Manager: Data Analytics (Integration & Innovation BU) at Auditor-General of South Africa

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic Function

• Support the implementation of the business unit balance score card
• (BU BSC) on the development and execution of fraud data analytic projects.

Product Management

• Conduct data analytic assignments
• Develop data analytics models
• Ensure that the data analytics models are well developed, tested, and implemented
• Ensure that the integrity and dependability of data for analytical purposes are processed, cleansed and verified
• Develop and maintain databases by acquiring data from primary and secondary sources, and build scripts that will make our data evaluation process more flexible or scalable across datasets
• Evaluate internal systems for efficiency, problems, and inaccuracies, and develop and maintain protocols for handling, processing, and cleaning data
• Work directly with audit business units managers and senior managers to gather their data analytics requirements, provide status updates, and build relationships
• Using existing and new data sources to extract new information and convey that information according to the audience to the data
• Promote and manage sound internal controls within the Business Unit
• Keep abreast of the latest development at the AGSA

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate stakeholder engagements/meetings for the management team and ensure proper record keeping.
• Actively participate in technical discussions as required.
• Provide support with the packaging of information to be used in a knowledge sharing setup on audit insights, research findings and general knowledge.
• Manage the feedback process to stakeholders by tracking all queries received, getting the relevant information and formulating appropriate responses according to the approved protocol.

People Management

• Manage own performance to drive productivity.
• Participate in the business unit transformation/culture plans.
• Provide support to the management team with regard to centre management and other people related tasks.

Financial management and operational management

• Ensure compliance to AGSA policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures.
• Manage supply chain processes within scope of work.

Other responsibilities (Applicable to All JD’s)

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

Skills, Experience & Education

Formal Education

• Minimum qualification of B Com or BSC degree in information systems, Informatics,
• Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Data Science, Data Engineering,
• Computer Science or Equivalent

Or

• National Diploma or BTech degree in Financial Information Systems

The following will be an added advantage:

• Understanding of ERP system (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft or JD Edwards)
• Proficiency in R, Stata, or Python

Experience

• Minimum 3 – 5 years data analytics or data science experience.
• Experience in data Visualisation using Power BI, Tableau and other data Visualisation tools is essential.
• Experience with data architecture, data modelling, dashboards/ visualization and relational databases involved in application development and big data