Performance Analyst (Pretoria) at Auditor-General of South Africa

Job description

Requirement Overview

Performance audits are executed by multi-disciplinary teams. The role of the performance analyst is to bring the subject matter knowledge to the audit. While the role of the Performance Auditor is on auditing skills and compliance to auditing standards the role of the analyst focus on knowledge of the audit topic. The performance analyst will conduct research and development and share subject matter expert insights during performance audits.

Plan, execute and report on a range of performance audits in an effective and efficient manner with the resources allocated. Maintain quality stakeholder relations and promote the value of performance audits. Engage in integration initiatives with regularity audit.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Audit Functional Areas
• Understand the government environment in which the AGSA work
• Perform audits based on project management principles
• Execute audit plans
• Collect data and information/evidence for audit and other assignment purposes
• Analyse and interrogate data and information
• Compile audit working papers
• Identify audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
• Identify root causes and effects of audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
• Use information and technology tools such as, audit accelerators and any other IT tools in performing audits
• Contribute to high-impact and relevant recommendations to government, programmes or audit areas
• Contribute to best practices/guidelines
• Research and development
• Research complex and challenging audit themes arising from government priorities/programmes
• Scan the environment, perform trend analyses and assess risks to identify audit themes and necessary interventions in government
• Internal Stakeholder engagement
• Assist in maintaining an effective relationship with the regularity audit business units
• Engage in integration initiatives with regularity audit
• Maintain visibility at regularity audit for effective interaction
• Support the marketing of performance audits
• Support initiatives of sharing insights, risks and experiences
• External Stakeholder engagement
• Build and maintain an effective relationships with auditees and other external stakeholders
• Support initiatives within the BU to market performance audit products
• Financial management
• Manage own productivity and recoverability
• Keep within allocated budget
• Administration
• Provide input on the planning of audits
• Assist with organisational reporting needs

Qualifications

Skills, Experience & Education

• Formal Education
• Bachelor’s Degree

Experience

At least 2 years industry specific experience

Closing Statement

These appointments are subject to the preferred candidates obtaining the necessary security clearance, reference checking and competency assessment.

We embrace employment equity and are committed to achievement of fair and equal representation of our workforce.

Preference will be given to internal applicants and candidates from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.

Auditor General welcomes applications from all persons with disabilities

Applications closing date : 01 June 2017