Assistant Director: Internal Audit

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**Overview** This role is for an Assistant Director: Internal Audit within the Eastern Cape Department Of Human Settlements. The position offers a remuneration of R487 197.00 per annum and involves overseeing internal audit functions in a public sector environment, ensuring compliance with governance and legislative frameworks. **What you will do** The Assistant Director will be responsible for a comprehensive range of internal audit activities, including: * Facilitating the audit planning process, identifying audits, requesting auditors, and organising team briefings. * Creating audit files, conducting preliminary surveys, preparing draft audit planning memoranda, and conducting pre-engagement meetings. * Guiding and reviewing Internal Auditors on the preparation of systems descriptions, risk matrices, and audit programmes. * Facilitating the execution of audit programmes, reviewing working paper designs, monitoring day-to-day execution and completion of working papers, and reviewing exception standard reports. * Leading discussions of audit findings with Auditees. * Supervising the Internal Audit team during the execution of audit programmes. * Facilitating the reporting phase of audits, preparing internal audit reports, presenting draft reports to management, and attending relevant reviews. * Organising closing meetings with Auditees and communicating audit results. * Reviewing project files. * Facilitating the monitoring of agreed action plans, reviewing, and guiding Internal Auditors on their implementation, and updating the Internal Audit Finding Register. * Drafting follow-up Internal Audit reports and communicating results to Auditee and Internal Audit Management. * Managing resources within the directorate, including developing job descriptions, managing performance, managing employment relations, and employee conditions of service. * Facilitating coaching, mentorship, training, and development of subordinates for effective service delivery. * Establishing, implementing, and maintaining effective communication. * Managing the assets of the Directorate. * Attending to Internal Audit, Auditor General’s Requests for Information (RFIs), Audit Outcomes, and Findings. * Drafting Audit Committee Chairperson Forum (ACCF) and Chief Audit Executive (CAE) reports. * Updating the quality assurance improvement programme. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * National Senior Certificate. * National Diploma NQF level 6 OR B/ Degree NQF level 7 in Risk Management/ Internal Auditing/ BCom Accounting/ BCOMPT as recognised by SAQA. * 3 years supervisory level experience in the field. * Compulsory registration with the Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa. * Must possess a valid driver’s licence. * Knowledge of Public Sector governance and legislation. * Knowledge of departmental policies and operational procedures. * Knowledge of internal auditing principles, methodologies and practices. * Knowledge of risk management principles and frameworks. * Knowledge of financial management and accounting principles. * Knowledge of performance information auditing and compliance auditing. * Ability to analyse data. * Good communication skills. * Project management skills. * Presentation skills. * Report writing skills. * Internal audit skills. * Analytical and critical thinking skills. * Investigation and evaluation skills. * Ability to work in a team. * Effective and efficient management and monitoring of organisational budget and expenditure. * Computer literate. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate for this Assistant Director: Internal Audit position should possess a National Senior Certificate, a National Diploma (NQF level 6) or B/Degree (NQF level 7) in Risk Management, Internal Auditing, BCom Accounting, or BCOMPT, recognised by SAQA. They must have 3 years of supervisory experience in internal audit, compulsory registration with the Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa, and a valid driver’s licence. Applicants should have strong knowledge of public sector governance, internal auditing principles, risk management, financial management, and compliance. Essential skills include data analysis, communication, project management, presentation, report writing, analytical thinking, investigation, evaluation, teamwork, and computer literacy, alongside experience in managing organisational budgets. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/assistant-director-internal-audit-eastern-cape-department-of-human-settlements Source: myjobmag

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• At least 3 years of experience.

• Project management
• Driver's licence

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