Senior Manager: Audit(Performance Audit BU) at Auditor-General of South Africa

Strategic function

• Participate/provide input into the BU strategy
• Implement BU strategy
• Ensure PA integration/visibility with stakeholders
• Play role of a Relationship manager for regularity audit business units
• Championing BU BSC goal/s as assigned
• Identifying audit opportunities for the BU

Audit responsibilities

• Supervising high profile, complex & challenging audits
• Work with RA on integration work, identify and follow up on Material Irregularity (MI’s) and calculate financial loss
• Exploratory work on high profile, complex & challenging themes (identification, relevance, impact)
• Multi-disciplinary approach to audit execution that best brings out value adding (through use of auditing principles, best practice, research, experience, insights etc.)
• Conduct steering committee meetings for stand-alone performance audits conducted (at least two; first and final steering committee meetings) with head of departments and/or related senior management.
• Advice/guidance to audit team on audit related matters.
• Address audit risks for the specific audit engagement.
• Project management of audits assigned to the centre to ensure that deliverables are met.
• Advisory services to internal stakeholders through sharing insights, risks, knowledge of the client and partnering, to influence approach that minimises audit and business risks.
• Produce high quality impact report
• High-level overall review of working papers
• Review and submission of management report for BE review for stand-alone performance audits
• Clearing review notes (language editor, pre-issuance consistency and BE reviews)
• Completion of final report and tabling of report for stand-alone performance audits
• Provide input into RA products (general reports, sector reports, BRRR slides etc.)
• Prepare presentations for briefing, advisory and information purposes
• Regular report back on the progress of the audits.
• Internal and external interaction with key stakeholders
• Interactions with the Executive Authorities on key audit outcomes
• Provide guidance on the execution of diagnostic and investigative procedures.
• Oversee the factual correctness of reports.

People management

• Addressing any people matters that may arise from the centre in partnership with relevant People Support BUs
• Responsible for the development of staff through training, on the job training, mentoring and coaching
• Support the implementation of the People plan initiatives within the centre and BU.
• Maintain and enhance employee motivation and engagement.
• Manage the teams’ performance and implement a culture of performance management.
• Provide mentorship and support as required.
• Responsible for recruitment of staff
• Implement relevant Employment relations processes when employees do no not comply with AGSA policies and values.

Financial management

• Contribute to compiling the BU budget.
• Monitor centre recoverability and GP margins and take corrective actions
• Approval of expenditures:
• Purchase order
• Budget compliance evaluation
•  Invoice and income statement evaluation

Administration

• General day-to-day and ad-hoc administrative functions
• Compliance with BU BSC during the year
• Manage the centre’s internal controls to ensure compliance with relevant AGSA policies and procedures

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

Qualifications

• CA (SA) or ACCA or RGA or CIA qualification
• MBA qualification will be an added advantage

Professional registration

• Registration with a professional body (mandatory)

Experience

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience post qualification with at least 4 years’ experience operating at a manager/middle management level.