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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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Roles & Responsibilities
Audit planning
- Conduct research and engage with SM to gain an 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 audit strategy
- Select the relevant audit team including appointment of specialist staff or contract out and engage them on the audit plans and budget
- Plan and scope the audit assignment effectively. Allocate resources, define deadlines and ensure a comprehensive and appropriate terms of reference is set for each review
- 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
- Constantly meet with the audit team to monitor audit progress, adherence to budget targets and assess where support is required to engage auditees if the team encounters any challenges
- Regularly review audit working papers and conduct relevant training for TA’s
- Execute audit procedures and all working papers
- Liaise with the management of the auditee on a regular basis through audit steering committee and audit committees
- Constantly engage with manager to provide updates on audit progress and required support to complete the audit on time
- Review errors identified during the audit and any other relevant audit documents and ensure that AM/AS report them on the schedule of uncorrected misstatements
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
- Assist the SM in responding to questions from the auditee when the SM presents the audit and/or management report to the audit steering committee on the audit process and outcomes
- Accurately capture and update ASMIS information
- Review communication of audit findings and RFIs
Stakeholder engagements
- Build strategic and value adding partnerships with key stakeholders in the auditees to ensure support during the audit process
- Update the ASMIS stakeholder information
- Liaise with key stakeholders at auditees (such as Audit/MPAC Committee meetings) in the planning and execution of the audit, discuss findings, emerging risks and actions to address identified risks
- Assist in the preparation of presentations on audit reports to SCOPA and 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 in partnership with relevant People Support BUs
- 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/ SAIGA 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
- Technical/professional Certification - CA (SA) / RGA / ACCA qualification
Knowledge
- Knowledge about PFMA and MFMA
- Accounting and Auditing legislation and standards or principles
- Knowledge of the Public Audit Act
Experience
- Completed articles (3 years)
- 2 years post articles work experience as an Assistant Manager
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Strategic Function
- Provide support in the implementation of the business unit (BU) balance score card (BSC) initiatives.
Product Management
Legal support to governance structures and core and non-core functions of the AGSA
- Provide authoritative legal advice and support to the AGSA’s governance structures.
- Provide authoritative legal advice and support on AGSA’s core (audit and investigation) and non-core functions
Norms and standards for quality control
- Conduct local and international research to identify best practice.
- Draft uniform norms and standards for quality assurance of legal products.
- Assist in the development of related training material and the presentation thereof to all affected legal advisors.
- Track and monitor the compliance with the norms and standards.
Legislative development
- Conduct continuous research to gauge the adequacy and relevance of the AGSA enabling legislation.
- Draft AGSA enabling legislation, amendments thereto and regulations.
- Assist the leadership to pass legislative changes through the parliamentary process.
- Assist the organisation to implement and align to changes to the enabling legislation.
Regulatory instruments
- Provide legal input into regulatory instruments developed by instrument owners.
Knowledge and information management
- Develop and maintain a centralised database of legal guidance and legal opinions.
- Gather and management information from other legal teams.
Stakeholder Management
- Build and maintain collaborative and value-adding relationships with internal and external stakeholders with the aim to create strong partnerships and environment to enable macro-environmental scanning.
- Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
- Build a network of sources in academia, business and government to draw on for research purposes
- Provide specialist support and guidance to internal stakeholders on technical matters in order to ensure alignment with the relevant guidelines.
- Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success in order to continuously improve the delivery of the services.
- Establish and maintain relations with recognised professional bodies within own professional sphere.
- Communicate technical processes and requirements to internal stakeholders and ensure understanding of these by all relevant stakeholders
- Deliver in accordance with the agreed service level agreements (SLAs).
People Management
- Manage own performance.
- Participate in the BU’s transformation, culture, and diversity and employment equity initiatives.
- Commit to continuous learning and advancing of own skills so as to remain abreast with industry trends.
- Provide support to the Senior Manager with regard to centre management and other business unit tasks.
Financial management and operational management
- Contribute to the compilation of centre budget, and manage project expenditure related to functional area.
- Ensure compliance to the organisation’s governance processes, policies and processes.
- Manage supply chain processes within own functional area
Other responsibilities (Applicable to All JD’s)
- Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required.
Formal Education
- LLB
- Admitted as attorney or advocate of the High Court of South Africa
- Post graduate qualification in corporate/commercial law will be an added advantage
- Registration with a relevant professional body
Experience
- 2 years post admission experience in a law firm
- Experience in public procurement law
- Experience in commercial litigation
- Experience in administrative law
- Experience in company law
- An ability to apply knowledge at strategic and business level
- Good communication, presentation and facilitation skills are essential.
