Technical Specialist: Audit Process Management – TAS at Auditor-General of South Africa

Apply by: 8 October 2026

Roles & Responsibilities

• Work is process driven in nature and involves finding and implementing sustainable solutions · 
• Involves continuous improvement and innovation regarding day-to-day work practices. · 
• Simple, clear and relevant communication is required in all instances.

Functions of the job

• Stakeholder engagement and management – internal and external to the AGSA in area of job responsibilities 
• Project management – this involves extensive tracking, monitoring, reporting on and escalations of challenges where required, including the adherence to timelines and quality remediation objectives.
• Working paper debrief – soliciting debrief requirements from working paper specialists on a central platform, sharing debrief questionnaires with audit business units, tracking responses and disseminating responses for further analysis and decision making on changes to working papers
• Planning for audit cycles – proactive planning for audit cycles and the adherence to development milestones for automated working paper release
• Software system governance – adherence to software system governance 
• Testing of updates to the working papers – support and coordination of Technical Audit Support resources for testing of working papers prior to release
• Communication – communication with stakeholders for decision making and with audit business units on release of working papers and other audit software related matters
• Working paper support – in cycle support to audit business units
• Configuration and content updates of working papers – involved the processing of content update changes and automation instructions on working papers 
• Development guidance – the drafting on guidance for updates to working papers for working paper specialists to ensure consistency and optimise use of features in the audit software
• Digital transformation support – support to numerous digital transformation initiatives
• Integration with AGSA efficiency projects where applicable
• Continuously scan the developments in the profession and emerging issues to identify audit support needs in the audit software
• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and deliverables for the BU as required to meet Technical Audit
• Support Business Unit requirements

Minimum requirements

Skills, Experience & Education
Qualifications

• CA(SA) is a requirement

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience (with a minimum of 2 years post articles)
• Public sector audit experience will be an advantage.
• Experience with advanced excel and advanced use of Macros to achieve worksheet/workbook objectives.
• Conflict management
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Sound mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
• Highly adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease.