Jobs at Auditor-General of South Africa

Roles & Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategic Function

• Contributes to the formulation and implementation of organisational strategic initiatives.
• Develop the BU BSC and direct the implementation of the BU operational strategies and plans.
• Jointly accountable and responsible in assisting the BUL in visualising and co-creating strategic direction for the Business Unit in line with the AGSA organisational strategies.

Product Management

Management of material irregularities:

• Oversee the MI processes and procedures in line with the PAA act, MI regulations policy and procedures;
• Provide strategic direction for MI operations which includes the monitoring of the implementation of the MI processes.
• Facilitate a process that leads to consistent and impartial decision- making in line with legislative requirements.
• Oversee the process of proper recording of key decisions taken during the MI process by means of a user-friendly case management system.
• Ensure that assignment and/or engagements associated with the MI processes are adequately planned, resourced and performed in accordance with the MI regulations and policy.
• Provide support to the ABUs against potential threats and intimidation through segregation of the audit process from the MI process.
• Ensure MI submissions are prepared, signed-off and circulated to MI committee members in advance
• Provide guidance on recommended approach to be taken on MIs,
• e.g. referral, remedial or investigation. Assist in drafting recommendations, remedial action or scope of investigation
• Act as technical advisor during MI committee meetings.
• Ensure the decisions of the MI committee are implemented and can provide context of decisions made to RABUs.
• Provide guidance on type of evidence to support the MI and engage with public bodies on the type of evidence which can be gathered as part of the audit process.
• Provide guidance on quantification of losses and the underlying assumptions which can be applied.
• Facilitate the referral process to public bodies
• Facilitate the issuing of certificates of Debt (CoD).
• Ensure quality delivery of critical reports such as accountability reports for internal stakeholders, Parliament and relevant legislatures. Where appropriate, these reports must include relevant data and trend analysis.
• Design/redesign and implement case management software (CMS) tool to support the MI process.
• Design and implement a database of the relevant public bodies.
• Implement adequate actions and safeguards in the MI process to minimise the organisational litigation risk

Stakeholder Management

• Drive the strategic initiative of visibility through effective internal and external engagements.
• Continued interaction with all the users of the CMS tool and ensure timeous and credible reporting.
• Interact with and establish partnerships with the appropriate public bodies.
• Draft and enter into memorandum of understanding and service level memorandum with various public bodies.
• Workshop the Public Audit Act (PAA) referral process with various public bodies.
• Interact with relevant oversight structures and relevant committees.
• Implement and render a fully-fledged secretariat function to the MI Committee and Advisory Committee on Material Irregularities.

People Management

• Inspire, motivate and empower staff to be accountable for decisions on challenges that impact on the BU’s performance against strategic objectives.
• Communicate balance scorecard requirements during vision achievement/ organisation alignment and other sessions and address staff on matters affecting the BU reputation and performance.
• Develop and facilitate implementation of People Plan.
• Ensure timely and quality decisions are taken and communicated to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate and monitor the implementation of BU transformation strategies.
• Drive Vision achievement/ organisation alignment through impact driven strategic conversations with internal staff on an on-going basis.
• Ensure effective training programme is maintained for IBU staff
• Implement BU initiatives to improve culture and staff engagement.

Financial & Operational Management

• Ensure that BU deliverables are executed economically, efficiently and effectively.
• Develop and effectively manage the BU budget and financial performance targets.
• Provide input on the opportunities to improve efficiencies of the organisation’s business operations and other innovation.
• Contribute to the content and the delivery of AGSA reports such as Quarterly reports and the MI reports tabled by the auditor general
• Facilitate coordination and implementation of change / improvement interventions.

Other Responsibilities

• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required.
• Manage the CMS system and support to the AGSA.

Formal Qualification

• Minimum qualification of an LLB Degree or CA(SA)/RGA

Experience

• Minimum 10 years' relevant experience (post qualification) of which at least 5 years should have been at Senior Management / Higher level in Auditing/Investigative/forensic environment
• Forensic expert with auditing and legal experience will be an added advantage

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Strategic Function

• Contributes to the development of the Business Unit (BU) Balance Score Card (BSC) initiatives.
• Ensure adequate quality assurance processes in the BU for the achievement of the BSC objectives.
• Implement and monitor the BSC initiatives within the BU.

