Critical Area for Performance

Typical core tasks

Management arrangements

The efficient, effective, economical and transparent use of resources; delegation of powers to other officials; proper risk management; design and implementation of internal controls, including internal audit, proper systems, processes and procedures; segregation of duties and financial management training.

Planning and budgeting

Provision of timely, accurate and adequate financial and other operational information for strategic decision making purposes; preparation of strategic plans, including advice on new strategies for achieving Government’s objectives; costing and pricing of the department’s products and services; programme performance measurement.

Revenue and expenditure management

Examine the department’s operations to identify sources or potential sources of revenue; regular evaluation of the effectiveness of sources of revenue; timeous collection of revenue; ensure that sound systems and procedures for expenditure management and control are in place; deliver programmes with levels of efficiency, effectiveness and economy that seek to emulate the forces of market competition; effective management of transfer payments and conditional grants in terms of the annual Division of Revenue Act; implementation of processes to track expenditure and commitments Critical Area for Performance Typical core tasks against the vote and the identification, recovery and reporting of unauthorised, irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure.

Asset and liability management

Proper planning for the acquisition of assets, including the need to consider alternative strategies for the achievement of Government objectives; design and implement measures to protect and maintain assets, including the establishment of a comprehensive asset register; preparation of monthly age analysis of debtors and creditors reports.

Accounting and reporting requirements

Design, implement and maintain accounting systems to ensure complete, valid, accurate and timeous financial/non-financial information; maintenance of appropriate and consistent financial/non-financial reports that satisfy the needs of the users of financial/non-financial information; guidance on regular performance reporting to management.