Business Unit Leader

SUMMARY:
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.

POSITION INFO:

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategic Function:

• Contributes to the formulation and drive the implementation of the organisation’s long term strategy.
• Develop BU Balance Score Card (BSC) and oversee the implementation and reporting thereof.

Product Management:

• Oversee the audit operations in line with the relevant audit methodology and standards;
• Provide strategic direction for audit operations.
• 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.
• Provide overall strategic leadership in ensuring the best overall quality of all audit outputs.
• Oversee the timely sign-off of all audit engagements.
• Ensure quality delivery of critical AGSA report (e.g. Sector, General and Audit reports).
• Ensure approval and effective management of Contract Work Creditors (CWC) and pre-issuance allocations.
• Coordinate auditing activities and plans with other internal Specialised Audit Service (SAS) activities to ensure objectives are met.
• Signing of audit reports for significant and complex audits as per delegations.
• Lead and monitor the implementation of the audit strategy.

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 stakeholder 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.
• Interact with and establish partnerships with private audit firms, 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 on-going 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 sustainability and profitability of the BU.
• Ensures that BU deliverables are executed economically, efficiently and effectively in terms of recoverability and productivity.
• Ensures effective financial management of CWC.
• Development and effective management of the BU budget and performance targets.
• Provide input on the opportunities to improve efficiencies of the organisation’s business operations and other innovation.

Other responsibilities:

• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required.

Skills, Experience and Education

Qualifications:

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

Experience

A minimum of 10+ year’s relevant post qualification experience with at least 6 years of experience operating

at a senior management/executive level will be a requirement.