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Parliament’s vision is to build an effective People’s Parliament, thereby sourcing talent that can be nurtured, developed and retained to achieve its organisational objective. HIGH-LEVEL CHALLENGE WITH A LEADING DECISION-MAKER IN SOUTH AFRICA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

5-YEAR PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACT

CONSULTING AUDIT MANAGER

REF: NM/4249/2012/CJ

Total remuneration package: R828 511 p.a. negotiable

The successful candidate will effectively assist Parliament to improve governance, operations, risk management and control and promoting and ensuring corporate accountability by assisting the Accounting Officer in meeting his/her statutory responsibility of good financial management and secondly, by ensuring compliance to legislation.

Key performance areas will include:

• planning
• analysing and diagnosing
• investigating/observing/searching
• cooperating/liaising
• supervising/directing
• reviewing/evaluating
• reviewing/evaluating/assessing
• learning/researching
• informing/discussing/interviewing
• influencing/advising
• deciding
• controlling/directing
• discipline/disputes/grievances.

Requirements:

• Bachelors and/or Honours Degree in Business Management/Economic Sciences/IT/Commerce/Accounting and Auditing/Public Administration and/or Political Science
• any Institute of Internal Audit (IIA) professional qualification (i.e. CIA, CGAP, CFSA, CCSA, CAISA, CEA)
• articles are desirable if experience is not sufficient
• 10 to 12 years’ experience in Internal Auditing of which 5 years should have been in a managerial capacity in an Auditing field.

Skills requirements include:

• accounting, tax laws, financial and forensic principles
• constitution of RSA, other relevant acts, legislation and regulations
• working knowledge of Parliament, Government and the Public Sector
• information management (collecting and assimilating data, synthesising info)
• corporate governance, control assessment
• analysing and designing workflow processes
• functional expertise (IT Security and Finance)
• strategic and risk management planning and principles
• people management, including building and managing relationships
• project management principles
• corporate governance, controls assessments
• understanding of general business principles and practices
• designing and implementing policies and procedures
• fraud investigation ethics
• criminal methodology
• interpretation of legislation
• understanding and knowledge of the structure and communication networks, organisational philosophy, policies and procedures within Parliament
• understanding of the kind report and the organisations systems of corporate governance, climate and culture
• understanding of the relationship between business risk and management/corporate objectives as well as the need for types of management controls
• knowledge of auditors responsibility for fraud and common indicators of fraud
• understanding of the history and background of internal auditing and the differences between internal and external audit
• knowledge of IAA Inc. standards
• knowledge of the ethical standards and IIA Inc. ethics standards required for internal auditors
• understanding of modern audit techniques, statistical sampling qualitative methods, such as regression analysis and linear programming
• understanding of the types of audit tests – viz (compliance and substantive) the purpose of, and methods for, sample selection
• understanding of financial issues including investment theory, types of financing and cost of capital
• knowledge of financial procedures and systems
• understanding of issues relating to computer audit, including risks and threats facing Parliament as a result of increasing automation, general and application controls
• knowledge and understanding of the nature and theory of management
• awareness of the role of technology and its impact on Parliament’s business and subsidiary activities.

Job related skills:

• conflict management
• presentation and marketing skills
• negotiation and persuasion skills
• application of political awareness
• interpersonal relationship skills
• assertiveness
• honesty and a high level of integrity
• strategic leadership skills
• excellent judgement and decision making skills
• ability to develop an appropriate audit programme to achieve audit objectives
• ability to produce a complete logical audit report
• ability to develop and motivate complete audit findings with practical, workable recommendations
• ability to develop a charter, an appropriate reporting structure and a staffing plan and have these accepted by executive management
• ability to plan and execute a project as well as to supervise and monitor subordinate staff
• ability to analyse financial issues including investment theory, types of financing and cost of capital using accepted ratios
• ability to interpret and act on financial and other numeric information
• ability to set priorities and to plan and allocate time efficiently
• ability to ensure that a plan is followed and objectives are met by establishing a process to monitor progress
• ability to pass authority and responsibility to subordinates and to use the abilities and talents of subordinates effectively
• self-motivated.

Remuneration comprises a cost-to-company package, which incorporates all the large-company benefits. The Parliamentary Services Administration promotes and applies the principles of affirmative action and equal opportunity. Successful candidates will be expected to sign a performance contract.

Forward your covering letter and CV (not Z83), containing full personal and career details, certified copies of qualifications and ID and three contactable employment referees, to Ayanda Mbanga Response Management, P.O. Box 833, Green Point 8051.

Alternatively, you may forward your application via e-mail to: parliamentjobs [at] ct.amcomms.co.za (quoting the post title and reference number in the subject line).

PLEASE NOTE: The name and reference number of the post/s applied for must always be clearly indicated in all correspondence. Candidates who do not submit the supporting documentation as requested, will not be considered.

Closing date: 10 February 2012 at 16:30

Short-listed candidates will be subjected to a positive security clearance by the South African Police Service and/or National Intelligence Agency (NIA), citizenship and qualification checks and competency-based assessments.

Parliament reserves the right not to make an appointment.

If you do not receive any response within two months of the closing date, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. Regret correspondence will only be with interviewed candidates.

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