Manager: Governance Risk & Compliance

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**Overview** This role is for a Manager: Governance Risk & Compliance at the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The primary purpose of this position is to plan, organise, direct, and control all risk-related activities within audit, including the implementation of comprehensive risk methodologies across all audit business units. **What you will do** * Act as the bottom-line driver of tactical implementation within the context of business unit excellence and performance improvement. * Contribute to the development of an operational strategy for the business unit, aligned with divisional objectives. * Direct, control, coordinate, and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results and productivity requirements. * Drive the execution of operational targets within approved policies, processes, governance, and delivery systems. * Ensure the development and implementation of practices aligned with operational policy and procedural frameworks. * Implement tactical strategy and delivery plans through the development of operational activities, ensuring the achievement of operational targets. * Manage the effective and timely resolution of all queries and problems in the area of accountability, in accordance with business unit goals and targets. * Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities, and specify priorities, standards, and procedures to ensure tactical implementation. * Plan for the delivery of operational strategy, service delivery plans, objectives, goals, and targets. * Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine their impact, and use this to develop best-fit alternatives, implementing best practice solutions. * Provide periodic reports on performance against plan and progress on short-term initiatives, using these to realign tactical plan and objectives appropriately. * Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies, and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation. * Timeously communicate top-down policy modification, objective achievement progress, and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders. * Use insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success and realign tactical strategy implementation objectives appropriately. * Comply with data validation, integrity, and governance processes, producing reports, monitoring results, and taking appropriate action as needed. * Comply with organisational internal control and governance standards in finance and procurement processes. * Implement governance, risk, and compliance policy in own practice area to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability. * Manage and/or advise on the translation and application of policy in a specific functional area. * Develop and implement appropriate people capacity plans in line with delivery and efficiency targets, on budget and in partnership with specialised areas. * Plan and implement enhanced organisational efficiency by identifying and addressing development requirements and providing tools for people resources. * Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems, and achieve objectives. * Contribute to the development of divisional budgets to minimise expenditure aligned with divisional plans. * Draw up a budget aligned to tactical delivery plans, monitor planned versus actual, minimise expenditure, and report on cost efficiency. * Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs, and corporate governance in the area of accountability. * Build strong relationships and implement service level agreements that promote SARS with internal and external stakeholders. * Develop and ensure implementation of practices which build service delivery excellence and encourage others to provide exceptional client service. * Enable a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates service feedback, and allows others to provide exceptional client service. * Manage an integrated service excellence culture, which builds rewarding relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Minimum Qualification & Experience Required:** * Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma NQF 7 in Business Commerce (BCom), Law (LLB), or Information Technology * AND 8 - 10 years’ experience in a Risk or Governance environment, of which 3 - 4 years at a junior management level. * **Alternative Qualification & Experience:** * Senior Certificate NQF 4 * AND 15 years’ experience in a Risk or Governance environment, of which 3 - 4 years at a junior management level. * **Behavioural Competencies:** * Analytical Thinking * Accountability * Fairness and Transparency * Honesty and Integrity * Problem solving and Analysis * Respect * Trust * **Leadership Competencies:** * Concern for Impact of own behaviour on others * Develops teams and nurtures interdependency * Inspires others to Positive Action * Nurtures Future Talent * Stewardship and Service Orientation * Strong Results Orientation * Values and Manages Diversity * **Technical Competencies:** * Business Acumen * Change Management * Decisiveness * Effective Business Communication * Functional Policies and Procedures * Managerial Budgeting * Planning and Organising * Planning, Management and Measurement * Problem Analysis and Judgement * Reporting and Interpretation * Risk Awareness * Risk Knowledge **Who should apply** This role is suitable for a professional with a strong background in Risk or Governance, demonstrated through significant experience, including junior management. Candidates should possess either a Bachelor's Degree/Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Business Commerce, Law, or IT, or an extensive 15 years of experience with a Senior Certificate (NQF 4). The ideal applicant will be adept at planning, organising, directing, and controlling risk activities, implementing risk methodologies, and driving operational excellence within an audit context. They must exhibit strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills, coupled with a commitment to governance, financial oversight, client service, and team development, embodying values of accountability, integrity, and respect. **Deadline** 13th October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/manager-governance-risk-compliance-the-south-african-revenue-service-sars Source: myjobmag

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