The Auditor-General of South Africa ("AGSA") is established in terms of section 181(1) (e) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No.108 of 1996) as a state institution supporting the constitutional democracy. The constitutional functions of the AGSA are set out in section 188 of the Constitution and sections 4 of the Public...
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Strategic Function
- Contributes to the strategy, vision, and governance of the business intelligence capability.
- Drive best practices, iterative improvement, and innovation at the strategic deployment level.
- Provide strategic support to business in identifying opportunities in transforming raw data into relevant insights that will enable and drive business strategy.
- Take the strategic lead in all BI report solutions to be implemented.
- Support the implementation of the centre Balance Score Card (BSC) project and initiatives.
Product Management
- Lead the BI and analytics technical oversight across cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of support and collaboration within the data team.
- Hands-on participation in BI and analytics deliverables, coding, peer reviews, delivery of execution plans, etc.
- Lead the design, execute the creation of data solutions and enable the maturity of AGSA’s best practices.
- Lead and provide oversee and validate the creation of data
- visualization prototypes to support the elicitation of business needs.
- Create advanced data visualizations and data products to turn data into actionable business insights.
- Provide leadership and drive collaboration between data engineers and data scientists/ data governance lead in the development of
- scalable and robust pipelines by means of completing and maintaining source-to-target mappings templates and associated metadata.
- Lead and provide oversee on the advancement of Analytical models by working in collaboration with Data scientists and Data governance lead in translating or anticipating business needs into actionable data solutions.
- Identify opportunities in existing customer business processes for building reports and dashboards.
- Lead as an integrator between the business and technology to create solutions for customers.
- Lead and be responsible for the designing and development of the necessary core reporting architecture to enable appropriate automated business intelligence software solutions with an emphasis on Power BI.
- Keep abreast with the latest trends and advancements in Business Intelligence/Data Analytics technologies and identify opportunities for innovation.
Stakeholder Management
- Establish, build, and maintain collaborative working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders.
- Build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships with relevant internal/external stakeholders.
- Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
- 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 in order to continuously improve service delivery.
- Work in collaboration with business stakeholders to ensure timeous delivery of the work.
- Establish and maintain relations with recognized professional bodies within their own professional sphere.
- Manage service level agreements (SLAs).
People Management
- Manage own and team performance to drive productivity.
- Participate and/or take lead in the business unit transformation and culture plans.
- Review the work of peers assisting in the execution of work.
- Provide support to the management team regarding centre management and other people-related tasks.
Financial management and Operational Management
- Contribute to the compilation of centre budget, and manage project expenditure related to functional area.
- Ensure compliance with AGSA policies and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures.
- Manage supply chain processes within scope of work.
Other responsibilities(Applicable to All JD’s)
ormal Education
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business or related field or equivalent combination of education.
- Honours will be advantageous
- Preferable Power BI certificated and/or MSCE.
Experience / Requirements
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Product
- Participate in audit committee/steering committee meetings with Business Unit (BU) management as and when required
Conduct audit covering the three audit phases:
- Planning
- Execution
- Reporting
Plan the audit:
- Define the objectives of the audit
- Define the scope of the audit
- Identify benchmarks to be utilised
- Assess the risks from source documentation
- Compile the audit plan
- Conduct a walk through process with the relevant role players
Execute tests, inclusive of:
- Compliance to policies, procedures, standards and specifications
- Adequacy on goals
- Reliability of information
- Efficiency and effectiveness of operations
- Safeguarding of assets
Generate audit reports indicating:
- Audit findings
- Recommendations
Conduct a meeting, where appropriate, to discuss:
- Accepted recommendations to be implemented and timelines applicable
- Rejected recommendations and internal actions to be implemented
- Target dates for implementation and review
- Supervise subordinates in the execution of the three audit phases
- Supervise team meetings regarding the direction and progress on the audits
- Provide guidance to auditors on audit related matters
- Conduct the field work in accordance with policies and procedures
- Communicate to Manager and Senior Manager on progress or obstacles during the audit
- Submit the audit report for publishing and archiving
- Finalise the audit file and submit for archiving in accordance with policies and procedures
- Provide support in the review of contract work and quality assurance
- Provide inputs to Information Systems Audit strategic plans
- Provide guidance on AGSA audit approach
- Promote and manage sound internal controls within the Business Unit
- Keep abreast of the latest development at the AGSA
- Manage audits within the allocated time frame
- Manage audits in adherence to internal processes, policies and procedures
Stakeholder Relationships
Maintain internal stakeholder relationships:
- Participate in debriefing sessions with regularity audit on the previous year’s audits performed
- Engage with team members during the audit process
- Liaise with colleagues within the Business Unit
Maintain external stakeholder relationships:
- Liaise with audit firms
- Liaise with Auditees with regards to Audit requirements
- Participate in interviews/ recruitment process
People Management
- Monitor staff performance to implement a culture of performance management:
- Participate in the compilation of IPC’s and PDP’s
- Conduct coaching sessions of staff members
- Provide constant feedback to subordinates
- Provide mentorship to subordinates
