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Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999)

Understanding and Using this Act

Normative Measures For Financial Management

Phase 1 : Perfecting The Basics

11. Recommended structure of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and related duties

 

In terms of Treasury Regulation 2.1.2, the chief financial officer is directly accountable to the accounting officer. The chief financial officer should have an appropriate support structure that allows him/her sufficient opportunity to provide analysis, interpretations and appraisals that will assist and improve decision making in the institution.

 

The following diagrammatic representation recommends the reporting lines and structure of a chief financial officer’s component :

 

 

NMFM Diag 1