Product Management

Technical developments:

• Provide strategic inputs into the AGSA products and annual scoping decisions for Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA).
• Provide technical inputs to the technical audit department on all areas of public sector auditing and reporting as and when required.
• Participate in the technical development projects and contribute to technical discussions during various forums such as the Product champion and State Owned Entities (SOE) forums.
• Obtain and coordinate inputs from ABUs on technical documents to inform inputs to the relevant internal BUs and at technical forums.

Technical support:

• Provide sound technical advice and support to the ABU regarding technical queries raised by different centres within the business unit.
• Prepare, review and oversee all technical queries/matters to be escalated to the relevant internal BUs as per the AGSA approved consultation processes and procedures.
• Lead regular technical discussions and communication within the ABU to ensure a proper understanding of the Public audit manual and related technical guidance issued.
• Liaise with provincial treasuries on technical matters and provide information to the relevant internal BUs, where necessary.
• Provide technical support to the Sections 4(3) audits, monitor and improve the quality of audits being conducted on behalf of the AGSA.

Quality standards and methodology:

• Lead initiatives to design and improve BU approaches to quality management on all audits thereby improving the quality of the audits for the BU.
• Implement systems and processes within ABU to ensure quality audit work including conducting consistency reviews on audit reports as determined by the business unit.
• Ensure an effective and efficient pre-issueance review process for purposes of improving the quality of the audits for the BU.
• Monitor the improvement in the quality of audits conducted including those conducted on behalf of the AGSA.
• Co-ordinate BU submissions for compliance reviews including handling own compliance reviews where applicable
• Collaborate and support audit support BUs and specialized audit BUs in achieving quality and relevant audit products and audit outcomes.
• Provide input and support the methodology development within the AGSA.
• Guide and support audit teams regarding the identification, processing and reporting of MIs.

Reporting:

• Provide comments and inputs on the reporting guide, with emphasis on General Report (GR) blueprint, and GR process.
• Ensure basic level of consistency in reporting with a view to easier consolidate information for general report.
• Review and provide inputs to the management information system for reporting purposes to ensure the quality of the information captured and clear any findings raised by QC or ARD.

Technical training:

• Monitor the identification of employee training needs.
• Oversee that interventions are put in place to address training and development gaps in collaboration with relevant internal BUs.
• 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 objectives of maintaining our status of being a good training institution.

Stakeholder Management

• Provide technical support and guidance to internal stakeholders on technical matters in order to ensure alignment with the relevant guidelines and AGSA strategy.
• 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 Trainee Auditor Forum (TAF).
• Communicate technical processes and requirements including strategic goal and objectives to internal stakeholders to ensure understanding.

People Management

• 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 strategic organisational alignment messages and commitments.
• Implement relevant centre initiatives to bring about an inclusive culture, enhanced employee experience and employee well-being

Financial Management & Operational Management

• Contribute to the compiling of the BU budget and ensure adherence to the required financial performance standards.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures
• Ensure compliance with supply chain processes

Other responsibilities

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

Formal Education

• This position requires a minimum qualification of CA(SA)

Experience

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

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Roles & Responsibilities

Debtors Management

• Stakeholder interaction at various levels
• Maintains telephone and personal contact with staff and clients on receivable matters
• Generate and issue invoices and statements
• Generate receivables reporting and Management Information System.
• Reconcile daily bank deposits
• Researches and applies unallocated cash.
• Manages client accounts, accounts receivable write-offs and payments.
• Operates office equipment including personal computer, copiers, fax machines and 10-key calculator.
• Organizes and maintains up to date financial records.
• Provides monthly financial and management reports.
• Liaise with Legal and Finance business unit stakeholders
• Assists in financial management and analysis
• Organizes and maintains retention files for required period of time.