- Drafting, report writing and analytical skills required
- Work with minimal supervision
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Roles & Responsibilities
- Assist with the development and implementation of quality management policies and procedures in the operations of the AGSA to ensure compliance with the relevant audit standards;
- Update and maintain the QM monitoring policy and related procedures in accordance with relevant changes in International Standards on Auditing, International Standards on Quality Management and AGSA policies;
- Participate in the team planning and scoping of risk-based inspections;
- Participate in team planning and scoping for monitoring activities for the SOQM;
- Perform ongoing monitoring of the quality management process including post –issuance monitoring reviews;
- Inspecting planned completed audit engagements and firms’ quality management policies and procedures; discussing findings; consulting and preparing high-quality reports in a timely manner;
- Perform monitoring of quality management (QM) compliance in accordance with the monitoring requirements of the International Standards on Quality Management (ISQM) and specific requirements as determined by the AGSA;
- The monitoring will be performed annually on two levels, namely:
- System of quality management
- Completed audit engagements (both those performed by AGSA staff and CWC audits)
- Perform any other monitoring activities as determined by the QM senior management team;
- Provide quality related technical advice and guidance to top management and auditors in respect of engagement performance and associated processes;
- Provide quality related advice to business units in respect of implementation and operation of quality management systems.
- Work closely with the Strategic Audit Projects Business Unit in enhancing and maintaining the technical quality of the current engagement quality reviewers (EQRs) database to support the quality of allocations of engagement quality reviewers by the audit business units, and
- Provide ongoing and closer support to engagement quality reviewers on consistency, risks and quality issues that need to be addressed during engagement quality review process;
OTHER QUALITY MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES
- Post monitoring activities such as quality awareness sessions to the different business units (audit and non-audit).
- Perform quality reviews on the General Report for PFMA and MFMA cycles, including special reports.
- Review of annual delegations of audit engagements where applicable
- Evaluation of the work performed by Engagement quality reviewers ( Pre-issuance reviewers)
- Perform reviews or provide inputs on Category 2 complaints against the AGSA where applicable.
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)
- CISA (Would be an advantage)
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- ± Five years’ post-qualification experience (with 3 years at a manager role);
- ± Two years inspection reviews experience is advantageous;
- Public sector audit experience essential;
- Private sector / IFRS audit experience advantageous
- Excellent technical knowledge and experience in auditing and financial reporting standards;
- Above average performance and behavioural record;
- Detailed knowledge and experience of statutory requirements and standards of the accounting and auditing discipline (e.g. International Standards on Auditing);
- Analytical and communication skills (written and oral);
- Coaching and reporting skills;
- Presentation skills;
- Discreet handling of confidential and contentious information;
- Unquestionable integrity and objectivity;
- Exercising authority and displaying professionalism, especially in strenuous situations;
- Ability to handle conflict situations;
- Proactive and works well under pressure;
- Able to deal with various tasks at once and deadline driven;
- Able to deal effectively with individuals at all levels within the AGSA;
- Able to work independently and as part of a team;
- Ability to respond and adapt to changes quickly;
- Practical experience in Quality management reviews will be an added advantage.
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Strategic Function
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of customised business applications to support the AGSA's business operations.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to DAG, understanding challenges and provide recommendations.
- Manages all strategic initiatives and deliverables of the DAGs office.
- Provides decision-support to the DAG and advises where applicable on strategic matters relating to the DAG organisational strategic commitments.
Strategic Support
- Conceptualises, develops and implements initiatives in the DAG Office and provides a project management function for key strategic audit deliverables.
- Develops project charters to govern the execution, management, monitoring, and evaluation of the strategic projects in the DAG’s office along with those of relevant cross-functional initiatives led by the DAG.
- Identifies improvement opportunities and areas of risk which needs to be addressed based on stakeholder engagements.
- Provides support to the DAG with actions based on outcomes of internal and external engagements and track progress thereof.
- Provides administrative support to the DAG office to review all submissions and assist with follow-ups for information were applicable.
- Review and prepare summary notes for all submissions to DAG office at least 3 days before the meeting/session/workshop or any other engagement.
- Compile first draft outputs on behalf of the DAG and refine these based on feedback from him
- Taking the lead on special projects on behalf of the DAG, especially cross-functional initiatives.
- Tracking organisational progress on strategy and strategic deliverables, anticipating and identifying risks and providing relevant recommendations on mitigations, acceleration and removal of strategic roadblocks.
- Collecting, analysing and packaging of relevant organisational and external intelligence and presenting to the DAG to support decision making.
