Senior Financial Analyst: Financial Management and Internal Controls Audit Systems at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or a Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in any of the following disciplines: Commerce or Internal Auditing or Auditing or Accounting or Bachelor of Commerce Science from an accredited educational institution;
• A minimum 4 years experience of which 2 years should be at an Assistant Director level or equivalent obtained within the field of forensic and internal control systems;
• Knowledge and experience of the Local and Provincial Government operational set-up;
• Knowledge and experience of the PFMA, MFMA, Treasury Regulations, and the broader Supply Chain Management Policy, and Public Service Regulatory Framework;and 
• Knowledge and experience of financial information analysis and interpretation; and Knowledge and experience of project management skills.

Key Performance Areas

Internal Control Systems Auditing:

• Identify and prioritize risk areas for targeting for internal control auditing;
• Provide inputs to the internal control auditing approach and methodology;
• Initiate internal control auditing plans and resource requirements for specific projects on the performance auditing programme;
• Initiate internal control auditing, and development of reports projecting findings and conclusions;
• Follow-up on outstanding information required for reporting purposes and advice on corrective actions.

Electronic data acquisition and analysis:

• Provide an electronic media platform for scrutiny of evidence, exporting and converting of forensic images;
• Analyse and validate documents, metadata, graphics, and e-mails;
• Scrutinise logs and data for meaningful information, trends, or anomalies;
• Initiate the analysis of social networks, commodity flow, telephonic and financial records;
• Compile a Data Investigation process plan that requires resource identification;
• Conduct Data Fraud examination process and compile an investigation report.

Coordination of Law Enforcement Support:

• Review and verify records of allegations;
• Allocate and categories project support for differentiation of services rendered to clients;
• Maintain database of cases for record purposes;
• Provide a consultation advisory service to law enforcement agencies and testify during disciplinary and court proceedings, when requires.

Stakeholder Engagement and Projects:

• Initiate the appointment of a panel of forensic investigating co-sourced firms and maintain a register for record purposes;
• Provide support to internal projects in the enhancement of relationships with internally and externally clients;
• Coordinate activities in collaboration with the panel of forensic investigating firms, clients, law enforcement agencies involve in the planning, development, and implementation of projects;
• Provide a client consultation services for corrective action.