Business Unit Leader - National E at Auditor-General of South Africa

This role is accountable for the strategic direction, leadership and performance of the business unit. The role also contributes to the formulation and implementation of the organisational strategy.

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic Function

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

Product Management

• Oversee the audit operations in line with the relevant audit methodology and standards;
• Provide strategic direction for audit operations.
• 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.
• Provide overall strategic leadership in ensuring the best overall quality of all audit outputs.
• Oversee the timely sign-off of all audit engagements.
• Ensure quality delivery of critical AGSA report (e.g. Sector, General and Audit reports).
• Ensure approval and effective management of Contract Work Creditors (CWC) and pre-issuance allocations.
• Coordinate auditing activities and plans with other internal Specialised Audit Service (SAS) activities to ensure objectives are met.
• Signing of audit reports for significant and complex audits as per delegations.
• Lead and monitor the implementation of the audit strategy.

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 stakeholder 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.
• Interact with and establish partnerships with private audit firms, 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 on-going 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 sustainability and profitability of the BU.
• Ensures that BU deliverables are executed economically, efficiently and effectively in terms of recoverability and productivity.
• Ensures effective financial management of CWC.
• Development and effective management of the BU budget and performance targets.
• Provide input on the opportunities to improve efficiencies of the organisation’s business operations and other innovation.

Other responsibilities 

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

Skills, Experience & Education

• This position requires a minimum qualification of a registered CA(SA) or RGA or ACCA.
• A minimum 10+ year’s relevant post qualification experience with at least 6 years’ experience operating at a senior management/executive level will be a requirement.
• It will be an advantage to have experience in the banking industry.

Closing Date: 29th, June 2022