- Management of workflows flowing into and out of DAG office, making sure review, analyse and appropriate route to the inbound receipts and appropriate summation and framing is done before sharing it with DAG as a response to share with internal or external recipients.
Reporting:
- Tracks and reviews reports including organisational quarterly and annual reports and provides input into the relevant quarterly reporting.
- Ensures that all products/services including reports/messages adhere to the relevant quality standards as agreed with the DAG.
- Functions as first line of review for proposals and requests for approvals presented to the office of the DAG.
Project management:
- Provides a project management function for all strategic project deliverables in the office of the DAG and monitors progress and performance.
- Functions as first line of review for proposals and requests for approvals presented to the office of the DAG.
- Pro-actively considers and drafts responses to correspondence, preparations of memorandums and submissions, in consultation with the DAG.
- Preparing DAG for meetings -reviewing and analysing packs, engaging with relevant participants to source information.
Stakeholder Management
- Builds and maintains positive and value-adding relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Provides strategic support and guidance to key stakeholders and BU management to ensure alignment.
- Scans the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
- Liaises with internal and external stakeholders and facilitate the implementation of stakeholder programmes based on the DAG’s customised stakeholders and strategic plan.
People Management
- Manage own and team performance to drive productivity.
- Provides support to the DAG in the cascading of the vision achievement/ organisation alignment messages and commitments.
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 All JD’s)
- 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), MBA or equivalent.
Experience/ Requirements
- Minimum 7 years’ experience of which 5 years should have been post qualification at manager level.
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Roles and responsibilities
ISQM risk management processes:
- Application of the risk management process within the ISQM process.
- Ensure an ongoing understanding of the ISQM requirements and keep abreast of any news or developments relating to the standard.
- Undertake periodic environmental scanning on any ISQM related risks.
Planning:
- Develop a plan for the execution of risk management activities in accordance with the risk management policy.
- Keep abreast of organisational activities as they relate to ISQM. These include the various oversight committee workplans and submission dates to those committees.
- Develop and maintain an up-to-date ISQM Risk Register that is aligned to the risk management policy, where the following key processes are undertaken.
Risk identification:
- Periodically facilitate the identification of ISQM related risks.
Risk assessment:
- Perform periodic assessments of the risks relating to ISQM, in line with the risk management policy.
Risk monitoring:
- Periodically monitor the risk register in line with commitments made by action and risk owners.
Risk reporting:
- Prepare periodic reports on the risks relating to ISQM.
- Perform continuous risk identification and monitoring to ensure that the ISQM risk register is relevant and reflects current environmental factors.
Stakeholder Management
- Build and maintain strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Liaise with relevant key internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective coordination, communication and coverage of relevant ISQM related risk issues.
- Support the risk manager in engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure effective stakeholder management.
- Continuously update or inform the risk manager on issues arising from the audit.
- Manage the feedback process to stakeholders by tracking all queries received, getting the relevant information and formulating appropriate responses according to the approved protocol.
People Management
- Manage own performance to drive productivity.
- Participate and/or take lead in the business unit transformation/ culture plans.
- Provide support to the management team with regard to centre management and other people related tasks.
Financial Management and operational management
- Ensure compliance to AGSA policies and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures.
- Manage supply chain processes within scope of work.
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 3-year National diploma in Risk Management, auditing or equivalent. Registration with a recognised institute focused on risk management such as the Institute of Risk Management of South Africa (IRMSA), the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), etc. will be an added advantage.
Experience
- Minimum 3 years’ experience (post 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 minimum of five (5) years’ audit experience with a minimum two (2) years post article
- A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in the audit of performance information in public sector.
- Should you have experience in research and development of guidance on the audit of performance information/non-financial information it will be an advantage.
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Strategic Function
- Identify problem areas pro-actively and on an on-going basis by analysing Legislation, auditing standards, Quality Control results, stakeholder feedback, training needs, product champion input, input from legal and investigation units and cyclical debrief sessions.
- Address grey areas in audit methodology, approaches, processes and legislative interpretations on receipt of feedback or queries from audit.
- Formulate a method to address the problem/s, with only limited general managerial guidance / direction.
- Provide support in the implementation of the business unit (BU) balance score card (BSC) initiatives.
Product Management
Research project execution and coordination:
- Collect, analyse and interpret information relevant to the research problem or request;
- Process analyse and validated research data;
- Prepare project charters as necessary;
- Write research project reports and minutes of project meetings according to plan;
- Propose research findings and recommendations to the Senior Technical Manager in accordance with stakeholder requirements and best practice principles;
- Conceptually integrate the diverse functions of auditing, legislation, corporate governance, ethics, into technical guidance.