- Conduct performance reviews in accordance with policies and procedures and take corrective action where necessary
- Create a conducive environment to maintain and enhance employee motivation
- Participate in transformational initiatives inclusive of change, organisational culture, CSI, diversity, etc
- Continually improve own competence through personal development as per PDP and commitment:
- Participate in learning and development programmes
- Participate on programmes for purposes of Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- Manage Human Resources in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements
- Complete Human Resource Management actions within the allocated time frames
- Support the Manager to ensure the delivery of high quality, accurate and cost effective audits through effective planning and resource management
- Ensure effective and efficient management of projects in terms of time, cost and quality
Providing input to manager on:
- Planning of audits under her/his control
- Budgeting requirements
- Organisational reporting needs
- Ensure that hours and expenses booked are in accordance with the allocated budget
- Achieve own recoverability target
- Manage budget in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements
- Complete budget management actions within the allocated time frames
Ad-hoc duties
- Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required
Formal Education
- B Degree in Auditing or Computer Science or Informatics
The following will be an added advantage:
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- ERP Certificate (Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards)
Knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of finance and the components involved in finance; must be able to apply PFMA and MFMA principles and adhere to due dates
- Knowledge of Auditing
- In-depth knowledge and skills in ERP environments
- Should have knowledge of Oracle SysAdmin and Oracle business process reviews
Experience
- Minimum 4 years IS auditing experience
- Minimum of 1 year supervisory experience
- Experience on one or more ERP environments, such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft
- Experience in Cyber Security environment would be beneficial
- Experience in CAATs/Data Analytics environment would be beneficial
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Product:
- Conduct audits in terms of the three audit phases:
- Planning
- Execution
- Audit conclusion
- Plan the audit in terms of:
- Participate in defining the objectives of the audit
- Participate in defining the scope of the audit
- Assessing the risks from source documentation
- Compiling the audit plan
- Conducting a walk through process with the relevant role players
- Conduct the field work in accordance with policies and procedures
- Execute tests to determine:
- Compliance to policies, procedures, standards and specifications
- Adequacy on goals
- Reliability of information
- Efficiency and effectiveness of operations
- Safeguarding of assets
- Generate the audit findings
- Submit the findings to Line Manager for input and review and effect the necessary amendments as indicated
- Communicate to Line Manager and Senior Manager on progress or obstacles during the audit
- Participate in a meeting, where appropriate, to discuss:
- Accepted recommendations to be implemented and timelines applicable
- Rejected recommendations and internal actions to be implemented
- Target dates for implementation and review
- Conduct the audit in accordance with internal processes, policies and procedures
- Conduct the audit within the allocated time frame
- Promote and manage sound internal controls within the Business Unit
HR Admin
- Continually improve own competence through personal development as per Personal Development Plan (PDP):
- Participate in learning and development programmes
- Participate on programmes for purposes of Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- Keep up to date with the latest developments at the AGSA
- Participate in transformational initiatives encompassing change, organisational culture, CSI, diversity etc
Financial Management
- Support the Manager in the delivery of high quality, accurate and cost effective audits
- Manage projects efficiently and effectively in terms of time, cost and quality
Provide input into the planning of audits under her/his control:
- Budget requirements
- Organisational reporting
- Adhere to budget allocations for the bookings of hours and expenses
- Obtain approval from Line Manager for any expenses not budgeted for
- Achieve own recoverability target
Ad-hoc duties
- Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required
Formal Education
- B Degree in Auditing, Computer Science or Informatics
Knowledge
- In-depth knowledge of Auditing
- In-depth knowledge and skills in Informatics
Experience
- Minimum 3 years Information Systems auditing experience
- Experience on ERP environments, (i.e. SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft) cyber security and CAATs/Data analytics will be of an added advantage
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Technical Support
- Provide support to the PC to address technical queries
- Escalate queries which cannot be resolved to the PC
- Participate in meetings or any other forums to provide technical support
- Stay abreast of developments with regards to committees attended by the PC and attend meetings in the absence of the PC
- Provide comment and coordinate ABU commentary on draft technical documents prior to submission to the PC for final review and sign off
- Coordinate the Business Unit (BU) approach to quality management for all audits in consultation with the PC
- Provide support to the PC in addressing audit queries to resolve grey areas in audit methodology
- Provide support to the PC to summarise technical memos for the BU and disseminate the information to the relevant stakeholders
- Review and monitor reporting to ensure a basic level of consistency exists to allow for the consolidation of information for general report
- Coordinate the consolidation of BU information for general reports
- Support the PC in finalisation of the final draft of general report prior to central review
- Assist the PC with internal quality and peer reviews
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
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 processess 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 variuos 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
Qualification:
Experience and Knowledge:
- Completed articles (3 Years)
- Two years post articles work experience as Assistant Manager
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Strategic Function
- Contributes to the strategy, vision, and governance of the business unit (BU).
