National Empowerment Fund (Nef) Vacancies

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**Job Title: Regional Manager: Northern Cape** **Overview** The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) is seeking a Regional Manager for its Northern Cape office, located in Kimberley. This is a permanent, Employment Equity (EE) position within the Financial Services industry, encompassing banking, finance, insurance, and stockbroking. The Regional Manager will serve as a senior investment professional, primarily responsible for leading the implementation of NEF’s mandate in the province. This role involves managing regional office operations while directly originating, assessing, structuring, and implementing investment transactions. The position requires a strong dealmaker with sound financial modelling and investment analysis capabilities, coupled with the ability to represent the NEF in stakeholder forums, build strategic partnerships, and drive business development to achieve the NEF’s developmental and investment Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The remuneration for this role is market related. **What you will do** Key responsibilities of the Regional Manager include: * **Deal Origination and Investment Execution:** Identifying, originating, and structuring commercially viable deals aligned with NEF’s mandate in the Northern Cape; assessing new applications for commercial viability and eligibility; preparing investment proposals including financial models, risk analysis, and motivations; presenting deals to NEF Committees for approval; ensuring timeous implementation and disbursement of approved transactions; addressing Credit Risk queries and Legal structuring matters; and overseeing post-approval implementation and handover to Post Investment for monitoring. * **Pipeline Development and Business Growth:** Driving active deal flow generation within the province through stakeholder engagement, outreach, and business development; working with municipalities, provincial departments, DFIs, and business chambers to source viable projects; identifying investment opportunities that contribute to job creation and provincial economic growth; and maintaining a strong and quality pipeline that aligns with NEF’s annual investment and empowerment targets. * **Financial Analysis and Modelling:** Developing robust financial models to evaluate project feasibility, profitability, and repayment capacity; conducting sensitivity and scenario analyses to support decision-making; supporting valuations, pricing, and structuring of funding packages (debt, equity, or blended instruments); and providing quantitative and qualitative inputs for investment reports and presentations. * **Regional Leadership and Office Management:** Overseeing daily operations of the Northern Cape Regional Office and ensuring compliance with NEF policies; providing guidance and mentorship to the regional analyst and administrator; ensuring high-quality deal screening, timely reporting, and effective client communication; managing resources and workflows to meet turnaround time targets and organisational KPIs; and fostering a results-oriented, collaborative regional team culture aligned with NEF’s core values. * **Stakeholder Management and Representation:** Representing the NEF in provincial stakeholder meetings, investment forums, and development partnerships; coordinating with provincial government, business associations, and local enterprises to promote NEF offerings; ensuring alignment of provincial initiatives with NEF’s strategic priorities and transformation objectives; and promoting NEF’s visibility through outreach programmes, SME workshops, and public engagements. **Requirements (from the original advert)** Experience / Skills Required * Minimum 5 years’ experience in investment analysis, deal structuring, or corporate finance. * Proven experience in SME funding, venture capital, or development finance. * Strong understanding of financial modelling, valuation, and credit risk analysis. * Exposure to legal and transaction documentation (Shareholders Agreements, SPAs, etc.). * Demonstrated ability to originate and close transactions independently. * Experience engaging with government and development stakeholders preferred. Qualification Requirements * Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Investment Management or related field. * Postgraduate qualification (e.g., Honours, CFA Level 1, MBA) advantageous. Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes Key Competencies: * Strong deal-making and analytical skills. * Advanced financial modelling and Excel proficiency. * Excellent business writing and presentation ability. * Ability to balance developmental and commercial imperatives. * Sound judgment, integrity, and decision-making ability. * Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills. * Ability to lead and inspire a small team. * Professional maturity and self-motivation Attitudes and Behaviour: * Integrity and ethical conduct. * Results-oriented and deadline-driven. * Strategic and proactive thinker. * Client-focused with a developmental mindset. * Collaborative and adaptable. * Professional representation of NEF at all times. **Who should apply** This position is ideally suited for an experienced Investment Associate or Senior Investment Associate who can operate independently, manage the end-to-end investment process, and provide leadership to a small regional team, even without prior formal management experience. The ideal candidate will be a strong dealmaker with sound financial modelling and investment analysis capabilities. They should possess strong analytical, business writing, and presentation abilities, alongside the capacity to balance developmental and commercial imperatives. A candidate demonstrating sound judgment, integrity, and decision-making abilities, strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, and the capability to lead and inspire a small team with professional maturity and self-motivation will be well-suited. Key personal attributes include integrity, ethical conduct, a results-oriented and deadline-driven approach, strategic and proactive thinking, client focus, a developmental mindset, and a collaborative and adaptable nature, ensuring professional representation of NEF at all times. **Deadline** 30 October 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/national-empowerment-fund-nef-vacancies-7 Source: govpage --- **Job Title: Finance Manager** **Overview** The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) is seeking a Finance Manager, based in Sandton. This is a permanent, Employment Equity (EE) position within the Financial Services industry, specifically focusing on Financial Management. The primary purpose of this