DEPUTY DIRECTOR: INTERNAL AUDIT
East London,
South Africa
East London,
South Africa
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Salary Package
RESPONSIBILITIES
Main Responsibilities
- Manage governance of the Internal Audit function and implementation of the standards.
- Monitor compliance with policy and legislative framework and ensure that cognizance is taken of new developments.
- Develop and maintain internal audit methodologies policies and procedures.
- Review implementation of internal audit methodologies policies and procedures.
- Implement, monitor and report on the Quality Assurance Improvement Program.
- Co-ordination and implementation of the combined assurance.
- Compile progress reports against audit plan, quarterly reports and annual reports.
- Develop the risk based three (3) year rolling Internal Audit plans.
- Identify the key risk areas for the institution emanating from current operations as set out in the strategic plan and risk management strategy.
- Identify the audit universe identification.
- Develop and allocate the audit scope to individual audits.
- Develop a three (3) year rolling and one (1) year operational risk based Internal Audit plans.
- Communicate the plans to relevant stakeholders.
- Manage assurance and consulting audits on Governance, Risk Management and Control processes.
- Evaluate the departments’ controls/objective to determine efficacy through internal audits.
- Review and manage planning, execution reporting of internal audits.
- Provide assurance on adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk and controls.
- Manage the collection of information for audits and compilation of internal reports to the accounting officer, management audit committee and other stakeholders.
- Advise management on how to improve systems and processes.
- Evaluate and contribute to the improvement of the departments governance, risk management and internal control systems.
- Review and manage follow up processes on the implementation audit findings.
- Communicate the results of internal audit engagements.
- Review, collect information and compile internal audit reports for the accounting officer and audit committee.
- Manage the effective functioning of the audit committee.
- Co-ordinate the appointment and contracts of the Audit Committee members.
- Co-ordinate the Audit Committee sessions.
- Manage the performance assessments of Audit Committee conducted by the Provincial Treasury.
- Co-ordinate the implementation of Audit committee resolutions.
- Manage the general administration activities that supports the audit committee.
- Manage the Audit Committee, communication and information protocol.
- Manage and report on the implementation of interventions identified as outcomes of audits – AIP, Combined Assurance report.
- Manage the allocated resources of the sub-directorate.
- Timeously develop an employee job description.
- Manage the performance of the employee.
- Manage sound employment relations.
- Manage employee conditions of service.
- Facilitate coaching, mentorship, training and development of employees.
- Manage assets of the unit.
- Financial management.
- Manage the development and implementation of the unit’s Standard Operating Procedures.
- Attend to Internal Audit and AGs RFIs, outcomes and findings.
- Communication Management.
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Qualifications & Skills
- National Senior Certificate.
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National Diploma (NQF level 6) B/ Degree (NQF level 7) as recognised by SAQA in Accounting/Auditing or equivalent qualification and/or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Professional Internal Auditor relevant (PIA) professional certification or equivalent qualification with five (5) years’ experience.
- 3 years’ experience as an Assistant Director in the field.
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation, government policies and prescripts, government programme of action, public service regularity framework, information management and performance management.
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Must possess a valid driver’s licence.