Controller of Treasury and Budget

About this role

The Southern African Development Community Secretariat is recruiting a Controller of Treasury and Budget to lead treasury, budgeting and budgetary control at its Gaborone, Botswana headquarters. The postholder oversees annual budgeting with directorates and units, prepares guidelines, consolidates the Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework and Annual Estimates, maintains budget data in SADC Integrated Management Systems, and reports budget variances. The position also manages treasury records and reconciliations, ensures journal entries and statutory schedules are accurate, applies IPSAS policies, and oversees bank accounts, cash flow reconciliations, banking relationships and investment operations in line with SADC rules. Additional duties cover internal controls, risk and audit responses, monitoring Member State contributions and donor disbursements, supporting Finance Sub-Committee, Finance Committee, Council and Summit meetings, and leading the Treasury and Budget Unit.

Candidates need at least a master's degree in a finance-related field and a professional accountancy qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS, ACPA or equivalent. Ten years of finance experience is required, preferably in public or private sector, regional or international organisations, including four years in line management. Knowledge of IAS, IFRS and IPSAS is required, with proficiency in financial systems such as SunSystems, Vision, Pastel, SAP or Oracle. SADC also seeks strong communication, negotiation, analytical, strategy, stakeholder management, mentoring and team-building skills.

SADC is a regional economic community of sixteen Member States with about 340 million people and a combined GDP of US$720 billion. The appointment is full time for four years, renewable twice for further four-year periods, subject to probation and performance requirements. Job Grade 4 pays US$93,097 to US$99,643 per annum. Applicants must be 52 or younger and citizens of eligible SADC Member States, including Tanzania.

Applications go to the SADC National Contact Point by 20 November 2026 with a cover letter, CV of no more than five pages, certified certificates and a signed SADC Application Form.