Deputy Director: Municipal Revenue Management
Directorate: Municipal Finance Management
Closes Monday 9 November 2026 at midnight
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Deputy Director post in Municipal Finance Management, Johannesburg. Manages monitoring of municipal revenue management and compliance with the MFMA. Suits a finance professional with local government
- The job is to promote good revenue management in municipalities and make sure they follow the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA).
- You manage monitoring of municipal revenue processes in municipalities and municipal entities.
- You give support to municipalities on revenue management and related work, and manage relations between government bodies, including National Treasury.
- The post requires a three-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 7) in financial management, accounting, auditing, internal auditing, or cost management or cost accounting.
- You need 3 to 5 years of experience, 3 of which must be at supervisory or junior management level in local government finance.
- The salary is R932 292 per year, an all-inclusive package: 70% basic salary and 30% flexible portion. The base is Johannesburg. The closing date and how to apply are not stated in the text; enquiries go to Ms. B. Mtshizana on 060 387 4862.
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Requirements
A three-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 7) in Financial Management / Accounting/ Auditing/ Internal Auditing/ Cost Management / Cost Accounting. 3 - 5 years’ experience of which 3 must be at supervisory / junior management level in local government finance, preferably monitoring or implementing Municipal Budgets/ Revenue Management.
Duties
- To promote effective revenue management in the municipal sphere of government and ensure compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act.
- Manage the monitoring of the municipal revenue management processes in municipalities and municipal entities to ensure compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act, the MFMA Regulations and other related Legislations.
- Manage monitoring of compliance with compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act and related Legislations by local authorities related to Municipal Revenue Management.
- Provide relevant and bespoke support to municipalities pertaining to municipal revenue management and related processes.
- Manage effective and strategic intergovernmental relations (internally and externally).
- Includes participation in intergovernmental meetings, workshops, collaboration sessions, especially with the National Treasury.
- Manage resources.
How to apply
Applications should be submitted online at: https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za
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Enquiries
Ms. B. Mtshizana at 060 387 4862
Notes from the department
- Applications should be submitted online and must be accompanied by a recently updated CV specifying all experience indicating the respective dates (MM/YY) as well as indicating three reference persons with the following information: name and contact number(s), email address and an indication of the capacity in which the reference is known to the candidate.
- Pre-entry SMS certificate is compulsory for SMS appointments.
- To access the SMS pre-entry certificate course and for further details, please click on the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/.
- For more information regarding the course please visit the NSG website: www.thensg.gov.za Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified documents on or before the interview date following communication from HR.
- Suitable candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks (criminal record, citizen, credit record checks, qualification, and employment verification).
- Confirmation of final appointment will be subject to a positive security clearance.
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
- Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered.
- The persons appointed to this position will be subjected to a security clearance.
- All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to technical exercise and interview.
- Following the technical exercise and interview, a maximum of three (3) SMS candidates will undergo psychometric assessments to assess cognitive capabilities, behavioural preferences, emotional intelligence, and integrity.
- All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
- One will be a practical exercise, and the other will be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment.
- Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
- Gauteng Provincial Treasury (GPT) reserves the right to utilise practical exercises / tests for non-SMS positions and during the recruitment process (candidates who are shortlisted will be informed accordingly) to determine the suitability of candidates for the post(s).
- GPT also reserves the right to cancel the filling / not to fill a vacancy that was advertised during any stage of the recruitment process.
As printed in Circular 38 of 2026 · page 305 · open the PDF (opens in new tab)
POST 38/433: DEPUTY DIRECTOR: MUNICIPAL REVENUE MANAGEMENT REF NO: REFS/056960 Directorate: Municipal Finance Management SALARY: R932 292 per annum, (all-inclusive package), consists of 70% Basic salary and 30% flexible portion that may be structured in terms of the applicable rules. CENTRE: Johannesburg REQUIREMENTS: A three-year tertiary qualification (NQF Level 7) in Financial Management / Accounting/ Auditing/ Internal Auditing/ Cost Management / Cost Accounting. 3 - 5 years’ experience of which 3 must be at supervisory / junior management level in local government finance, preferably monitoring or implementing Municipal Budgets/ Revenue Management. DUTIES: To promote effective revenue management in the municipal sphere of government and ensure compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act. Manage the monitoring of the municipal revenue management processes in municipalities and municipal entities to ensure compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act, the MFMA Regulations and other related Legislations. Manage monitoring of compliance with compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act and related Legislations by local authorities related to Municipal Revenue Management. Provide relevant and bespoke support to municipalities pertaining to municipal revenue management and related processes. Manage effective and strategic intergovernmental relations (internally and externally). Includes participation in intergovernmental meetings, workshops, collaboration sessions, especially with the National Treasury. Manage resources. ENQUIRIES: Ms. B. Mtshizana at 060 387 4862