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  • Posted: Aug 7, 2025
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • The Auditor-General of South Africa ("AGSA") is established in terms of section 181(1) (e) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No.108 of 1996) as a state institution supporting the constitutional democracy. The constitutional functions of the AGSA are set out in section 188 of the Constitution and sections 4 of the Public...
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    Business Unit Leader

    Strategic Function:

    • Contribute to the formulation and drive the implementation of the organisation’s long-term strategy.
    • Develop the Business Unit Balance Score Card (BSC) and oversee the implementation and reporting thereof.

    Product Management:

    • Provide strategic direction for audit operations, ensuring the best overall quality of all audit outputs.
    • Ensure that assignments and/or engagements are adequately planned, resourced and performed in accordance with the audit methodology and standards.
    • Provide leadership support to sensitive, complex, and high-risk engagements.
    • Oversee the timely sign-off of all audit engagements.
    • Ensure quality delivery of critical AGSA reports (e.g. Sector, General, and Organisational Audit reports).
    • Ensure approval and effective management of Contract Work Creditors (CWC) and pre-issuance allocations.
    • Coordinate auditing activities and plans with other internal support stakeholders, e.g. Specialised Audit Service (SAS) activities to ensure objectives are met.
    • Signing of audit reports for significant and complex audits as per delegations.

    Stakeholder Management:

    • Drive the strategic initiative of visibility through effective external engagements.
    • Accountable for the implementation of the stakeholder engagement plan in line with the AGSA stakeholder engagement framework.
    • Engage with the stakeholders as per the engagement plan, which includes consideration for political sensitivity, complexity, and seniority.
    • Media engagement as per the AG delegations.
    • Interact with relevant oversight structures and relevant committees regarding briefings on audit reports/outcomes, as well as the Cultureshift 2030 initiatives.
    • Interact with and establish partnerships with professional bodies and higher learning institutions.
    • Promote the AGSA brand and reputation.

    People Management:

    • Provide strategic direction and leadership to the BU in respect of:
    • Vision achievement/organisation alignment.
    • People Strategy commitments, including talent management and succession planning.
    • Implementation of AGSA transformation strategies.
    • Impact-driven strategic conversations with internal staff on an ongoing basis.
    • The improvement of culture and staff engagement within the BU.
    • Accountable for maintaining training office accreditation in compliance with the regulatory bodies.

    Financial management and operational management:

    • Accountable for the sustainability and profitability of the Business Unit (BU).
    • Ensure that BU deliverables are executed economically, efficiently, and effectively in terms of recoverability and productivity.
    • Ensure effective financial management of CWC.
    • Provide input on the opportunities to improve the efficiency of the organisation’s business operations.

    Other responsibilities:

    • Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks, and assignments not stipulated in the Job description as and when required.
    • Develop innovative solutions to navigate complex situations facing the Business Unit.

    Education

    • This position requires a minimum qualification of a registered CA(SA) or RGA or ACCA.

    Experience:

    • A minimum of ten years of relevant post-qualification experience is required, including at least six years in a senior management or executive-level role.

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Auditor-General of South Africa on careers.agsa.co.za to apply

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