Job Opportunities at Auditor-General of South Africa

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
• Povide 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 senior manager
• 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

QUALIFICATIONS

• The successful candidate need to either be a registered CA (SA) or RGA or ACCA or CIA

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

• Registration with relevant professional body is mandatory.

EXPERIENCE

• Have at least 4 years experience in an Auditing Environment

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Key Areas of Responsibility

• Understand the government environment in which the AGSA work
• Perform audits based on project management principles
• Assist in planning of audit assignments
• Execute audit plans  
• Collect data and information/evidence for audit and other assignment purposes
• Analyse and interrogate data and information
• Use various Civil engineering techniques, knowledge and experience in assessment of government service delivery projects during audits.
• Interview and interrogate the auditee to establish facts during audits.
• Compile audit technical  reports
• Compile audit working papers
• Identify audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
• Identify root causes and effects of audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas.
• Use information and technology tools such as, audit accelerators and any other IT tools in performing audits
• Assist the Infrastructure Centre of Excellence Management in executing any work related to the Centre.
• Assist auditors in understanding technical concepts when executing technical audits.
• Contribute to high-impact and relevant recommendations to government, programmes or audit areas
• Contribute to best practices/guidelines

Research and development

• Research complex and challenging audit themes  arising from government priorities/programmes
• Scan the environment, perform trend analyses and assess risks to identify audit themes and necessary interventions in government

People management

• Develop personal leadership
• Manage and take responsibly of own work
• Monitor own deadlines

Internal Stakeholder engagement

• Assist in maintaining an effective relationship with the regularity audit business units
• Engage in integration initiatives with regularity audit
• Maintain visibility at regularity audit for effective interaction
• Support the marketing of performance audits
• Support initiatives of sharing insights, risks and experiences

External Stakeholder engagement

• Build and maintain an effective relationships with auditees and other external stakeholders
• Support initiatives within the BU to market performance audit products

Financial management

• Manage own productivity and recoverability
• Keep within allocated budget

Administration

• Provide input on the planning of audits
• Assist with organisational reporting needs
• Submit time-sheets on time

Qualifications

• Degree/BTech in Civil Engineering
• Post graduate qualification will be an added advantage.
• Registration (as candidate) with a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience required in infrastructure field.
• Public sector knowledge or exposure to government infrastructure projects will be advantageous.
• A valid driver’s licence is essential.

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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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Strategic Function

Core orientation:

• Leads the design and development of functional strategies.
• As may be required, design and or review the Centre of Excellence operating model and value chain to align with the People strategy.
• Inputs towards and contributes to the development of the People Strategy, and the operational alignment and implementation thereof, to help achieve long-term objectives.
• Based on sound understanding of the AGSA’s business goals, business and operating models and core processes (business acumen), influences and aligns the People strategy into clear business unit people objectives and action plans to support the achievement of the overall organisation objectives.
• Develops and implements People learning and development strategies aligned with the organization's goals and objectives, with a specific focus on improving overall effectiveness and performance.
• Ensures that young professionals, and general leadership development and organisational learning initiatives align with the overall strategic goals and vision of the AGSA. Regularly update senior management on the progress and impact of these initiatives.

