SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR (FIN) (LEVEL I)
Key Responsibility Areas:
•Provides an internal financial auditing service throughout the Municipality.
•Provides integrated value for money on assurance of programmes and projects through continuous auditing.
•Prepares an audit plan that presents the need for effectiveness of audit projects and related interventions through project management principles.
•Applies professional knowledge based on audit methodology to the arrived scope of the audit, taking into account client needs.
•Manages project execution processes associated with the implementation, monitoring and communication phases of audit projects.
•Participates as a contributing member of audit teams and delivers specific team outputs.
•Keeps abreast of new developments and techniques in the Audit profession.
•Provides administrative support to the Senior Audit Management.
•Reporting on audit findings to ensure that management is fully apprised of the implications of the audit findings and recommendations.
•Training and coaching stakeholders affected by the project and its scope, providing the necessary guidelines and support in terms of clarification, explanation and examples relating to impacting issues.
Competencies:
•Research & Analysis
•Ethics & Professionalism
•Organisational Awareness
•Internal Auditing
•Engagement Management
•Information Management
•Interpersonal Relationships
•Communication
•Resilience
•Cognitive Ability
SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR (FIN) (LEVEL II)
Key Responsibility Areas:
•Provides an internal financial auditing service and technical financial analysis, assurance and consulting service throughout the Municipality, at a high level of technical complexity.
•Provides a high level internal auditing service throughout the Municipality, focusing on areas of complexity, including reliance purpose.
•Provides integrated risk assurance of corporate organisations and entities, as well as the provision of a specialised and transversal portfolio.
•Independently prepares an Audit Plan that prepares the need for and effectiveness of audit projects and related interventions.
•Independently applies professional knowledge to structure project interventions and initiatives, processes, activities, timing and resourcing requirements.
•Independently manages project execution processes associated with the implementation, monitoring and communication phases of audit projects.
•Independently evaluates the applicability and value adding benefit of the audit project.
•Assists the manager with the supervision of audit teams.
•In accordance with Unit CPD requirements, keeps abreast of new developments, techniques and control codes in the audit profession, and furthers the development of the profession.
•Attends to specific administrative activities i.e. record keeping, document control and storage, improvement of processes and procedures, time management, compilation and referencing of audit working papers.
•Disseminates functional and operational information on the immediate, short and long term objectives, current applications and constraints.
Competencies:
•Research & Analysis
•Ethics & Professionalism
•Organisational Awareness
•Internal Auditing
•Engagement Management
•Information Management
•Interpersonal Relationships
•Communication
•Resilience
•Cognitive Ability
•Action & Outcome Orientation
•Impact & Influence
SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR (FIN) (LEVEL I)
Essential Requirements:
•Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) in Financial Accounting or Auditing.
•3 years SAICA accredited articles.
•Valid motor vehicle driving license.
•4 Years relevant experience.
•Computer Literacy.
Preferred Requirements:
•Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Financial Accounting or Auditing.
•Registration with the relevant professional body.
SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR (FIN) (LEVEL II)
Essential Requirements:
•Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) in Financial Accounting or Auditing.
•3 years SAICA accredited articles.
•Valid motor vehicle driving license.
•5 Years relevant experience.
Preferred Requirements:
•Post graduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Financial Accounting or Auditing.
•Registration with the relevant professional body.
•6 Years relevant experience.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree (NQF Level 7) in Financial Accounting or Auditing
- Three years of SAICA-accredited articles
- Valid motor vehicle driving license
- Four years of relevant experience for Level I
- Five years of relevant experience for Level II
- Computer literacy
- Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Financial Accounting or Auditing
- Registration with the relevant professional body
- Six years of relevant experience for Level II
What We Do
eThekwini Municipality is a metropolitan government serving the eThekwini area on South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal coast, including Durban. As the province’s only Category A metropolitan municipality, it delivers public services and manages the city’s development, infrastructure and administration. Its diversified urban economy includes manufacturing, logistics, property, finance, tourism, leisure, sports, and arts and culture, with a stated goal of creating a caring, liveable city.









