About Financial Services
The Financial Services Department is responsible for the overall management of the financial affairs of the Mkhambathini Municipality and its mandate are amongst others to achieve the following:
- Strategic rendering of financial management services to municipal departments, divisions and units.
- The preparation of annual municipal budget, medium-term budget adjustments and implementing and maintaining a system that generates accurate information about the municipality’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. This information is generated for use and enabling stakeholders to make sound and informed financial decisions.
- Manages the financial affairs of the Mkhambathini Municipality to ensure that the best possible services are attained in a cost-effective manner.
- Ensure full compliance and implementation of MFMA, Act no. 56 of 2003, DORA and other financial management prescripts per National Treasury Regulations.
- The department is broken down into the following components/sections in order to fulfil its obligations to its internal structures and communities, other spheres of Government and organs of State as per relevant legislation:
Budget Management | Budget Preparation and monitoring Reporting (Monthly, Quarterly and Annually) Annual Financial Statements Tariffs setting Grant management
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Supply Chain Management | Implementation of SCM Policy Logistic Management Disposal Management Acquisition Management Procurement Management Suppliers Database Demand Management Creditors Database |
Expenditure Management | Salaries Payments of creditors VAT Compliance Creditors Reconciliation |
Revenue Management | Billing and Rates Credit Control Debt Revenue Collection Cash Receipts and Banking Customer Care |
Asset Management | Assets acquisition Insurance claims on assets Asset disposal Asset verification Asset accounting |
Financial Control and Cash Management | Cash Management Reconciliations Annual Financial Statements Investment Management |
Management Accounts and Financial Systems | Managements Accounts |