Product and Operational Management

• Develops and implements People strategies aligned with the AGSA's goals and objectives, with a specific focus on improving overall effectiveness and performance.
• Develops and executes a comprehensive learning and development strategy aligned with the AGSA's goals and objectives. Ensures that learning initiatives support both short-term and long-term business needs.
• Establishes key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of People learning programs, and regularly assess and report on their impact on organizational performance.
• Ensures People policies, procedures, and practices are compliant with relevant labour laws and regulations, and that ethical and inclusive People practices are upheld.
• Ensures that the Learning Experiences BU is compliant with employment laws and regulations.
• Identifies and mitigates potential risks associated with Learning Experiences delivery.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement, streamline workflows, and eliminate redundancies to enhance service quality and reduce operational costs.
• Analyses efficiencies and evaluates against overall Learning Experiences strategy.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement, streamline workflows, and eliminate redundancies to enhance service quality and reduce operational costs.
• Identifies opportunities to centralize, standardize, and streamline delivery within the practice areas under scope to maximize efficiency and reduce operational costs.
• Implements best practices, process improvements, and automation to enhance service quality.
• Defines and tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of Learning Experiences business unit.
• Develops and reports on performance dashboards to assess service quality and efficiency rates.
• Establishes a framework for assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of learning programs. This may include rubrics, surveys, and evaluation forms.
• Ensures the maintenance of records and documentation for all compliance and regulatory training, including completion certificates and records of participation.
• Generates regular reports that provide insights into the performance and impact of learning initiatives, using data-driven analytics.
• From a specialist perspective (Management of senior specialists) the incumbent is expected to facilitate the design and development of strategies, service delivery models, and performance metrics of the following People streams:
• Curriculum and Programme Design: Leads the design and development of a diverse range of young professional and leadership learning programs, including e-learning, classroom training, workshops, and mentorship programs, ensuring they cater to different learning styles and needs. Develop curriculum plans for different employee groups, specifying the topics, learning objectives, and resources for each programme.
• Learning Strategy Development: Develops a comprehensive learning strategy programme that outlines the organization's approach to learning and development, including goals, priorities, and key performance indicators.
• Content Library Catalogue: Maintains a catalog of all learning resources and materials in the organization's content library, including version control and updates.
• Learning Infrastructure Planning: Develops plans for the physical and virtual learning environments, specifying equipment, technology, and space requirements.
• Technical Support Protocols: Creates protocols and guidelines for providing technical support to employees participating in online or technology-driven learning experiences.
• Continuous improvement: Documents recommendations for continuous improvement in learning programs, technologies, and processes, along with action plans for implementation.
• Documentation and Reporting Repository: Maintains a central repository for all training-related documentation, reports, and records for easy access and reference.
• Ensures that BU efforts have a direct correlation to the AGSA’s net promoters’ scores through the enhancement of employee experiences of their delivery.
• Stays updated on industry best practices and emerging trends in organisational capacity building with a strong bias towards skills development (“Capability toolkit” development) and retention in line with agile strategic capability requirements. Introduce innovative solutions and technologies to enhance these areas.
• Evaluates and implements relevant HR technology solutions to enhance BU operations.
• Provides guidance and support to ensure the BU remains compliant with relevant laws and regulations, reducing legal risks and supporting the organization's reputation.
• Continuously ensures that the BU aligns with the broader organizational goals, vision, and values, playing a pivotal role in the strategic execution of People services.
• Ensures the validity and relevance of the BU strategy, value chain and operating model to the People strategy and AGSA strategic priorities.
• Develops and implements strategies to standardize People processes and centralize People services to improve efficiency, consistency, and cost-effectiveness.
• Focuses on enhancing the employee experience by delivering efficient, accessible, and user-friendly People services, contributing to higher employee engagement and retention, which can be crucial for strategic success.
• Implements and scales the People operational strategy in the BU.
• Oversees the accurate and confidential maintenance of employee records and data, ensuring data integrity and security (POPI Act compliance).
• Addresses employee queries and issues related to Learning services and support People business partners in resolving more complex employee matters.
• Utilizes KPIs, metrics and feedback to demonstrate the strategic impact of People Portfolio across the business value chain proactively.

