Grade: Level 7
Job purpose:
Under the direction of the Chief Auditor, the Audit Manager will be responsible for:
• Achieving the audit plan through the supervision and management of
audit assignments, in accordance with relevant auditing standards and objectives.
• General management of the Department by providing support with specific
activities as allocated.
• