Performance Auditor: Infrastructure (Northern Cape) at Auditor-General of South Africa

• To utilise the specialist expertise / knowledge to plan, execute and report on a range of audits (both integration and stand-alone performance audits) in an effective and efficient manner and ensure that the audit work is executed in compliance with the applicable quality standards.

Roles & Responsibilities

Audit functional areas

Planning

• Assist in the planning of audit plans for both integration and performance audits

Execution

• Execute audit / technical  procedures according to principles and applicable auditing standards
• Collect and analyse data and information for audit and other assignment purposes
• Analyse budgets and annual financial statements
• Obtain appropriate and factually correct audit evidence
• In collaboration with audit team, execute technical audit procedures on selected audits either in the infrastructure field or other relevant areas
• Consistently update the manager on the status of the selected audits
• Complete audit working papers
• Attend steering committee meetings (at least two per audit; first and final steering committee meetings) with departments and related senior management
• Assessing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities on infrastructure projects (applicable to infrastructure field)
• Assessing cost analysis for infrastructure projects
• Review risk assessments, value management and cost control reports on selected projects
• Analyzing the costings for tenders awarded by government departments on selected projects
• Analyzing outcomes and writing detailed and high impact audit reports on audited projects

Reporting

• Identify and draft audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
• Identify root causes and effects of audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
• Knowledge sharing (audit insights, key risks from research and general knowledge)
• Contribute to compiling high-quality impactful reports
• Contribute to compiling high-impact and relevant recommendations on government programmes or audit focus areas
• Contribute to developing best practices/guidelines

Research and Development

• Conduct research on audit themes arising from government priorities/programmes
• Analyse the data and provide a report on identified themes

Stakeholder engagements

• Build and maintain an effective relationship with auditors, auditees and other internal / external stakeholders
• Assist with the integration of performance audit procedures at regularity audit
• Maintain visibility at regularity audit for effective interaction
• Support initiatives of sharing insights, risks and experiences
• Support initiatives within the BU to market performance audit products

Financial management

• Manage own productivity and recoverability
• Account accurately for own expenditure
• Manage budget effectively for audit that they are specifically assigned to

Ad-hoc duties (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

Qualifications:

• Degree/BTech in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or any approved built environment
• Post graduate qualification will be an added advantage

Professional registration:

• Registration (as candidate) with a relevant professional body will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience required in infrastructure/built environment field
• Public sector knowledge or exposure to government infrastructure projects will be advantageous

The following Requirements are Mandatory:

• Valid drivers licence 
• Travelling and overnight stay when necessary 

Closing Date: 25 January 2026