Stakeholder Management

• Identifies key stakeholders and customers of the People portfolio, and via engagement and collaboration, build sound substance-based relationships that will benefit both the Learning Experiences BU and the organisation.
• Collaborates with other departments and senior leadership to align People strategies with the broader organizational goals and objectives.
• Manages relationships with Learning service vendors, Industry Bodies, e.g. SAICA, SAIGA, ACCA, Fasset etc, and any providers relevant to an outsourced element of the Experiences value chain and ensure service levels and agreements are in place and met.
• Collaborates with internal People portfolio stakeholders, People Business Partners, and line function department heads to understand their service needs and priorities.
• Proactively addresses concerns and maintains strong relationships with service recipients.
• Manages service level agreements and client satisfaction with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborates with People Partnerships and Projects and Organisation Effectiveness leadership to optimize service delivery that directly impacts end-user or people experiences of People infrastructure and services.
• Assist in managing relationships with third-party vendors providing People services, ensuring they meet service level agreements and contribute to strategic People goals.
• Identifies and proactively engages a diverse range of influential contacts within stakeholder and community groups. Build alliances to establish mutually beneficial working arrangements, openly sharing knowledge and insights and working collaboratively to deliver on strategic business objectives.
• Aligns stakeholders with conflicting views or priorities to agree on a course of action.

People Management

• Champions of the vision, mission, and values of the People component in line with those of the AGSA.
• Provides strong leadership to a team of People professionals within the Learning Experiences BU.
• Creates a culture of accountability by setting clear objectives, tracking progress, and reporting results to senior management. Identify areas that need improvement and take corrective actions.
• Strategically manages and monitors the day-to-day operations of Learning Experiences BU.
• Identifies and develops the skills and capabilities of BU staff to ensure they meet the evolving demands of the organization and the People function.
• Fosters a culture of collaboration, professionalism, and customer-centric service.

Digital Literacy and Digital Agility

• Utilizes HR technology and systems to automate and streamline People processes, including internal survey tools, talent and online recruitment software, and self-service tools relevant to the BU value chain. Stays up to date with technological advancements to improve service delivery.
• Creates a technology roadmap that outlines the organization's plan for implementing or upgrading learning technologies, including the Learning Management Systems (LMS), e-learning platforms, and other tools.
• Ensures that the AGSA complies with data security and privacy regulations, and maintain documentation to demonstrate compliance.
• Facilitates the periodic review of the BU operating model to identify the impacts and opportunities for digital transformation interventions.
• Draws insights from data and trends to improve processes, employee engagement and policy alignment across the business and diagnose people issues and recommend effective solutions.
• Leverages technology to increase efficiency and drive business results to improve the digital employee experience, which leads to increased engagement and communication.
• Assesses, selects, and implements HR technology solutions to streamline People processes and improve relevant data management.

Financial Management

• Demonstrates an understanding of the financial and commercial sustainability variables that impact the AGSA.
• Develops budget proposals that detail the allocation of resources for different training initiatives, technology investments, and content development.
• Compiles the budgets and contributes to the development of the BU’s and Portfolio budget.
• Manages, monitors, and reports on the budget through expenditure, forecasts, and other analysis.
• Ensures compliance with internal processes and procedures (i.e., PFMA and internal fiscal guidelines).
• Manages supply chain governance processes within scope.
• Analyzes People-related costs and expenses to identify areas where cost-saving measures can be implemented without compromising the quality of People services or the employee experience.
• Assesses the return on investment (ROI) for BU programs and initiatives, such as training and development, and use this analysis to inform future budget allocations.
• Generates financial reports related to BU expenditure, cost breakdowns, and budget variances, providing this information to senior leadership and the finance department.

Ad-hoc duties

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

Formal Education

• This position requires a minimum qualification of a CA (SA).
• Added advantage: Masters level qualification in Human Resources Management or equivalent. Senior professional registration with a recognised Human Resources professional body.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Human Resources Management of which a minimum of 5 years should have been in a senior management role with exposure to training and development, talent management, and other functions of the HR value chain.
• Added advantage: Experience working within the Financial Services or Professional Services sector (consulting) as a Training and Development Specialist would be advantageous.

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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/ organisation 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.

Minimum Requirements:

• Qualifications should be amended to include CA, RGA and ACCA
• Experience (Minimum of 6 years’ experience, with 4 years on Audit Manager or Technical Manager level