Audit Quality Control Specialists

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**Overview** This role is for an Audit Quality Control Specialist at the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA). The primary purpose of this position is to contribute to the development and implementation of Quality Management (QM) policies and procedures within AGSA operations, ensuring compliance with relevant audit standards, including ISQM 1 and the AGSA System of Quality Management (SoQM). The specialist will play a key role in understanding and improving AGSA's QM environment and audit methodology, with a focus on enhancing overall audit quality. **What you will do** As an Audit Quality Control Specialist, your respons responsibilities will include: * **Strategic Function**: * Contribute to the development and implementation of Quality Management (QM) policies and procedures within AGSA operations to ensure compliance with relevant audit standards (ISQM 1 and AGSA SoQM). * Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the AGSA QM environment and audit methodology, including potential risks affecting QM processes. * Contribute to the Business Unit (BU) compilation of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and drive timely delivery of BSC initiatives. * Ensure BU strategic objectives align with and contribute to AGSA's strategic objectives. * **Product Management - Quality Management**: * Lead and facilitate the monitoring of QM compliance in accordance with International Standards on Quality Management (ISQM) and AGSA-specific requirements. * Perform annual monitoring at both institutional/firm level and on individual audits (AGSA staff and CWC audits). * Conduct QM awareness sessions for audit business units. * Perform quality reviews on the General Report for PFMA and MFMA cycles. * Perform reviews or provide inputs on complaints against AGSA, where applicable. * Review and maintain the QM monitoring policy and related procedures in line with changes in International Standards on Auditing and AGSA policies. * Contribute to feedback for auditors and leadership regarding the appropriateness of implemented remedial actions and quarterly monitor adherence to corrective action plans. * Monitor the pre-issuance review process on audits, including a bi-annual assessment of the performance and adequacy of these reviews. * Manage initiatives to improve the effectiveness of pre-issuance review processes and their impact on AGSA’s overall quality compliance rating. * Collaborate with the Finance BU to enhance and maintain the technical quality of the current pre-issuance reviewer database. * Partner and collaborate with pre-issuance reviewers on consistency, risks, and quality issues during the pre-issuance review process. * Engage in pro-active strategic initiatives to drive improvement in audit quality before the issuance of audit reports. * Perform firm-level reviews (ISQM) and annual engagement reviews per engagement manager. * Analyze and facilitate discussions of transversal QM findings annually, consulting with audit and support business units for corrective action. * Develop and contribute to technical inputs for support units regarding technical documents issued to auditors. * Act as a trusted QM advisor to auditors and senior management on remedial actions and monitor adherence. * Bi-annually assess the performance and adequacy of engagement quality management pre-issuance reviewers. * Lead and provide direction to the team reviewing the PFMA and MFMA General Report and Special Report. * Participate in meetings with other senior QM specialists regarding review process direction and progress. * Confirm all risks are addressed for specific assignments and ad-hoc reviews. * Project manage assigned projects to ensure timely completion. * Provide leadership through QM discussions and handle conflict situations. * Perform reviews or provide inputs on category 2 complaints and CWC investigations as requested. * Participate in team planning and scoping of risk-based inspections; perform ongoing monitoring of the quality management process, including post-issuance monitoring reviews. * Perform any other monitoring activities as determined by the QM senior management team. * Inspect planned completed audit engagements and firms’ quality management policies and procedures; discuss findings; consult and prepare high-quality reports. * Provide ongoing and closer support to engagement quality reviewers on consistency, risks, and quality issues. * The monitoring will be performed annually on two levels: System of quality management and Completed audit engagements (AGSA staff and CWC audits). * **Stakeholder Management**: * Collaborate with senior managers and business unit leaders on the outcomes of monitoring reviews to understand needs, challenges, and provide quality insights and solutions. * Serve as a trusted advisor for QM-related technical advice and guidance to top management and auditors. * Lead thought leadership and knowledge sharing within the unit, creating awareness among stakeholders of QM products and service offerings. * Engage with various audit stakeholders, providing support, recommendations for improvements, and resolving challenges. * Lead stakeholder QM discussions at the regions and facilitate meetings. * Drive the implementation of the Quality Management stakeholder engagement plan. * Build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships with relevant external stakeholders. * Scan the environment to understand stakeholder needs. * Provide strategic support and guidance to internal stakeholders on strategic matters. * Establish and maintain relations with recognized professional bodies within own professional sphere. * **People Management**: * Manage own performance. * Participate in and/or lead business unit transformation and culture plans. * Provide support to the management team with regard to centre management and other people-related tasks. * Help perform PEER reviews on other quality management specialist files. * **Financial management and operational management**: * Contribute to the compilation of the centre budget and manage project expenditure related to the functional area. * Ensure compliance with AGSA policies and procedures. * Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures. * Manage supply chain processes within the scope of work. * **Other responsibilities**: * Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks, and assignments as required. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Formal Education**: Minimum qualification of CA SA. * **Experience**: * Minimum of 5 years’ experience, of which 3 years should have been post qualification at manager level in a technical or quality control or audit research & development environment. * **Added advantage**: Two years QM review / inspections experience, Regularity Audit experience and CISA. **Who should apply** This role is ideal for a highly experienced and qualified Chartered Accountant (CA SA) with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years at a manager level in a technical, quality control, or audit research and development setting. The successful candidate will possess a deep understanding of audit quality management frameworks, international auditing standards (especially ISQM), and audit methodologies. They should demonstrate strong capabilities in monitoring compliance, conducting quality reviews, strategic planning, project management, and engaging effectively with diverse stakeholders at all levels, from auditors to senior management. Experience in QM reviews/inspections, regularity audits, or CISA certification would be a significant advantage. **Deadline** 12 October 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/audit-quality-control-specialists-auditor-general-of-south-africa Source: myjobmag

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