Assistant Manager at Auditor-General of South Africa

Requirement Overview

• To assist in the effective and efficient management and/or execution of audits. Provide guidance to the performance analysts in their development and manage the complete day-to-day running of the audit whilst maintaining client relations on behalf of the audit manager and the team.

Roles & Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas (KPA’s)
Audit

• Conduct research and come up with new audit focus areas
• Conduct client base environmental scanning to inform value add / integrated audits.
• Discuss the new focus areas with the RA teams with the possibility of obtaining more audit work for the BU
• Compile audit plans and/or procedures for the focus areas
• Execute audits
• Source and interrogate data / information. This includes data analytics
• Provide critical analysis of the evidence, identify management measures/processes that are not in place, root causes and effect on service delivery
• Prepare appropriate findings with practical recommendations that would address the root causes 
• Discuss the audit findings with the external stakeholders to confirm factual correctness.
• Prepare detailed, factually correct and complete working papers, including audit objective, procedures, record of work done, audit findings and conclusion)
• Prepare factually correct and complete management report paragraphs supported by audit evidence
• Produce high quality audit work
• Work with integrated audit teams (staff with audit background and those with skills other than auditing)
• Provide audit guidance to non-audit staff (e.g. specialist)
• Deliver audit work within the stipulated timeframes
• Project management for the audit to ensure that the audit milestones (e.g. budget, engagements, timelines, quality) are met in an efficient manner
• Provide feedback on the audit progress to the manager
• Address coaching notes
• Attend audit committee/ steering meetings

People

• Training and developing of performance analysts through on-the-job mentoring and coaching
• Managing staff hours
• Monitoring staff performance
• Allocating work to staff
• Leading staff by ensuring undisturbed work flow

Stakeholder engagements

• Liaise with relevant key stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure effective coordination, communication and coverage of relevant audit issues
• Support the audit team in engaging with relevant contact people (resources) at the auditee to provide required audit documentation
• Prepare relevant documentation for stakeholder engagements for manager and SM
• Market the value of performance audits and develop initiatives for sharing insights, risks and experiences with regularity audit Business Units.

Financial management

• Provide inputs in compilation of the centre budget (e.g. value add areas)
• Monitor own / team recoverability and manage resources to comply with budget targets.

Admin

• Completion of all administration responsibilities, including but not limited to timesheets, cash advance/expense claims, leave application,  overtime, bursary application and annual ethical declaration, as well as compliance related policies / guidelines / timelines / instructions

Ad-hoc duties

• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the job description as and when required.

Skills, Experience & Education
Qualifications

• CA (SA) /RGA/ACCA/CIA

Professional Registration

• Registration with relevant professional body is mandatory.

Experience

• At least 3 years post article experience

Knowledge

• Public sector knowledge
• Technical understanding of audit environment, audit standard practices and reporting on audit outcomes
• Knowledge of performance auditing will be an added advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of prescripts and application to the audits