Senior Auditor (Performance Audit) – City of Cape Town

Requirements
• Relevant B degree with preference in auditing or internal
audit as a major or a major in a relevant area of
specialisation such as Accounting, Management Accounting,
etc.
• Internal Audit Technician and studying towards a relevant
professional certification such as Professional Internal
Auditor or Certified Internal Auditor and/or other relevant
professional designation with complete articles or IIA
Learnership.
• Registered with a recognised audit or other recognised
and relevant professional institute/body.
• A minimum of 5 years’ performance audit experience which
includes 2 years’ of performance audit related supervisory
experience.
• Appropriate experience and competence in performance
audit principles and practices, strong problem solving and
analytical skills, as well as good knowledge of governance,
control and risk management.
• Ability to work with large data sets would be an advantage.
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• A valid driver’s licence

Key Performance Areas
• Plan, lead, conduct, and control the audit work according to
norms and standards.
• Supervise auditors, assistant auditors and audit trainees,
as well as other resources allocated to audit projects.
• Perform internal audit activities and monitor the performance
of internal audit project activities in compliance with relevant
legislation, policies, regulations, frameworks, standards
(e.g. IPPF, INTOSAL) and guidelines.
• Perform the performance audits by applying
knowledge-based, complex investigatory skills and
disciplines such as analytical skills.
• Evaluate the risk of fraud and the manner in which it is
managed by the organisation.
• Communicate balanced outcomes in a creative manner and
in accordance with audit standards approved policies and procedures and leading practices.