Business Unit Leader

Requirement Overview

This role is accountable for the strategic direction, leadership, and performance of the business unit. The role also contributes to the formulation and implementation of the organisational strategy.

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic Function:

• Contribute to the formulation and drive the implementation of the organisation's long-term strategy.
• Develop the Business Unit Balance Score Card (BSC) and oversee the implementation and reporting thereof.

Product Management:

• Provide strategic direction for audit operations, ensuring the best overall quality of all audit outputs.
• Ensure that assignments and/or engagements are adequately planned, resourced and performed in accordance with the audit methodology and standards.
• Provide leadership support to sensitive, complex, and high-risk engagements.
• Oversee the timely sign-off of all audit engagements.
• Ensure quality delivery of critical AGSA reports (e.g. Sector, General, and Organisational Audit reports).
• Ensure approval and effective management of Contract Work Creditors (CWC) and pre-issuance allocations.
• Coordinate auditing activities and plans with other internal support stakeholders, e.g. Specialised Audit Service (SAS) activities to ensure objectives are met.
• Signing of audit reports for significant and complex audits as per delegations.

Stakeholder Management:

• Drive the strategic initiative of visibility through effective external engagements.
• Accountable for the implementation of the stakeholder engagement plan in line with the AGSA stakeholder engagement framework.
• Engage with the stakeholders as per the engagement plan, which includes consideration for political sensitivity, complexity, and seniority.
• Media engagement as per the AG delegations.
• Interact with relevant oversight structures and relevant committees regarding briefings on audit reports
• /outcomes, as well as the Cultureshift 2030 initiatives.
• Interact with and establish partnerships with professional bodies and higher learning institutions.
• Promote the AGSA brand and reputation.

People Management:

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to the BU in respect of:
• Vision achievement/organisation alignment.
• People Strategy commitments, including talent management and succession planning.
• Implementation of AGSA transformation strategies.
• Impact-driven strategic conversations with internal staff on an ongoing basis.
• The improvement of culture and staff engagement within the BU.
• Accountable for maintaining training office accreditation in compliance with the regulatory bodies.

Financial management and operational management:

• Accountable for the sustainability and profitability of the Business Unit (BU).
• Ensure that BU deliverables are executed economically, efficiently, and effectively in terms of recoverability and productivity.
• Ensure effective financial management of CWC.
• Provide input on the opportunities to improve the efficiency of the organisation's business operations.

Other responsibilities:

• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks, and assignments not stipulated in the Job description as and when required.
• Develop innovative solutions to navigate complex situations facing the Business Unit.

Skills, Experience & Education

Education

• This position requires a minimum qualification of a registered CA(SA) or RGA or ACCA.

Experience:

• A minimum of ten years of relevant post-qualification experience is required, including at least six years in a senior management or executive-level role.

Closing Statement

The AGSA is not responsible for the verification of data provided and shall not be liable for any errors, factual, transcription, or otherwise, contained in the information posted. Therefore, ensure that your online application and CV are correct, accurate, and up to date. To successfully upload documents on the career site, ensure that the document name does not contain any special characters. This appointment is subject to the preferred candidate obtaining the necessary security clearance, reference checking, and competency assessment. We embrace and are committed to achieving employment equity within the organisation. Auditor General welcomes applications from all persons with disabilities.