Available Roles at Auditor-General of South Africa

Requirement Overview

• To provide technical support to the Product Champion (PC) and Training Officer within the Audit Business Unit (ABU), disseminate information and apply innovative processes to share technical processes to sustain and enhance quality of external audits in the Audit Business Unit. Further to this, support should also be given to the training officer. 

Roles & Responsibilities
Technical Support

• Overall support to TO on all TO related matters/responsibilities
• Support to ethics and ethics sessions
• Support PC on quality on audits through peer reviews, PIR, technical consults and consistency reviews.
• Assist with technical committee meetings and roll out of all technical training
• Support PC with all MI related matters and MI processes in BU
• Support PC on reviews on ASMIS and draft of in cycle, post cycle and GR reports
• Support PC in all other roles and quality or technical initiatives in BU or AGSA

Facilitate Technical Training:

• Identify individual training needs 
• Compile and finalise the annual ABU technical training plan
• Conduct practical training sessions on new or amended procedures and practices
• Manage the budgeting for all technical training events and ensure spend is within the allocated budget
• Facilitate the scheduling of annual training events, in consultation with BU admin support
• Co-ordinate the finalisation of training evaluation reports and submit to PC for final review
• Facilitate induction for new starters through to senior management level within the relevant business unit / region

Research and Development

Proactively identify problem areas through the analysis of:

• legislation
• auditing & accounting standards
• QA results
• stakeholder feedback
• training needs
• technical committee input
• cyclical debrief sessions
• Collect, analyse & interpret information relevant to the research problem or request
• Process, analyse and validate research data
• Prepare project plans
• Write research project reports and minutes of project meetings
• Propose research findings and make recommendations to Product Champion in accordance with stakeholder requirements and best practice principles
• Formulate technical procedures and guidelines to be followed by the audit staff and develop improved ways of executing the audit
• Conduct practical training sessions on new or amended procedures and practices

Learnership Programme Support

• Participate in meetings or any other forums to provide Training office support
• Provide support to the PC/Training Officer in the coordination of the SAICA learnership programme
• Provide support to the PC/TO with the overview of exposure to competencies relating to trainees
• Monitor trainee’s progress and experience and prompt corrective action in ABU
• Coordinate study support interventions
• Provide support to the PC/TO with the management of the academic progress requirement
• Support the PC/TO in the management of relationships with local TAF structures
• Address trainee auditor queries in conjunction with administrative support and escalate to Training Officer where appropriate
• Provide a channel for the dissemination of information from POE on matters relating to trainees, in conjunction with administrative support
• Assist with the recruitment and Orientation of trainees as and when required by POE.
• Support to TO on all EAT requirements (including reviews and support as well as training to BU on LOR and PDS submissions)
• Support TO with all training rolled out

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholder such as Trainee Auditor Forum (TAF)
• Provide technical support and guidance to internal stakeholders on technical matters in order to ensure alignment with ARD guidelines
• Support the PC on the various engagement with stakeholders
• Communicate technical processes and requirements to internal stakeholders and ensure understanding of these by all relevant stakeholders
• Attend and participate in technical sessions guidelines
• Support the PC on the various engagements with stakeholders
• Communicate technical processes and requirements to internal stakeholders and ensure understanding of these by all relevant stakeholders
• Attend and participate in technical sessions or meetings and upon request by the PC.

People Management

• Manage own performance.
• Participate in the IBU’s transformation, culture, diversity and employment equity initiatives.
• Participate in the implementation of initiatives for creation of talent pipeline and succession planning.
• Provide on the job training, coaching, mentorship and support to the audit team.
• Ensure that Trainee Auditors receive adequate and relevant exposure on audit components to ensure compliance with SAICA requirements

Adhoc Duties:

• Adhoc duties: The successful candidate will also be allocated regulatory audit to Manage

Skills, Experience & Education
Qualification:

• CA(SA)

Experience and Knowledge:

• Completed articles (3 Years)
• Two years post articles work experience as Assistant Manager

Advantageous

• Experience of technical understanding of audit environment, audit standard practices and reporting on audit outcomes
• Experience in planning and monitoring the use of expenditure to meet organizational objectives and compliance
• Experience in budget preparation and reviewing budget documents or reports
• Preferably registered with SAICA as an assessor
• Knowledge of IFRS accounting framework

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Requirement Overview

• To assist in the effective and efficient management and/or execution of audits. Provide guidance to the performance analysts in their development and manage the complete day-to-day running of the audit whilst maintaining client relations on behalf of the audit manager and the team.

Roles & Responsibilities
Key Performance Areas (KPA’s)
Audit

• Conduct research and come up with new audit focus areas
• Conduct client base environmental scanning to inform value add / integrated audits.
• Discuss the new focus areas with the RA teams with the possibility of obtaining more audit work for the BU
• Compile audit plans and/or procedures for the focus areas
• Execute audits
• Source and interrogate data / information. This includes data analytics
• Provide critical analysis of the evidence, identify management measures/processes that are not in place, root causes and effect on service delivery
• Prepare appropriate findings with practical recommendations that would address the root causes 
• Discuss the audit findings with the external stakeholders to confirm factual correctness.
• Prepare detailed, factually correct and complete working papers, including audit objective, procedures, record of work done, audit findings and conclusion)
• Prepare factually correct and complete management report paragraphs supported by audit evidence
• Produce high quality audit work
• Work with integrated audit teams (staff with audit background and those with skills other than auditing)
• Provide audit guidance to non-audit staff (e.g. specialist)
• Deliver audit work within the stipulated timeframes
• Project management for the audit to ensure that the audit milestones (e.g. budget, engagements, timelines, quality) are met in an efficient manner
• Provide feedback on the audit progress to the manager
• Address coaching notes
• Attend audit committee/ steering meetings

People

• Training and developing of performance analysts through on-the-job mentoring and coaching
• Managing staff hours
• Monitoring staff performance
• Allocating work to staff
• Leading staff by ensuring undisturbed work flow

Stakeholder engagements

• Liaise with relevant key stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure effective coordination, communication and coverage of relevant audit issues
• Support the audit team in engaging with relevant contact people (resources) at the auditee to provide required audit documentation
• Prepare relevant documentation for stakeholder engagements for manager and SM
• Market the value of performance audits and develop initiatives for sharing insights, risks and experiences with regularity audit Business Units.

Financial management

• Provide inputs in compilation of the centre budget (e.g. value add areas)
• Monitor own / team recoverability and manage resources to comply with budget targets.

Admin

• Completion of all administration responsibilities, including but not limited to timesheets, cash advance/expense claims, leave application,  overtime, bursary application and annual ethical declaration, as well as compliance related policies / guidelines / timelines / instructions

Ad-hoc duties

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

Skills, Experience & Education
Qualifications

• CA (SA) /RGA/ACCA/CIA

Professional Registration

• Registration with relevant professional body is mandatory.

Experience

• At least 3 years post article experience

Knowledge

• Public sector knowledge
• Technical understanding of audit environment, audit standard practices and reporting on audit outcomes
• Knowledge of performance auditing will be an added advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of prescripts and application to the audits