The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) is a national government component constituted in terms of Section 7(2) Schedule 3 of the Public Service Act of 1994 (as amended), accountable to the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. This initiative is an integral part of the Department of Cooperative Governance’s programme towar...
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Assistant Director: Internal Control REF NO: MISA/ASD-IC/14
An appropriate National Diploma or Degree Auditing/Accounting/ Internal Audit/ Risk Management or equivalent relevant qualification at NQF 6 as recognised by SAQA.
Minimum 3-5 years’ experience of which 2 years should supervisory level in the risk and audit management field. Registration as a Certified Internal Auditor will be an added advantage.
Core Competencies: People Management and Empowerment. Programme and Project Management. Risk Management and Internal Control. Change Management.
Technical Competencies: Knowledge and understanding of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Treasury Regulations, General Recognized Accounting Practices (GRAP) and Pastel, VIP & PERSAL.
Policy Development. Statistical and Qualitative analysis. Advanced computer proficiency in MS Office. General Ledger reconciliation and analysis. Research and/or audit report writing.
DUTIES :
The successful candidate will perform the following duties: Develop, implement and maintain internal control monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
Monitor the performance of internal control activities in compliance with relevant legislations, policies, regulations, framework, standards, guidelines, procedure manuals and delegations of authority.
Conduct internal control, financial and related system (e.g., Pastel, VIP, PERSAL and supplier Database) inspections to identify ineffective internal controls in the department. Identify potential financial risks (inclusive of fraud risks) and facilitate management action to mitigate the identified risks.
Coordinate the assurance processes (e.g. response to external and internal auditor’s queries, management responses) and facilitate the developmental and the implementation of departmental action plans to address the identified control deficiencies. Develop, implement and maintain a financial information retention/ repository system.
Review supplier invoices for completeness and compliance. Monitor implementation of all applicable rules and regulations.
Develop and maintain formal process for dealing with irregular, unauthorized, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, Conduct assessment and investigation on reported cases of irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
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