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Mr. O. Ayaya, Chief Financial Officer, presents the finance branch's performance, financial management systems, future areas of improvement, and the linkage of targets with government aims.
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Annual Report PresentationFinance Branch Presented by Mr O. Ayaya Chief Financial Officer Department: Water Affairs (DWA) 17 November 2009 1
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Performance against priorities • State of financial management systems • Future performance areas • Linkage of current targets with government overall aims 2
State of financial management systems • Financial systems used • SAP- Water Trading Entity • BAS- main account • LOGIS- Procurement on Main Account 7
State of financial management systems (Cont) • Staffing • Structures for finance have been approved for both head office and regional offices • SMS and DDs in place • Regional heads of finance in place 8
State of financial management systems (Cont) • Separation of functions • Policy on linking of functions to either WTE or MEA implemented • Review of delegations • Delegations have been reviewed 9
State of financial management systems (Cont) • Business processes and procedures • Separation of functions • Internal Audit - Key to internal control systems • Establishment of a risk management • Preparation of interim financial statements 10
Future performance areas • Improved revenue management • Effective asset management • Full compliance with SCM framework • Effective Risk management • Effective implementation of business processes and procedures • Timeous payments to suppliers 11
Future performance areas (Cont) • Effective implementation of financial improvement plan • Oversee and monitor donor funding • Reporting of financial information in line with GAAP, GRAP, IFRIS and PFMA • Preparation of MTEF and ENE submissions • Preparation of adjustment budget and EWS • Continuous evaluation and comparison of expenditure against the budget 12
Future performance areas (Cont) • Manage the bidding process • Provide a reliable and relevant supplier data base 13
Linkage of current targets with government overall aims • Our Branch targets are aligned to the following government overall aims: • Strategic priority 10: Building a developmental state including improvement of public services and strengthening democratic institutions • Focus area: Improving the service delivery and quality of public services: the target is … health, water and land use management, issuing … in the Public Service. • Focus area: Improve financial management and reporting practices that entrench a culture and practice of transparency and honesty in service delivery 14
Thank you 15