Branch Purpose
- The programme aims to provide policy direction and facilitate the effective and efficient management of assets, liabilities, financial systems and provincial supply chain processes
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The Branch is comprised of the following Sub-Programmes:
- Asset and Liabilities Management which is responsible for:
- Monitoring and supporting Departments and Public Entities on management of Physical Assets, Cash and Liabilities
- Supply Chain Management is responsible for:
- Monitoring SCM Compliance and providing support to Provincial Departments and Public Entities as well as supplier development
- Financial Systems is responsible for:
- Implementing Financial Systems and provide support to Provincial Departments.
Strategic
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Strategic Objectives
| Strategic Objective 1 |
To provide policy direction and support to 13 votes and 5 public entities on Assets, Liabilities, Supply Chain Management and Financial Systems to ensure improvement of audit outcomes by 2019/2 |
| Objective Statement |
All Provincial Votes and Public Entities to fully comply with relevant prescripts on Assets, Liabilities, Supply Chain Management and Financial Systems resulting in improved audit outcomes by 2019/20 financial year. |
| Baseline |
- Departments with Unqualified Audit Opinions – 6
- Departments with Qualified Audit Opinions – 6
- Departments with Adverse opinions – 0
- Departments with Disclaimer opinion – 1
- Public Entities with Unqualified Audit Opinion – 2
- Public Entities with Qualified Audit Opinions – 1
- Public Entities with Adverse Opinion – 1
- Public Entities with Disclaimer Audit Opinion – 1
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| Justification |
- To increase accountability in the public sector, promotion of transparency, optimal utilisation of state resources as well as enhance compliance to legal framework.
- Financial systems enable the province to record, manage financial transactions, and consolidate information for reporting both provincially and nationally.
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The achievement of this strategic objective will contribute towards the achievement of the following:
- Departmental Strategic Outcome Oriented Goal 2: Responsive, accountable, effective and efficient provincial government systems
- LDP Objectives: Sound Financial and Administrative Management; Increase the number of unqualified audit opinions in departments, public entities and municipalities
- MTSF National Outcome 12: An efficient, effective and development oriented public service
- NDP Chapter 13 Objective: Building a Capable and Developmental State
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