Senior Manager: Training Officer at Auditor-General of South Africa

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

Technical training: 

• Oversee that interventions are put in place to address training and development gaps in collaboration with relevant internal BUs. 
• Develop and implement a Business unit training strategy 
• Participate, where possible, in the delivery training and evaluation of training material. 

Training Officer responsibilities: 

• Support the delivery of highly skilled and qualified workforce to the AGSA and the public sector through the trainee auditor programme inclusive of effective recruitment and retention. 
• Monitor the trainee auditors scheme, supporting the strategic objectives of the AGSA Trainee Auditor Scheme are achieved ,providing support to the trainees and the trainees academic progress. 
• Take ownership of the assessment process end to end including the review of ANA and SR’s to ensure compliance and adherence to SAICA as well as AGSA requirements 
• Ensure that trainee auditor developments plans are in place and in collaboration with the evaluators and assessors, monitor the progress on the plans. 
• Ensure that the training office is compliant with SAICA training regulations and complies with AGSA strategic objecitves of maintaining our status of being a good training institution 

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.
• Ensure active participation in various forums such as PC and Training Officer forum. 
• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as  Young Professionals Forum (YPF). 
• Build and maintain positive relationships with Universities and other institutions of higher education 

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/ organisation alignment messages and commitments.
• Implement relevant centre initiatives to bring about an inclusive culture, enhanced employee experience and employee well-being 
• Develop and implement a recruitment strategy for the attraction of young professionals in the Eastern Cape Business unit on the basis of the AGSA strategy.

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 (Applicable to All JD’s):

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

Requirement Overview

• Minimum qualification of CA (SA) 

Experience:

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