Assistant Director: Internal Control and Compliance at Gauteng Department of Education

Requirements :

• An appropriate recognized three-year National Diploma/ Degree (NQF Level 6/7) in Auditing/Accounting/ Internal Audit/ Risk Management plus a minimum of 3 years’ experience in internal control/audit/accounting and Risk management environment at a supervisory level and or at a post equivalent to salary level 8/7.
• Experience in internal and external audit projects will be an added advantage. 

Duties :

• Facilitate and conduct internal control reviews. Facilitate and perform the in-detail testing of key internal controls in the department and prepare a quarterly internal control dashboard. Conduct and supervise independent and objective assessments/reviews of internal controls, financial results, departmental processes, and adherence to compliance requirements and identify areas of weaknesses.
• Coordinate and conduct compliance reviews controls. Compile and maintain the compliance universe. Conduct and supervise independent and objective assessments to establish compliance to requirements to laws and regulations relevant to GDE and the Public Sector, policies and procedures.
• Monitor compliance with all financial laws and regulations, policies, and procedures. Compile and maintain incident register for all incidents of non-compliance identified incident. Ensure incidents of irregularity identified and financial misconducts are referred to Ethics, Fraud, and Investigation unit for investigation. Coordinate internal and external audits and liaise with the AGSA, GAS, GPT and other stakeholders. Coordinate and monitor internal and external audit processes within the department.
• Coordinate IT asset Loss Control in the department. Ensure and participate in the development and maintenance of policies and procedures on IT asset losses. Monitor compliance against the Asset Loss policy and report on areas of non-compliance. Manage and develop staff.