Training Office

• Arranging induction for trainees in line with SAICA requirements.
• Inviting trainees to register contracts on SAICA TCMS.
• Checking registration documentation on SAICA TCMS for completeness and accuracy.
• Managing SAICA TCMS system for all SAICA trainees.
• Manage the training offices’ dashboard on SAICA TCMS
• Coordinating SAICA membership fee payments and new applications.
• Assisting with arrangements and preparation for SAICA Assessor training.
• Scheduling and coordinating all internal training.
• Liaising with external training providers for training requirements.
• Registering and coordinating all external training.
• Record keeping of all external training.
• Ensuring trainees and assessors adhere to SAICA TSR/PSR/ANA and LOR/PDS deadlines.
• Attending to all the SAICA training office compliance issues.
• Assisting trainees with queries relating to SAICA Training Regulations.
• Assisting trainees with the discharge process.
• Assisting all role players with an understanding of SAICA’s Electronic Assessment Tool.
• Taking minutes of all SAICA related meetings.
• TA recruitment and logistical arrangements for career day visits

Financial matters

• Internal control monitoring - cash advance 30/60 days and over, Unmatched purchase orders, conflict of interest declarations
• (People Soft system) Purchase Orders: capture, receipt and voucher for payments.
• Investigate financial queries
• Drawing of reports for internal controls monitoring
• Facilitate drafting of adhoc contracts within the limitations of scope as determined by the line manager

General office administration

• Managing and maintaining information for the BSC.
• Co-ordinating and monitoring the flow of tasks and assignments between DBUL BE and Senior Managers and managers.
• Typing of documents, using MS Office.
• Dealing with incoming email, faxes, post and forwarding it to relevant people.
• Conduct searches to find needed information, using such sources as the Internet.
• Screening telephone calls, enquiries and requests and handling them when appropriate.
• Maintaining diary and making appointments
• Makes travel and accommodation arrangements.
• Set up and maintain paper and electronic filing systems for records, correspondence and other material
• Assisting in general queries from staff regarding admin issues, e.g. Timesheets, studies, PeopleSoft functions and leave.
• Keep diary for meetings booked in the office.
• Management of petty cash and cash availability.
• Control and issue refreshments.
• Manage the requests for usage of pool vehicles in the centre. Organising and taking minutes at meetings between DBUL and direct reports.
• And all other related administrative duties.

Educational Background

• Completed 3 Year qualification preferably a Finance/Commerce qualification

Experience 

• 3 years experience in professional environment
• Sound stakeholder relations management experience
• Exposure to the Legal aspects of debt collection
• Proficient MS Office (Word,Excel and Outlook)
• Good communication and report writing skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work efficiently
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Flexibility to adapt to all situations and work varied hours
• Ability to perform at higher level/s in a fast paced ever-changing work environment
• Ability to anticipate work needs and follow through with minimum direction

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Strategic function:

• Provide support with the implementation of the balanced scorecard initiatives within the business unit (BU).

Product Management

Environmental scanning

• Perform an analysis of the monthly and quarterly environmental scanningbyABUstoelevatekeyinsight,opportunitiesorthreatsto the AGSA – across the accountability ecosystem.
• Conduct research on the key external stakeholders in parliament and government to understand their unique needs and challenges to develop and inform the strategy.
• Advise the BUs and other relevant AGSA structures of any significant roleplayer developments or issues identified in the context of the stakeholder environment to feed through to AGSA executives.
• Monitor and alert management of threats and opportunities from national or international trends in legislative, political, social and economic factors that may impact on the AGSA’s mandate.
• Facilitate clear and transparent communication between the organisation and its stakeholders/roleplayers in parliament, its committees and government. This includes managing communication channels, developing communication strategies, and ensuring that stakeholders receive timely and relevant information.
• Handle and resolve stakeholder issues. This involves identifying problems, coordinating with relevant teams, committees and ensuring that issues are addressed satisfactorily.
• Collect feedback from stakeholders and analyse it to identify trends and areas for improvement. This data-driven approach can help in making informed decisions and enhancing stakeholder satisfaction.
• Act as advocate for the AGSA insights and opportunities for engagement with stakeholders in Parliament, promoting the organisation’s interests and addressing misconceptions or concerns.

Provide support with general report or any other audit report

• Play a key role by providing insights and content for the quarterly report on influence as well as the annual report.
• Provide reports on Parliament committee insights and issues of interest.
• Collect relevant stakeholder information required for any AGSA reports.
• Facilitate the tabling and presenting of AGSA reports in relevant committees at convenient times.

