Dr Xavier Mac Master

Experience

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  Department of Basic Education

  Jan 1988 - Jun 1999

  High School Educator

  Teaching accounting, business economics and economics to Grades 10-12.

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  South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU)

  Sept 1996 - Jun 1999

  National Treasurer

  Overseen the finances of the union. Designed and implemented financial management capacity building programmes for provincial, regional and branch treasurers. Chairperson of the National Finance Committee. Member of National HR Committee; Trustee of the SADTU Investment Trust; Director of SADTU Investment Holding Company (SIHOLD).

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  South African Human Rights Commission

  Jul 1999 - Jun 2002

  Head of Finance and Administration (Chief Financial Officer)

  Responsible for full financial function (accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow, auditing), HR (recruitment, selection, personnel administration, training and development, labour relations), supply chain management (procurement, contract management), auxiliary services (security, facilities management, cleaning services, switchboard) and ICT (hardware, software, networks).

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  City of Tshwane

  Jul 2002 - Dec 2004

  General Manager (Executive Director): Financial Management

  Was responsible for managing the metro's budget office, which included operating and capital budget compilation, financial reporting and analysis. Acted as Chief Financial Officer being responsible for the complete finance function, including treasury (risk management, investments & insurance), accounting (financial statements, GRAP, cash flow management), revenue management (billing, credit control, debt collection, meter reading, property rates) and budgeting (MTREF, operating and capital).

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  MKS Management Services

  Jan 2005 - Aug 2016

  Chief Executive Officer

  Executed various management consulting projects with local municipalities, provincial and national government departments and the EU. Assignments dealt mainly with medium-term budgeting (MTREF/SDBIP), integrated development planning (IDP), strategic planning, performance management systems (PMS), in-year and annual financial and performance reporting, supply chain management (SCM)/public procurement, policy development, capacity building & skills transfer and research/baseline studies.

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  Gauteng Provincial Treasury

  Sept 2016 - Jun 2017

  Municipal Financial Specialist

  Provided support to the provincial treasury and municipalities towards the improvement of local government financial management policies and practices

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  National Treasury of South Africa

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2020

  Chief Director-Municpal Finance Improvement Improvement Programme (MFIP)

  Provided overall strategic leadership, oversight, management and support for the successful implementation of the Municipal Finance Improvement Programme (MFIP).This includes general technical support to provincial treasuries and targeted municipalities in financial management reforms and specific support in areas such as revenue management, asset management and supply chain management.

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  Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

  Jun 2020 - Apr 2023

  Head: Programme & Stakeholder Management-District Development Model (DDM)
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  EEZE Consulting and Trading Services

  Jul 2023 - now

  Founding Director

  Business development. Project management of consulting assignments.

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  Departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

  Nov 2023 - now

  RMO-DDM Stream Lead

  Responsible for leading the institutionalisation and practical implementation of the District Development Model.

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  The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa

  Jun 2024 - Sept 2024

  JET PMU Municipal Portfolio Lead

  Responsible for leading the roll out of the municipal chapter of the Just Energy Transition (JET) Implementation Plan.