Senior Manager - KZN x 2 at Auditor-General of South Africa

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic function:

• Provide strategic input in developing the BU Balance Scorecard (BSC) and contribute during the review and implementation of the BU BSC
• Champion the allocated Strategic objective/s as detailed on the BSC and contribute to the achievement of the other BSC Strategic objectives.
• Ensure that centre objectives are aligned and contribute to the achievement of the strategic objectives of the AGSA through the BU BSC
• Demonstrates an understanding of all aspects of the allocated audit portfolio environment including risks that may potentially affect the audit process. Initiate/participate in thought leadership initiatives to learn or share knowledge with others.

Audit:

• Communication with those charged with governance on a regular basis.
• Correspondence with auditees on audit matters including providing guidance, outcomes.
• Correspondence and meetings with managers and assistant managers regarding the direction and progress on the audits.
• Providing oversight and guidance to managers and Assistant Managers on audit related matters including monitoring of progress.
• Ensuring that all risks are addressed for the specific audit engagements:
• Appointment of specialist staff and contract in and out resources to ensure that risks are properly addressed.
• Engagements with audit teams, which may include providing feedback on strategic engagements impacting the audit, reviewing of work in accordance with AGSA review guidance, finalising audit evaluation and concluding working papers, finalising the audit and management reports, meetings with the team and auditee.
• Responsible for managing the centre and audit resources (Staff – CWC and expenses) through meetings and giving direction and supervision to achieve a timely high-quality product and to develop the staff to the correct levels and improve on client relations within the overall business processes captured in the BSC.
• Motivation talks and training on audit matters with the team, so as to prepare them for career development and adequate succession planning within the business unit.
• Meetings with contracted out partners and perform functions as required by an engagement partner as spelled out in the statements of SAICA and the Auditor-General policies
• Perform project management on all projects in centre to ensure that legislated deadlines are met.
• Communication with Sec 4(3) auditees.

Stakeholder engagements:

• Build strategic and value adding partnerships with key stakeholders in the allocated portfolio including auditees to ensure support during the audit process.
• Interact with both external and internal stakeholders (such as Performance Audit, ISA, Investigations etc.) to ensure that relevant resources are assigned to the audit
• Liaise with key stakeholders at auditees in the planning and execution of the audit, discuss findings, emerging risks and actions in order to proactively manage these.
• Prepare and take responsibility for leading the presentations at SCOPA and other Parliamentary committees including other stakeholder engagements.

 HR function:

• Implement initiatives for creation of talent pipeline and succession planning
• Implement the activities outlined on the BU People Plan to address people management issues
• Manage the staff performance evaluation system for the centre; this involves the compiling of IPC and the evaluation of IPC’s and addressing issues of poor performance

Financial management and internal controls:

• Responsible for compiling the centre budget
• Manage the centre budget to ensure adherence to the required financial performance standards for the BU and organisation
• Monitor centre recoverability and GP margins and take corrective actions (if any)
• Manage resource to achieve budget income
• Responsible for approval of invoices, S & T, follow up with debtors etc.
• Ensure compliance with the internal controls in AGSA
• Ensure compliance with SCM prescripts in accordance with approved AGSA policies and Management Approval Framework (MAF) for all procurement initiated at centre level

Ad-hoc duties:

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

Skills, Experience & Education

Qualification

• CA(SA) or RGA or ACCA

Experience

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience post qualification with at least 4 years’ experience operating at a manager/middle manager level.
• Specific knowledge of IFRS, GRAP , MCS (Modified Cash Standard) and Treasury Regulations
• Experience in reporting (General report, interim reports, quartely and annual reports)
• Experience in ensuring high quality of audits (i.e. action plans, technical consultations and peer/pre-Issuance reviews, quality reviews)
• Experience in high impactful stakeholder engagements (internal and external)