- Deliver best practices, iterative improvement, and innovation at the strategic deployment level.
- Support the implementation of the centre balance scorecard (BSC) and other key projects and initiatives.
- Provide support in the implementation of automating Business Intelligence software solutions.
Product Management
- Translate business requirements into specifications that will be used to implement the required reports and dashboards, created from potentially multiple data sources.
- Design, build and deploy BI solutions such as reports, dashboards, self-service functionality, and predicative models in response to business needs.
- Design, develop, maintain and support data analytics platforms and models such as Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)).
- Create analytical models to store and process data such as OLAP cubes, data marts.
- Participate with other specialists to convert legacy reports (primarily ClickView/Excel) to Power BI solutions.
- Transition developed reports and dashboards to the operations and support team.
- Conduct unit testing and troubleshooting.
- Assist with evaluating and improving existing BI systems.
- Collaborate with Digital Transformation and IT teams to integrate systems.
- Develop and execute database queries and conduct analyses.
- Develop and update technical documentation, aligned to governance standards.
- Participate in business analysis activities to gather required reporting and dashboard requirements.
- Provide support as required to ensure the availability and performance of developed reports and dashboards for both external and internal users.
- Ensure proper configuration management and change controls are implemented.
- Provide training and assistance to users for the generation of ad hoc reports.
- Identify opportunities in existing customer business processes for building reports and dashboards.
- Function as an integrator between the business and technology to create solutions for customers.
- Design and implement technology best practices, guidelines, and repeatable processes.
- Keep abreast with the latest trends and advancements in Business
- Intelligence/Data Analytics technologies and identify opportunities for innovation.
Stakeholder Management
- Establish, build, and maintain collaborative and value-adding working relationships with relevant internal/external stakeholders.
- Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs, proactively engage stakeholders to determine their needs and deliver on them in accordance to their needs.
- Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers in order to continuously improve service delivery.
- Consistently assess stakeholder feedback on performance objectives agreed with both internal/external stakeholders.
- Work in collaboration with Data Owners and Stewards to ensure timeous delivery of the work.
- Establish and maintain relations with recognized professional bodies within their own professional sphere.
- Manage service level agreements (SLAs).
People Management
- Manage own performance to drive productivity.
- Participate and/or take lead in the business unit transformation and culture plans.
- Provide support to the management team regarding centre management and other people-related tasks.
Financial management and Operational Management
- Contribute to the compilation of centre budget, and manage project expenditure related to functional area.
- Ensure compliance to AGSA policies and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures.
- Manage supply chain processes within scope of work.
Other responsibilities
(Applicable to AllJD’s)
- Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks, and assignments not
- stipulated on the Job description as and when required.
Formal Education
- Minimum qualification of a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Business or related field, or equivalent combination of education. Honours or Masters will be advantageous.
- Relevant certifications in Microsoft Stack, Power BI, and data warehousing technologies (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate) are desirable
Experience/ Requirements
- Minimum 8-10 years of related experience working as a Business Intelligence Specialist or similar role, with a focus on the Microsoft Stack, expertise in data warehousing, data lake technologies, and Power BI development.
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Strategic Function
- Contribute to the implementation and revision of the AGSA Governance framework
- Contribute to the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the GVCS Unit Balance Score Card.
- Support the SM: GVCS to manage and contribute to the revision of the organisational delegation of authority (management approval framework).
- Support the SM: GVCS to contribute to the drafting of all organisational reports, including the internal quarterly reports and the integrated annual report.
- Review of remuneration of external committee members against remuneration policy.
Product Management
- Assist specified AGSA governance structures.
- Ensure defined governance and secretariat processes for specified governance structures and committees are in line with best practice in the field and meet all legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Provide secretariat support for specified governance structures outlined in the governance framework including additional identified structures (e.g. strategic steering committees on request from SM: GVCS) i.e. drafting of terms of reference and related governance documents and ensure approval by DAG.