Consolidate information on the following

• Track the utilisation of all AGSA reports by oversight mechanisms (e.g. committees of legislatures and municipal councils).
• Cooperate with and support to central AGSA BUs in relation to information required for other AGSA general / special reports, or to support the development and implementation of AGSA stakeholder interaction policies and procedures.

Management Information System analysis

• Gather, analyse and synthesise project information captured on information management systems and make relevant recommendations on behalf of the BU.
• Responsible for information system training to stakeholder

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate the implementation of the influence policy and procedures.
• Stakeholder inductions and guidance to activate the accountability ecosystem.
• Facilitate content-creation sessions for provincial legislature and council capacitation sessions.
• Assist with guidance on specific stakeholder changes - e.g. dealing with disagreements, managing change to stakeholder liaison managers.
• Coordinate and consolidate information on activities to activate the accountability ecosystem in the legislative sector. Including reporting templates for specific information to besubmitted. This to be done in a coordinated and cost-effective way.
• Coordinate BU stakeholder interactions and key events, including liaison with respect to and reporting on stakeholder interactions.
• Engage with all relevant internal stakeholders to identify challenges or opportunities where action is lacking ro ensure that we activate all roleplayers in the accounatibility ecosystem strategically support international public accounts committees in strengthening the oversight competence.

People Management

• Manage own performance and work with other team members to achieve the BU goals.
• Provide support to the senior manager with regard to centre management and other BU 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.
• Provide input on BU budget re stakeholder management activities.

Formal Education

• Minimum qualification of a bachelor’s degree in public administration/ management or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum six years’ experience in the relevant field. Two years’ experience operating at a manager level will be an added advantage.
• Experience in stakeholder liaison and client relationship management
• Knowledge of relevant audit-related legislation
• Knowledge of legislation relating to constitutional stakeholder
• Knowledge of the of both executive and their key programmes
• Monitor expenditure against budget based on approved BU business plan.

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Audit planning

• Conduct research and ensure an adequate understanding of the auditee’s business environment including risks that may potentially affect the audit process
• Discuss the identified risks with the audit team and come up with procedures to mitigate risks
• Discuss the audit objectives, audit approach, focus areas and criteria with the audit team in line with AGSA methodology
• Ensure the audit is capacitated with the skills and expertise required
• Plan and scope the audit assignment effectively. Allocate resources, define deadlines and ensure appropriate project management is implemented and monitored
• Ensure that appropriate audit components/sections are allocated to the audit team in line with their skill level and areas for development
• Facilitate engagement meetings (entrance engagement) with management of auditees to discuss the scope, focus areas, objectives, methodology and due dates and request management to provide the audit team with relevant contact names, policies and procedures and any other information to assist in conducting the audit successfully

Audit Execution

• Coach the team and ensure that the audit is executed (planning, execution and reporting) within the required quality standards
• Regularly review audit working papers
• Ensure that TA’s are coached and trained to complete tasks and meet competencies
• Liaise with the management of the auditee on a regular basis through audit steering committee and audit committees
• Constantly engage with the engagement manager to provide updates on audit progress

Audit reporting

• Review the audit and management report to ensure that it is written in compliance with relevant audit and quality standards and discuss findings with SM
• Accurately capture and update audit outcomes on the audit update software
• Review communication of audit findings and request for information

Stakeholder engagements

• Build strategic and value adding relationships with key stakeholders in the auditees to ensure support during the audit process
• Liaise with key stakeholders at auditees to provide relevant information to ensure that oversight structures are empowered
• Assist in the preparation of presentations on audit reports to parliamentary committees
• Liaise with private audit firms relating to contract out audits

People Management

• Implement initiatives for creation of talent pipeline and succession planning
• Addressing any people matters that may arise from the team
• Manage performance (including poor performance) to ensure that the team is productive and will contribute to achievement of organisational goals
• Provide on the job training, coaching, mentorship and support to the team
• Ensure that Trainee Auditors receive adequate and relevant exposure on audit components to ensure compliance with SAICA requirements
• Support the implementation of the People plan initiatives to attract and retain competent staff