- Formulate new technical policies/procedures, audit procedures and guidance to be followed by the audit staff and develop improved ways of executing the audit.
Stakeholder Management
- Consult external technical specialists and legal specialists to evaluate proposed practices and procedures for validity and practicality.
- Refine proposals and procedures or software for sign off by Senior Technical Manager.
- Build and maintain collaborative and value-adding relationships with internal and external stakeholders with the aim to create strong partnerships and environment to enable macro-environmental scanning.
- Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
- Build a network of sources in academia, business and government to draw on for research purposes.
- Provide specialist support and guidance to internal stakeholders on technical matters in order to ensure alignment with the relevant guidelines.
- Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success in order to continuously improve the delivery of the services.
- Establish and maintain relations with recognised professional bodies within own professional sphere.
- Communicate technical processes and requirements to internal stakeholders and ensure understanding of these by all relevant stakeholders.
- Deliver in accordance with the agreed service level agreements (SLAs).
People Management
- Manage own performance.
- Participate in the BU’s transformation, culture, and diversity and employment equity initiatives.
- Commit to continuous learning and advancing of own skills so as to remain abreast with industry trends.
- Provide support to the Senior Manager with regard to centre management and other business unit tasks.
Financial management and operational management
- Contribute to the compilation of centre budget, and manage project expenditure related to functional area.
- Ensure compliance to the organisation’s governance processes, policies and processes.
- Manage supply chain processes within own functional area.
Other responsibilities (Applicable to All JD’s)
- 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
- Registration with a relevant professional body
Experience and Skills
- The incumbent requires 5 years’ post qualification experience with a minimum of 2 years post articles in an SCM compliance environment.
- Excellent technical knowledge and experience in auditing and financial reporting standards
- Public Sector audit experience advantageous
- An ability to apply knowledge at strategic and business level
- Good communication, presentation and facilitation skills are essential.
- Drafting, report writing and analytical skills required
- Work with minimal supervision
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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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Strategic Function
- Take a support role in the development of the strategic and budget document.
- Support the implementation of the business unit balance score card (BSC) initiatives.
Product Management
Analysis and reporting on all relevant information
- Monthly income statements to business units
- CE monthly income statements
- Co-ordinate business units feedback
- Attend to business units’ request
- Monthly reporting and queries on variances
Preparing and administration of AG annual budget
- Deliver budget guidelines
- Deliver budget timeline
- Prepare data for the budgeting tool
- Provide budgeting tool to business units
Monitoring budgets processing in accordance budget guidelines
- Check progress on budgeting using control measures
- Check adherence to budget guideline
Monitoring and reporting on budget activities
- Check budget completion through income statements
- Consolidate preliminary budget for review
Management of Accounting tasks
- Data mining, analysing & interpreting information relevant to the BU budget problems or request
- Research on key financial indicators e.g. inflation targets, CPIX etc.
- Research on AGSA policies that have an impact on budget e.g. S&T policy, Study Assistance policy etc.
- Preparation and improvements to the recoverability reports and management packs including an intense assistance and critical inputs in the development of the Qlikview recoveries model.
Preparation of adhoc reports
- Preparation of dashboards (Cash flow and cash flow projections)
- Portfolio reports
- Administrative duties
- Any other adhoc reports as and when requested by BE and CE.
- Attending to internal and external audit queries.
Stakeholder Management
- Establish, build and maintain collaborative working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders.
- Build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships with relevant 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 stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success to continuously improve on the service delivery.
- Work in collaboration with colleagues in the centre to ensure timeous delivery of the work.
- Establish and maintain relations with recognised professional bodies within own professional sphere.
- Manage service level agreements (SLAs).
People Management
- Manage own performance.
- Participate in the BU’s transformation, culture, and diversity and employment equity initiatives.
- Commit to continuous learning and advancing of one’s skills to remain abreast with industry trends.Willing to work extra hours.
Financial management and operational management
- Contribute to the compilation of centre budget and manage project expenditure related to functional area.
- Ensure compliance to the organisation’s governance processes, policies and processes.
- Manage supply chain processes within own functional area.
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 a bachelor’s degree/or diploma in accounting/or management accounting.
Experience
- 2 years or more in Financial and/or management accounting.
- Experience in analysing and interpreting financial information and ratios,
- Experience in developing and writing financial reports.
- Experience in liaising with stakeholders at different levels.
- Experience in gathering data and converting into meaningful information.
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