- Support the SM: GVCS to ensure the execution and compliance to governance by governance structures and governance processes.
- Contribute to the formulation and implementation AGSA governance framework in line with the PAA and the constitution.
- Draft governance articles for review by SM: GVCS to be distributed to the organisation.
- Support the SM: GVCS to develop and review the draft corporate calendar for approval by Exco.
- Support SM: GVCS to develop a membership profile and procedure for the recruitment and appointment of members in line with current governance practice.
- Support to develop and review the effectiveness of the terms of reference of the relevant committees.
- Prepare the work plan and process-taking cognisance of various statutory timelines and deadlines, in conjunction with the chairpersons of the structures.
- Identify training requirements for committee members and to ensure that there is ongoing training to capacitate them.
- Keep abreast and monitor legislative developments, corporate governance standards and best practises and advise committee on the developments.
- Ensure that the newly appointed committee members of specified committees are inducted in line with their duties and responsibilities and are provided with an information pack relating to the committees appointed to serve in.
- Ensure that members receive/ attend continuous development workshop at least annually.
- Ensure that chairperson, members and the committee is evaluated annually on their performance to ensure that the committee has discharged its duties as delegated by the AG and/or DAG.
- Ensure regulatory and corporate governance compliance.
- Ensure that matters are prioritised in line with the committee work plans, the annual workplan for governance structures.
- Draft/ Review agenda and circulate to all impacted SME’s for inputs.
- Ensure that meeting invites, standard agenda points, meeting packs and relevant information are prepared, circulated and received by all concerned stakeholders timeously prior to committee meetings.
- Provide secretarial functions including recording and keeping of minutes from all committee meetings.
- Prepare written resolutions and action items for the various governance structures.
- Provide governance advice to the committee based on best practice and any other emerging trends.
- Develop skills matrix for committee members.
- Support the SM: GVCS to coordinate internal meetings and events between the AGSA and committee chairpersons (AGSA governance structures).
- Ensure that amendments tabled at the meetings are effected and the final version of the minutes is signed and dated in accordance with the date of the meeting where the minutes were approved.
- Monitor implementation of resolutions of the governance structures through action list.
- Record and safeguard documentation of the relevant committees.
- Ensure the adherence to standard requirements relating to confidential, classified and secret information.
- Control the exchange of documents for purposes of meetings of the committees.
Stakeholder Management
- Ensure that committee decisions and other communications are formally channelled to the appropriate members of staff and other stakeholders.
- Support SM; GVCS to ensure committee resolutions are submitted to impacted internal stakeholders and that action items are implemented.
- Establish, build and maintain collaborative working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders.
- Support SM: GVCS to build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships with relevant external stakeholders.
- Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
- Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success to continuously improve on the service delivery.
- Support the SM: GVCS to establish and maintain relations with recognised professional bodies within own professional sphere.
- Manage service level agreements (SLAs) and/or ToR requirements.
- Liaise and interact with key stakeholders & management to share information, resolve challenges and make recommendations for improvements.
People Management
- Provide input into planning for work performance of staff
- Implementation of the agreed objectives and plans and activities outlined in the BU People Plan, transformation/culture plans and BSC initiatives
- Conduct monitoring of goals and processes of staff.
- Evaluation or performance of staff
- Manage team performance to drive productivity.
- Motivate, coach and mentor staff to ensure maximum productivity and development of the staff to their full potential.
- Participate in initiatives to attract talent.
- Cascade vision achievement/ organisation alignment messages and commitments to staff.
Financial management and operational management
- Contribute to the compilation of centre budget, manage project expenditure related to functional area.
- Ensure compliance to the organisation’s governance processes, policies and processes.
- Manage procurement processes within own functional area.
Other responsibilities (Applicable to All JD’s)
- Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments delegated by the senior manager not stipulated in the role profile description as and when required.
Formal Education
- This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Law /Corporate Law or related Corporate Governance qualification.
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Roles & Responsibilities
- The successful candidate will be required to identify, address and implement improvements required in the AGSA methodology, audit process and reporting approach and support the AGSA audit teams as a subject matter expert in this area. He/she will be responsible for the execution of research and development projects and will build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the public sector and auditing profession in support of the AGSA goals. Applicants who will be considered should operate with high levels of excellence and meet stringent deadlines.
Skills, Experience & Education
Candidates/Applicants who do not meet the following requirements will not be considered:
- CA (SA) or RGA
- A legal qualification or studying towards a legal qualification or experience in legal matters in the context of an audit
- A minimum of five (5) years’ experience with a minimum two (2) years post article
- Should have 2 years’ experience should be as an Assistant Audit Manager
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