Senior Manager: Management Accounting at Auditor-General of South Africa

Apply by: 26 October 2026

Job description

Strategic Function

• Lead the development and implementation of financial strategies aligned with AGSA’s strategic objectives
• Develop the annual budget that is aligned with the AGSA’s and Finance portfolio strategy
• Assist and provide inputs in the development of the Annual Performance Plan and operational Plans and ensuring tracking against the approved annual targets
• Contribute to long-term financial planning and sustainability strategies for the AGSA
• Provide enterprise-level strategic leadership and stewardship over the Management Accounting function to support AGSA’s long-term sustainability, financial resilience, and strategic objectives.
• Lead the development, execution, and continuous refinement of AGSA’s financial strategy, ensuring alignment between organisational priorities, funding models, and resource allocation.
• Own the organisation-wide budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance management frameworks, ensuring they enable informed executive decision-making and effective performance monitoring.
• Serve as a key strategic financial advisor to the DBUL: Finance, Executive Management, and leadership structures on matters relating to financial performance, cost optimisation, investment decisions, and financial risk.
• Drive long-term financial planning, scenario modelling, and sustainability analysis to support strategic choices, risk tolerance, and organisational resilience.
• Establish and oversee robust financial governance, performance measurement, and control frameworks to manage financial risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and strengthen audit outcomes.
• Ensure the availability of high-quality, forward-looking financial insights, management reports, and analytics that influence strategic planning, operational efficiency, and value creation.
• Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives and programmes with material financial impact, ensuring disciplined financial oversight and alignment with organisational objectives.
• Champion innovation, digital enablement, and continuous improvement within management accounting processes, systems, and methodologies to enhance efficiency, insight, and strategic value.
• Contribute at an enterprise level to the development and monitoring of the Annual Performance Plan, operational plans, and strategic scorecards, ensuring financial alignment and accountability.

Product Management

• Manage and implement the AGSA’s budgeting process
• Conduct financial and non-financial data analyses that directly affects the AGSA’s financial performance
• Ensure Business Units perform in accordance with the targets set, including but not limited to management and implementation of internal finance reporting
• Ensure data driven financially sustainable and commercially viable business decisions at all levels
• Develop and monitor liquidity models which will enable cash flow predictability and cost saving opportunities
• Develop and monitor spending for short and medium term to understand cashflow pressures and ensure compliance with applicable legislation
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards to mitigate financial statement and operational risk
• Monitoring financial control, budget management and the procurement process to ensure cost optimisation
• Develop and implement financial policies and procedures in line with the GRAP standards and other applicable legislations and regulations
• Monitor the implementation of working capital, finance risk and policies within the AGSA
• Evaluate the viability and profitability of investments/ project before committing resources
• Track organizational progress on strategic deliverables including the identification of financial risks and financial risk tolerance
• Monitor, review and implement controls related to financial accounting and cash management processes
• Manage the implementation of both internal and external audit recommendations by coordinating audit activities to enhance and enforce internal control measures
• Ensure that monthly/ adhoc financial reporting is provided timeously for efficient decision making
• Lead cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives and special projects
• Enhance the systems that drive AGSA’s financial operations as and when new developments are made that provide for more efficient and effective ways of managing the various operations

Stakeholder Management

• Establish, build, and maintain collaborative working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders
• Build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships withrelevant internal/external stakeholders
• Proactively interact with stakeholders to determine their needs and deliver on them accordingly
• Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers to continuously improveservice delivery
• Liase with senior colleagues in the development of the annual budget process and year-end forecast

People Management

• Support the business unit transformation/ culture plans
• Support the management team regarding centre management and other people related tasks
• Provide leadership and direction for the centre and manage team performance to drive productivity
• Motivate, coach and mentor staff to ensure maximum productivity and development of the staff to their full potential
• Determine the mix and level of capability required to enable the centre to support the BU and organisational objectives

Financial Management

• Compile the centre budget and contribute to the development of the business unit’s budget
• Manage the centre expenditure
• Ensure compliance to AGSA policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures
• Manage supply chain processes within scope of work

Other responsibilities

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

Minimum requirements

Formal Education

• This position requires a minimum qualification of B Com Accounting Degree or equivalent. CA (SA)/ ACCA/ CIMA/ CFA will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum 7 years post qualification experience with at least 4 years’ experience operating at a manager level.