Financial management

• Provide inputs in compilation of the centre budget
• Monitor own and team recoverability and manage resources to comply with budget targets
• Responsible to follow up with debtors, processing of invoices and monitoring of CWC budgets
• Manage project financials including budgets, timely billing and collection and variance recognition

Ad-hoc duties

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

Formal Education

• CA (SA) / ACCA / RGA

Experience

• Completed articles (3 years)
• 2 years’ experience as an Assistant Manager
• 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 organisational objectives and compliance
• Experience in budget preparation and reviewing budget documents or reports

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Strategic Function

• Contributes to and drives the implementation of the organisation’s long term strategy. 
• Develop BU Balance Score Card (BSC) and oversee the implementation and reporting thereof. 
• Uphold the organization’s values and ensure that they come through in all key initiatives and finance-oriented decisions 

Product Management

• Oversee the audit operations in line with the relevant audit methodology and standards;
• Provide strategic direction for audit operations.
• Ensure that assignments and/or engagements are adequately planned, resourced and performed in accordance with the audit methodology and standards.
• Provide leadership support to sensitive, complex, and high risk engagements.
• Provide overall strategic leadership in ensuring the best overall quality of all audit outputs.
• Oversee the timely sign-off of all audit engagements.
• Ensure quality delivery of critical AGSA report (e.g. Sector, General and Audit reports).
• Ensure approval and effective management of CWC and pre-issuance allocations.
• Coordinate auditing activities and plans with other internal Specialised Audit Service (SAS) activities to ensure objectives are met.
• Signing of audit reports for significant and complex audits as per delegations.
• Lead and monitor the implementation of the audit strategy.

Stakeholder Management

• Direct and drive efficient stakeholder engagement and management internally and externally
• Interact with relevant oversight structures and relevant committees regarding briefings on audit reports / outcomes.
• Interact with and establish partnerships with private audit firms, professional bodies and higher learning institutions
• Build collaborative relationships with key stakeholders.
• Deal proactively and decisively with contestations and conflicts where applicable.
• Media engagement as per the AG delegations
• Promote the AGSA brand and reputation.

People Management

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to the BU in respect of:
• Alignment to and implementation of organisational strategic objectives and BU initiatives.
• People Strategy commitments including talent management and succession planning.
• Implementation of AGSA transformation strategies.
• Impact-driven strategic conversations with internal staff on an on- going basis.
• Manage the implementation and enhancement of an inclusive culture, the employee experience, and employee well-being within the BU.
• Accountable for maintaining training office accreditation    in compliance with the regulatory bodies.

Financial Management & Operational Management

• Accountable for sustainability and profitability of the BU.
• Ensures that BU deliverables are executed economically, efficiently and effectively in terms of recoverability and productivity.
• Ensures effective financial management of CWC.
• Development and effective management of the BU budget and performance targets. 
• Provide input on the opportunities to improve efficiencies of the organisation’s business operations and other innovation.

Other Responsibilities

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

Formal Education

• This position requires a minimum qualification of CA (SA) or RGA or ACCA.

Experience

• Minimum 10+ years relevant post qualification experience with at least 6 years’ experience operating at a senior management/executive level

Closing Date: 13 May 2026

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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 actions that have been agreed upon with stakeholders.
• Implement effective project management and ensure that agreed upon key milestones are met.

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.
• Build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Liaise and interact with key stakeholders & management to share information, resolve challenges and make recommendations for improvements
• Manage and report on stakeholder engagements
• Promote the AGSA brand reputation

People Management:

• Implement the activities outlined on the BU People Plan.
• Manage team performance to drive productivity.
• Contribute to transformation/culture plans.
• Implement relevant centre initiatives to bring about an inclusive culture, enhanced employee experience and employee well-being
• 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 centre and contribute to the portfolio budget
• Manage the centre 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 and response

Other Responsibilities:

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

• Qualifications - CA (SA)  
• Experience - Minimum of 6 years’ experience post qualification with at least 4 years’ experience operating at a manager/middle manager level.
• Advantageous: IFRS Knowledge and experience

Closing Date: 14 May 2026