being applied for, together with a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of certificate and ID document must be forwarded to:  The Municipal Manager, P. O. Box 132, and IXOPO 3276 by not later 16h00 on Friday 6 September 2013.   Faxed applications will not be accepted.  If you do not hear from Council within 30 days of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

All enquiries should be directed to the HR Officer, Mrs LH Khumalo

Council reserves the right not to make any appointment/appointments into the abovementioned positions.