About Ubuntu Local Municipality

The Ubuntu Local Municipality  is a Category B municipality located within the Pixley ka Seme District in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. As of February 2026, it continues to serve as the local government authority for several towns in the Karoo region.

Minimum Requirements

• A relevant 3year tertiary qualification, preferably a B. Com or National Diploma with financial accounting as a major subject. Computer Literacy: MS Office
• Compliance with the relevant Minimum Competency Level for Financial Officials as prescribed.

Experiences

• Code B Drivers’ license
• Computer Literacy (MS Office Application)
• Good management, human relations, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to give attention to detail
• High level of responsibility
•  Ability to work under pressure
•  Aware of and able to apply the principles of GRAP;
• Calculates and interprets basic accounting ratios;
• Understands the limitations of accounting date as a basis for management action;
• Uses techniques such as time series and index numbers to interpret accounting data;
• Monitors and controls cash receipts and payments in compliance with cash management policies; Makes and records payments in accordance with financial policies and regulations; Maintains petty cash records;
• Accounts for cash and bank transactions; Prepares bank reconciliation statements;
• Distinguishes between capital and operational expenditure;
• Understands costing concepts and advise on the management of costs;
• Interprets cost data; including the use of overhead rates; and Understand ‘activitybased costing’ or similar costing models and the use of cost drivers.
• Preparereports and returns for outside agencies;
• Produces spreadsheets for the analysis of numerical information; and
• Presents information in graphical, diagrammatic or tabular formats.