New 2025 Government Vacancies: FINANCIAL ANALYST: JOBS FUND PMU In Gauteng
| Job Title: | FINANCIAL ANALYST: JOBS FUND PMU |
| Company: | Government |
| Job Reference: | G10/2025 |
| Category: | Government |
| Location: | Pretoria, ZA |
| Employment Type: | Contractor |
| Date Posted: | 2025-08-27T21:32 |
| Closing Date: | 2025-09-06T23:30 |
| Salary: | ZAR 896305 - 1055958 per year |
FINANCIAL ANALYST: JOBS FUND PMU - Job Description
Introduction
The purpose of this role is to analyse corporate financials and appraise investment proposals from public, private and non-governmental organisations as they relate to Jobs Fund applications and the Jobs Fund portfolio of investments in activities that contribute directly to enhanced employment creation in South Africa. New 2025 Government Vacancies: FINANCIAL ANALYST: JOBS FUND PMU In Gauteng
Responsibilities
Jobs Fund Regulatory Framework: Prepare and maintain mandated documents as required. Review Jobs Fund policies for alignment with accounting standards and provide explanations on processes and techniques and recommend actions. Assist Jobs Fund staff in interpreting laws, rules, and regulations, and clarifying procedures. Assist the Jobs Fund in the management and interpretation of the Auditing regulations and procedures. Jobs Fund Applications and Investment Opportunities Appraisals: Appraise new investment proposals (due diligence) and opportunities submitted through the Calls for Proposals. To conduct a financial appraisal of the application, which includes analysing the proposed financial model. Utilise and Quality Assure the Activity Based Costing Project Implementation Monitoring Plan (ABC PIMP) to capture and review the Application proposals. Determine optimal funding allocations including establishing standard costs across models and collecting operational data on models. Conduct commercial analysis, financial modelling and analysis, risk analysis and institutional analysis. Prepare appraisal reports for submission. Review proposed contracts for adherence to Jobs Fund policy, existing laws and regulations.
Negotiate project documents. Jobs Fund Portfolio Investment Analysis: Analyse investment project reports and corporate financials. Examine accounting data for accuracy, appropriateness and documentation. Compare and analyse actual results with plans and forecasts to identify financial status and monitor variances. Audit documents submitted for payment and verify compliance with Jobs Fund guidelines. Identify, report and ensure resolution of non-compliance issues and project risks. Prepare disbursement request reports for consideration. Monitor and check approved disbursements to projects. Monitor and report on project progress post-investment. Prepare and submit surplus memos for implementation projects. Jobs Fund Performance and Reporting: Coordinate with other members of the Jobs Fund Project Management Unit to review financial information and forecasts. Analyse current and past financial data and performance, identify trends in financial performance and provide recommendations for improvement. Provide information and technical support in the development and revision of policies and regulations. Assist with the compilation of data, financial reports and interpretation of legislated financial
Required Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree/ Advanced Diploma/ BTech degree (NQF Level 7) in Finance or Project Finance, Economics or a related field. A postgraduate qualification in Finance would be advantageous. Minimum 4 years post training/ internship experience. Experience in public sector would be advantageous. Competencies Required: Client Service Orientation: The ability to interact with and respond to internal and external client needs and expectations in a manner that puts into practice the Batho Pele spirit and meets and exceeds service delivery standards, with priority given to client satisfaction. Concern for Quality and Order: The desire to see things done logically, clearly and well. It takes various forms: monitoring and checking work and information, insisting on the clarity of roles and duties, and setting up and maintaining information systems.
Effective Communication: The ability to transmit and receive information clearly and communicate effectively with others by considering their points of view to respond appropriately. This may involve listening, interpreting, formulating and delivering verbal, non-verbal, written, and/or electronic messages.
It includes the ability to convey ideas and information in a way that brings understanding to the target audience. Emotional Intelligence: The capacity for recognising their own feelings and those of others, for motivating oneself and others as a result of this awareness, and for managing emotions within oneself and in others. Integrity/ Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organisation; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organisation, self, and others; is trustworthy. Problem Solving and Analysis: The ability to understand a situation, issue, problem, etc., by breaking it into smaller pieces, or tracing the implications of a situation in a step-by-step way. It includes organising the parts of a problem, situation, etc., systematically; making systematic comparisons of different features or aspects; setting priorities on a rational basis; and identifying time sequences, causal relationships, or if-then relationships.
Create timely and well-developed solutions by examining alternatives, risks and consequences. Resources Planning: Organises work, sets priorities and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organisations or parts of the organisation to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Team Participation: The ability to work cooperatively with others, to work together as opposed to working separately or competitively. Valuing Diversity: The ability to understand and respect the practices, customs, values and norms of other individuals, groups and cultures. It goes beyond what is required by governmental employment equity regulations to include the ability to respect and value different points of view and to be open to others of different backgrounds or perspectives. It includes seeing others’ differences as a positive part of the work environment. It also means being able to work well with a wide variety of people representing different backgrounds, cultures and socio-economic levels. Vision and Purpose: Modelling and promoting high personal and professional standards that support the organisation’s vision, mandate and values.
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