role is to oversee and be responsible for all aspects of financial management, ensuring strict compliance with internal policies and procedures, as well as managing the day-to-day operations of the finance department. The remuneration for this position is market related. **What you will do** The Finance Manager's responsibilities include: * **Financial management:** Monitoring day-to-day financial operations (payroll, invoicing, other transactions); overseeing financial department staff; contracting outside services for tax preparation, auditing, banking, investments, and other financial needs; tracking the company's financial status and performance; providing insightful information to managers for decision-making; managing the preparation of the NEF’s budget; establishing and maintaining financial policies and procedures; conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities; liaising with various other departments; improving the overall control environment of the finance function; ensuring effective budgeting for MTEF and ENE processes; reviewing the general ledger and ensuring all reconciliations are completed and signed; ensuring timely and accurate creditor payments; keeping up to date with IFRS, GRAP, and relevant legislation; annual planning and coordination of year-end audit; timeous completion of year-end audit; and securing an unmodified audit report with minimal significant Report to Management findings. * **Statutory/regulatory management:** Submission of monthly and quarterly financial reports; ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements relating to financial control, financial management, and accounting; ensuring appropriate external audit arrangements are in place and managing the audit process; assisting in a successful conclusion of an annual audit with an unqualified opinion; compiling the respective sections of the NEF’s integrated annual report; and understanding and adhering to financial regulations and legislation. * **Internal processes and general management:** Ensuring finance policies and procedures are up to date and approved; compliance with NEF policies and procedures; timeous resolution of audit findings by agreed implementation dates; and operating within departmental cost budgets. * **Reporting:** Reviewing financial data and preparing monthly and annual reports; ensuring Monthly Management Accounts are finalised on time and provide useful strategic information; ensuring compliance with PFMA, National Treasury (NT) Regulations, and dtic reporting requirements; handling ad hoc reporting to the dtic and the NT; and ensuring timely and accurate preparation of compliant AFS and NT packs. * **Portfolio Management:** Ensuring timely and accurate investment disbursements; ensuring timely and accurate collections and debit orders; ensuring timely and accurate impairments and write-offs; and managing portfolio analysis that provides strategic input to the business. * **Cash Management:** Ensuring weekly and monthly review of bank reconciliations as per the Finance Standard Operating Standards; managing cash to maximize returns; and maintaining banking relationships. * **Risk Management:** Seeking and implementing methods for minimising financial risk to the company; and staying up to date with technological advances and accounting software. * **Committees:** Actively participating in internal committees to provide strategic finance input. * **People Management:** Developing work plans and allocating work; managing staff performance continuously; and providing mentorship/training and managing development. **Requirements (from the original advert)** Experience / Skills Required * Minimum 8 years in progressively responsible financial management roles that includes the following: * Staff management * Preparation of monthly reporting to management * Preparation of annual financial statements * Managing both internal and external audit * Thorough understanding of GRAP and IFRS * Understanding of PFMA and NT regulations * Computer literacy – Excel proficiency, knowledge of accounting systems / programmes * High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation. * Experience in the preparation and finalisation of accounts in accordance with current statutory regulations. * Experience in budget preparation and reporting. * Highly numerate and able to analyse statistical information and interpret financial data to produce reports which can be understood by non-financial colleagues. * IFRS 9 practical experience. Qualification Requirements Essential: * B Com Degree in Finance, Accounting * Honours Degree Preferred: * CA(SA) Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes * Attention to detail * Deadline driven * Excellent planning and organisational skills * Analytical skills * Strong interpersonal skills * Ability to work under pressure * Flexibility – ability to handle erratic working hours * Ability to interact at all levels Leading/ Managing Competencies * Monitoring and Measuring * Strategic Leadership * Vision Creation & Motivation Functional Competencies * Anticipating and Managing Change * Business insight and Risk Awareness * Commercial and Financial Acumen * Organisational Awareness * Process & Tech Competence **Who should apply** The ideal candidate for the Finance Manager position will have a minimum of 8 years in progressively responsible financial management roles, demonstrating experience in staff management, monthly reporting, annual financial statements, and managing both internal and external audits. A thorough understanding of GRAP, IFRS, PFMA, and NT regulations is essential, alongside computer literacy, Excel proficiency, and knowledge of accounting systems. The role requires a high level of integrity, dependability, a strong sense of urgency, and a results-orientation, with practical experience in IFRS 9. The candidate should be highly numerate, capable of analysing statistical information and interpreting financial data for diverse audiences. Key personal attributes include attention to detail, being deadline-driven, excellent planning and organisational skills, strong analytical and interpersonal skills, the ability to work under pressure, flexibility to handle erratic working hours, and the capacity to interact at all levels. Leadership competencies include monitoring, measuring, strategic leadership, and vision creation/motivation, while functional competencies encompass anticipating and managing change, business insight and risk awareness, commercial and financial acumen, organisational awareness, and process and technology competence. **Deadline** 7 October 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/national-empowerment-fund-nef-vacancies-7 Source: govpage

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