Director: Performance And Financial Audit

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**Overview** The role is for a Director: Performance And Financial Audit (Reference Number: 3/1/1/1/2026/323) within the Chief Directorate: Internal Audit at the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development. This is a re-advertisement, and previous applicants are encouraged to re-apply. The position is based in Gauteng (Pretoria) and offers an all-inclusive annual salary of R1,317,384 (Level 13), which includes a basic salary (70% of package) and a flexible portion structured according to Senior Management Services (SMS) rules. The Department operates as an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, actively encouraging applications from all suitably qualified candidates, including persons with disabilities. **What you will do** * Compile the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s strategic and operational plan in line with Chief Directorate’s quality standards, methodologies, policies, and procedures on an annual basis. * Compile the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s operational plan by April each year. * Manage the compilation of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s operational and process risk registers by April each year. * Compile the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s portion of the strategic 3-year rolling and annual internal audit plans by April each year. * Coordinate with other internal and external service assurance providers to ensure proper risk coverage and to minimise duplication of effort. * Manage the implementation of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s strategic and operational plans in line with the Chief Directorate’s quality standards, methodologies, policies, and procedures on a continuous basis. * Manage the achievement of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s operational plan objectives on a continuous basis and report progress to the Chief Audit Executive monthly. * Manage the achievement of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s risk register action plans on a continuous basis and report progress to the Chief Audit Executive monthly. * Manage the achievement of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s portion of the internal audit strategic 3-year rolling and annual internal audit plans’ deliverables on a continuous basis and report progress to the Chief Audit Executive monthly. * Manage the implementation of the Performance and Financial Audit Internal Audit Reports’ Action Plans by line management on a quarterly basis. * Manage the requests for progress reports from line management on the implementation of all relevant action plans on all Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s internal audit reports on a quarterly basis. * Analyse the line managements’ status of implementation of action plans of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s internal audit reports and clarify the statuses with line managers on a quarterly basis. * Manage the preparation of progress reports on the implementation of management action plans of the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s internal audit reports presentations to the Audit Committee and Director-General on a quarterly basis. * Manage the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s generally conformance to the International Institute of Internal Auditors’ Standards on a continuous basis. * Perform quality assurance reviews on the planning, execution, reporting and closure phases’ deliverables of all Performance and Financial Audit Directorate’s audit projects in conformance to the Internal Audit Methodology and the International Institute of Internal Auditor’s Standards on a continuous basis. * Participate in the Annual Internal Quality Assessment Review and the five yearly external quality assessment review and implement the actions plans of the reports by the set target dates. * Manage the reliance of the Auditor-General of South Africa on the work performed and reports issued by the Performance and Financial Audit Directorate monthly and report progress to the Audit Committee and the Director-General on an annual basis. * Manage human, logistical and financial resources allocated to this position on an on-going basis in line with Departmental prescripts. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Minimum requirements:** * Grade 12 Certificate. * Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma with Auditing as a subject (NQF Level 7). * Nyukela certificate (Pre-entry Certificate to the SMS) submitted prior to appointment. * Minimum of 5 years of experience at middle / senior managerial level in Financial Audit and Performance Audit. * A valid driver’s licence. * **Recommended:** * Membership of the Institute of Internal Auditors. * **Job related knowledge:** * Project management best practice. * The Standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors. * Risk based Performance Audit and Financial Audit methodologies and procedures. * **Job related skills:** * Communication (verbal and written). * Interviewing. * Analytical and problem-solving ability. * Staff and interpersonal relations. * Project management. * Computer literacy. * Business process analysis. * Risk and control assessment. * Analytical thinking. * Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. **Who should apply** This position is suitable for a highly experienced audit professional with a Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Auditing (NQF Level 7) and a Grade 12 Certificate. Candidates must possess at least five years of middle or senior managerial experience specifically in Financial and Performance Audit, along with a valid driver’s licence. Essential job-related knowledge includes project management best practices, the Standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors, and risk-based Performance and Financial Audit methodologies. The ideal candidate will also demonstrate strong communication (verbal and written), interviewing, analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, project management, computer literacy, business process analysis, risk and control assessment, and analytical thinking skills, with the ability to work under pressure. Membership of the Institute of Internal Auditors is recommended. Applicants who applied for the previous advertisement are encouraged to re-apply. The Department, as an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, particularly encourages applications from persons with disabilities. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/department-of-land-reform-and-rural-development-vacancies-from-dpsa-circular-39-of-2026#spani-ref-3-1-1-1-2026-323 Source: govpage

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• Project management
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