Fax: (+27 51) 933 3321
E-Mail: cfo@setsoto.co.za
Secretary to the CFO
Tel: (+27 51) 933 9301
Fax: (+27 51) 933 9343
E-Mail: finance@setsoto.co.za
Mr. Lefa Moletsane, started his career in public sector here at Setsoto Municipality in 2004, as Financial Management Intern Post, the two-year internship program, he left the municipality to work at Provincial Treasury (Free State and North West) under the Municipal Support Units.
Prior to his appointment as CFO in August 2020, he has held the position of the CFO at Letsemeng Local Municipality and Tswelopele Local Municipality since January 2011 till July 2020.
He holds a BCom degree and BTech in Project Management from Central University of Technology. He is a master’s graduate from the University of Pretoria where he completed a Masters Degree in Public Infrastructure Management (Majoring in Public Finance). Mr. Moletsane is also a Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) under the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Role of the Chief Financial Officer
The Treasury Department manages the financial affairs of Council to ensure the optimum use of all Council assets. In essence, it is the protector and custodian of the public purse as it levies taxes and charges on the public, collects the taxes and charges from the public, and administers the expenditure of those taxes and charges on goods, services and assets on behalf of the public.
The responsibility of the post of the CFO is to strategically direct and manage the provision of financial management support services to the Municipality including:
- Being administratively in charge of the Budget and Treasury Directorate of the institution.
- Assisting the accounting officer to carry out his or her financial management responsibilities (in line with delegations), in areas ranging from budget preparation to financial reporting and the development and maintenance of internal control policies and procedures.
- Implementing relevant financial reforms at the direction of the accounting officer, with the assistance of appropriately skilled finance staff.
- Undertaking specific responsibilities as a member of the top management team.
- Leading and managing the planning processes for the Treasury
Department. - Providing direction and contributing to the development and review of credible plans, including the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan (SDBIP).
- Managing the alignment of strategies and goals within area of responsibility.
- Assessing and monitoring the impact of financial and non-financial changes on plans, including national and provincial policy statement changes
- Managing the implementation of service delivery plans within the legislative and regulatory framework pertaining to the area of responsibility
F: (+27 51) 933 9373
E: nielvt@setsoto.co.za
F: (+27 51) 933 9343
E: mgerber@setsoto.co.za
F: (+27 51) 933 9343
E: revenue@setsoto.co.za
F: (+27 51) 933 9343
E: tmajoale@setsoto.co.za
F: (+27 51) 933 9343
E: mmabelleng@setsoto.co.za