Manager Integration - Investigation Business Unit at Auditor-General of South Africa

About the job
Requirement Overview

• To support and integrate with the Regularity Audit Business Units (RABUs) efforts towards clean audit outcomes by pro-actively identifying key risks, red flags, suspicious transactions/ trends relating to maladministration, fraud, corruption and non-compliance and sharing these risks with RABUs (ISA 240, SCM and Data Analytics). To manage ad-hoc investigations and assist in responding to requests for investigations received from various external stakeholders. Assist RABU’ assessing the impact of whistle-blower allegations on their respective audits and how to respond accordingly in terms of appropriate audit procedures.

Roles & Responsibilities

Integration with RABU’s (audit support in terms of ISA240)

• Support high profile, complex & challenging audits.
• Plan and execute ISA 240 fraud risk assessments, SCM and Data Analytics in terms of the prescribed procedures.
• Conduct information gathering interviews with auditees.
• Source and interrogate high volumes of data/ information within a short-period of time.
• Identify fraud risk factors, compile fraud risk register and draft procedures to mitigate identified fraud risks.
• Contribute to fraud awareness training initiatives of the IBU.
• Pro-actively identify additional key risks relating to maladministration/ irregularities at auditees.
• To proactively identify additional key risks relating to maladministration/irregularities at auditees
• To assist in the development and maintenance of a database per sector/ cluster with relevant trend analyses (types of frauds/ irregularities etc. within each sector/ industry/ province.) Assist business unit in using this database to support RABUs
• Regular analysis of audit outcomes in order to influence RABUs to conduct follow ups and reporting to the auditee. Assist senior manager with on-going monitoring
• Ensure on-going development of specialist skills in BU, and transfer of specialised skills to RABUs relating to fraud and risk awareness
• Ensure resources are available to assist during peak audit periods i.e. proper planning of resources
• Ensure staff are clear regarding the direction and objective of assignments and deadlines are met
• Assist senior manager with drafting and presenting fraud related training to RABUs.

People management

• Maintain and enhance employee motivation.
• Manage teams’ performance and implement a culture of performance management
• Manage teams by ensuring that they are aligned with the vision, mission and organisational strategic objectives of the Auditor-General
• Ensure resources are effectively managed to increase recoverability
• Provide support to the SM in terms of centre management and other business unit administration tasks
• Responsible for performing performance feedback assessments for staff, following the completion of assignments
• Review high value contracts for the RABUs in compliance with the PFMA and MFMA reporting cycles.
• Prepare detailed and factually correct working papers and management reports supported by audit evidence.
• Execute audit procedures using investigative insights/ methodologies.
• Contribute to the on-going research in the IBU.
• In exceptional cases, conduct and manage investigations upon receipt of a request, or upon audit identifying a risk area that warrants an investigation.
• Completion of quality and cost-effective engagements

Financial Management

• Assist in identifying revenue growth opportunities within the business unit and optimise its operational expenditure
• Assist with the formulation of the business unit’s budget.
• Assist the senior manager in compiling and monitoring budgets for ad-hoc investigations and audit support deliverables

Skills, Experience & Education

• The successful candidate should be a registered CA (SA) or RGA
• ACFE/ICFP or post graduate diploma in forensic accounting is preferable
   

Required Experience

• A minimum of 4 years experience in a managerial role will be required. The successful candidate should have forensic investigation experience .
• 3 years post article experience in public sector audit will be preferable
• Procurement investigation experience in the public sector will be an added advantage