Durban - Carol Coetzee has been appointed the new head of department in the KwaZulu-Natal Treasury.
According to the department, Coetzee is a “seasoned public sector tactician with a passion for clean governance and creativity”.
The department said Coetzee is fresh from the KZN Film Commission as chief executive and has eagerly grabbed the baton from the former acting head, Neli Shezi, with a sharpened vision to take KZN Treasury to greater heights.
As KZN Film Commission chief executive from October 2013, Coetzee was required to set the strategic foundation and establish the systems, processes and policies in order for the business to begin operating from February 1, 2014.
Coetzee was required to provide strategic guidance and advice to her executive team; build solid partnerships and relationships with the industry and government organisations to coordinate the efforts in developing the film industry in KZN and ensure that the mandate of the commission is achieved through demonstrative good governance and ethical business practices.
The department said that as a qualified chartered accountant, Coetzee was also skilled in business strategy, business development, management consulting, financial management, strategic and business planning as well as project management.
Before heading up the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission, Coetzee worked at the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in KZN for five years as the head of department and accounting officer.
Coetzee also worked for KZN Provincial Treasury as the accountant-general and accounting officer, where she was driving financial management reforms with the introduction of the PFMA from 2000.
Coetzee said: “It feels great to return to an environment I once contributed to shaping in my previous capacity. For me, it’s a homecoming. I have since met a fantastic team of senior managers who share the same vision I have for Provincial Treasury as a strategic arm of government excellence.”
Finance MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube was equally ecstatic with the arrival of Coetzee, saying getting senior qualified people in the public service was becoming a challenge.
“Coetzee’s appointment could not have come at a right time as this Sixth Administration was on the halfway mark, a critical period that defines our tenure, its successes and its challenges. We welcome her back to provincial treasury. With her hands-on approach, she brings with her a wealth of experience in financial management as an accounting officer. In the same breath, we wish to thank DDG Neli Shezi who held the fort for some time while the post of acting head of department was vacant,” said Dube-Ncube.
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