DEPT: Finance & Human Resources
COMPOSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT
- Departmental head
- Divisional Head: Finance
- Divisional Head: HR
- Accountant: Creditors
- Accountant: Debtors
- Assistant Account: Creditors
- Billing Clerk
- Debtors Clerk
- Store Controller
- Store Keeper
- Cashiers
- Accounts Enquiry Clerk
- Water Meter Readers
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES
Financial Management
- Accounting system
- Financial/accounting policies
Cash flow Management
- Cash Flow policy
- Investment policy
- Collection of revenue
- Payment of creditors and service providers
- Bank reconciliation for all council’s bank accounts
- Maintenance of sound business relations with financial institutions
Budgets
- Compilation of annual estimates of revenue and expenditure
- Compilation of supplementary estimates of revenue and expenditure
- Budgetary controls
Financial Statements
- Preparation of annual financial statements
- Financial record keeping for all transactions
Audits
- Co-ordination of external audits
Tax administration
- Administration of VAT, income tax, import duties and all related taxes
Asset Management and Insurance
- Effective management and control of Council’s assets
- Administration of short term insurance over Council’s assets
Human Resources Management
- Development and maintenance of Council’s strategic human resource policies, procedures and systems/processes
- Maintenance of employee relations