Performance Audit: Infrastructure
Auditor-General of South Africa · Limpopo
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Audit Functional Areas
Planning
- Assist in the planning of audit plans for both integration and performance audits
Execution
- Execute audit / technical procedures according to principles and applicable auditing standards
- Collect and analyse data and information for audit and other assignment purposes
- Analyse budgets and annual financial statements
- Obtain appropriate and factually correct audit evidence
- In collaboration with audit team, execute technical audit procedures on selected audits either in the infrastructure field or other relevant areas
- Consistently update the manager on the status of the selected audits
- Complete audit working papers
- Attend steering committee meetings at least two per audit; first and final steering committee meetings with departments and related senior management
- Assessing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities on infrastructure projects applicable to infrastructure field
- Assessing cost analysis for infrastructure projects
- Review risk assessments, value management and cost control reports on selected projects
- Analyzing the costings for tenders awarded by government departments on selected projects
- Analyzing outcomes and writing detailed and high impact audit reports on audited projects
Reporting
- Identify and draft audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
- Identify root causes and effects of audit findings, problems and challenges with government systems, programmes and service delivery areas
- Knowledge sharing audit insights, key risks from research and general knowledge
- Contribute to compiling high-quality impactful reports
- Contribute to compiling high-impact and relevant recommendations on government programmes or audit focus areas
- Contribute to developing best practices/guidelines
Research and Development
- Conduct research on audit themes arising from government priorities/programmes
- Analyse the data and provide a report on identified themes
Stakeholder Engagements
- Build and maintain an effective relationship with auditors, auditees and other internal / external stakeholders
- Assist with the integration of performance audit procedures at regularity audit
- Maintain visibility at regularity audit for effective interaction
- Support initiatives of sharing insights, risks and experiences
- Support initiatives within the BU to market performance audit products
Financial Management
- Manage own productivity and recoverability
- Account accurately for own expenditure
- Manage budget effectively for audit that they are specifically assigned to
Ad-hoc duties
- Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required
Minimum requirements
Formal Education
- Degree/BTech in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or any approved built environment etc.
- Post graduate qualification will be an added advantage
Professional Registration
- Registration as candidate with a relevant professional body will be an added advantage
Experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience required in infrastructure/built environment field
Knowledge
- Public sector knowledge or exposure to government infrastructure projects will be advantageous.
Apply by: 17 September 2026