Controller: Property Rates & Services (Ref Nr 51/2026)

R 316 176 – R 410 364 (T10) per annum as well as normal benefits as applicable to a Local Authority

Qualifications/ Experience:

• B Com or National Diploma in Financial Accounting as major; 02 years relevant experience; Computer literacy: MS Office; Code B driving licence

Key performance areas:

• Coordinating flow of work amongst billing and meter reading staff; Controlling the achievement of daily routine work targets by billing staff; Maintaining debtor accounts through controlling the creation of all new master file changes detailing service and staff codes. Reviewing and controlling levy of appropriate sundry charges in line with adopted Tariff structures; Generating, developing reports for the process of taking appropriate action and administering meter reading functions as a whole; Compilation of billing working documents for Audit purposes; Coordinating flow of work regards to Property Rates and the implementation of the Policy; Supervise and guidance the billing and meter reader. Reviewing and process all journals prepared by staff in the subsection.

Competencies:

• Functional – Accounting – Establishes appropriate accounting systems for the organization and ensures that the rules of GRAP and other good accounting practices are observed – Procurement – Manages the procurement process according to prevailing legislation, norms and standards – Budget Establishes and manages credible budgets within legislation, political and administrative mandates  Financial Management  Drive optimization of financial management of the municipality using standard operating procedures  Costing  Ability to produce costs based on best practices, political imperatives and standardize processes  Financial Reporting  Ability to achieve overall objectives to identify financial reporting, specific information needs of stakeholders and the general information needs of others  Financial Process Management  Ability to support an effective, economical and efficient financial function through financial processes  Oral Communication  The ability to articulate complex concepts in an understandable, persuasive way  Written Communication  Communicating complex information in a way that is understandable (language and format) to the specific audience  Organizational awareness  The ability to identify the key drivers in the sector and the municipality and to apply this understanding to achieve the service delivery objectives and challenges  Problem Solving  The ability to identify potential problems, to break the problems into components, to generate potential solutions, to choose an option and implement it  Planning and Organizing  The ability to plan activities within specific time frames and then plan these activities according to  Interpersonal Relationships  The ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with people inside and outside the municipality  Communication  The ability to listen attentively, understand issues, present information in a clear manner and respond appropriately to verbal and written communication from others  Service delivery orientation  The ability to explore and implement new ways to deliver services that contribute to the improvement of municipal processes in order to achieve municipal goals  Action and outcome orientation  The display of high work ethics in the setting and achieving challenging goals, meeting deadlines and keeping promises. It manifests in one's ability to remain focused on task, to be energetic, persistent and reliable  Resilience  The ability to respond constructively to pressure / stress situations and the ability to persevere with goals despite obstacles and setbacks  Cognitive ability  The ability to gather information, analyze issues and deal with complexity and ambiguity. Shows longterm thinking, follows through in a logical manner, aware of consequences and implications. Is able to see the 'bigger picture'  Willingness to change  The ability to innovate and challenge the status quo and the ability to cope with change driven by others  Learning orientation  The willingness and motivation to learn, knowledge to acquire, develop insight and focus on continuous selfimprovement  Impact and Influence  The ability to inspire a positive attitude in others and be able to influence others effectively  Team orientation  The ability to promote a collaborative climate, understand group dynamics and apply appropriate facilitation techniques in working with others to achieve a shared goal  Direction The ability to create a clear sense of common purpose and vision for others with a view to obtaining buyin and commitment to the goals  Coaching and Mentoring  The ability to identify skills, performance, and potential of subordinates and to encourage development with a view to optimizing their talent.