Senior Manager - National Audit at Auditor-General of South Africa

Requirement Overview

The purpose of this position is to deliver the portfolio of audits, lead multiple teams responsible for the audit during the audit process (planning, execution, and reporting) to ensure delivery of quality and value-adding audits in compliance with auditing standards and relevant legislation in line with the AGSA strategy.

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic Function:

• Contributes to the development of the BU BSC initiatives.
• Implement the BSC initiatives within the BU.

Product Management:

• Audit planning, execution, and reporting in line with the audit methodology and standards within the agreed upon timelines (take full responsibility and supervision of the audit teams).
• Lead audit engagements, which include planning, executing, directing, and reporting on audits.
• Review the teams’ work in line with audit methodology and standards.
• Conduct quality control reviews of the work of the audit teams.
• Ensure the timely completion of auditing engagements.
• Report audit outcomes.
• Signing of audit reports based on the delegations.
• Implement the status of records review for the portfolio of audits as planned.

Stakeholder Management:

• Scanning the environment to ensure clear understanding of auditees business requirements and to translate this into clear deliverables for the execution team and continuously getting feedback from stakeholders.
• Formulate and report on the portfolio stakeholder engagement plan.
• Liaise and interact with key stakeholders & management to share information, resolve challenges, and make recommendations for improvements.
• Manage stakeholder information on MIS.

People Management:

• Implement the activities outlined on the BU People Plan.
• Manage team performance to drive productivity.
• Contribute to transformation/culture plans.
• Motivate, coach, and mentor staff to ensure maximum productivity and development of the staff to their full potential.
• Participate in initiatives to attract talent.
• Contribute to effective administration of the BU training office.
• Cascade Vision achievement/organization alignment messages and commitments.

Financial Management and Operational Management:

• Responsible for compiling the portfolio budget.
• Manage the portfolio budget, income, and cost to ensure adherence to the required financial performance standards for the portfolio.
• Manage debtor’s collection.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures.
• Manage supply chain processes.
• Conduct centre risk assessment.

Other Responsibilities:

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

Skills, Experience & Education

Minimum Requirements:

• Qualifications: CA (SA) or ACCA or RGA.
• Experience: Minimum of 6 years’ experience post qualification with at least 4 years’ experience operating at a manager/middle manager level.