Deputy Director: Financial Management and Inter Modelling

Remuneration: R67 075.25 pm (basic salary, excluding benefits) 

Location: 66 Jorissen Street, Braamfontein 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Matric/Grade 12 (NQF level 4); 
• Post Graduate BSc Degree in Statistics, Advanced Maths or Finance or equivalent at NQF 8 qualification. Finance, Economics. Similar is a minimum prerequisite; 
• 8-10 years’ experience in Financial Modelling environment; 
• Valid driver’s license. 

Primary Function: 

• To direct and lead socio-economic modelling and property market research analysis that supports strategic planning to determine how limited resources can be best deployed to maximise the benefit to CoJ citizens and provide robust economic planning assumptions. To conduct detailed market research and analytics to support the development of property market valuation reports and global property valuation parameters. 

Key Performance Areas: 

• To identify and develop a socio-economic modelling plan for the City; 
• Conduct valuation market research and analytics at Group and Departmental Level 
• Developing Socio-Economic Modelling for special projects 
• Ensure Statistical Analysis and Regression Modelling; 
• Ensure Planning and Development Analysis; 
• Manage and coach staff in the Treasury Unit to ensure that all staff meet the department’s objectives in line with broader organizational objectives and requirements; 
• Manage and monitor assets and resource of the Directorate; 
• To control, consolidate, analyse and submit various reliable report; 
• Practice good governance and management of risk; 

Leading Competencies: 

• Computer Literacy on SAP (Finance); 
• Computer Literacy – Microsoft Office Applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint; 
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal. 

Core Competencies: 

• Strong understanding of quantitative skills; 
• Strong financial analysing abilities; 
• CAMA knowledge; 
• As evidence by formal training in econometrics or statistics, data mining, coding to develop models and extensive experience in utilizing those skills in a research environment; 
• Understanding how local government strategy and operation; 
• Confidence and credibility to persuasively interact with colleagues and superiors.

CLOSING DATE: WEDNESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2026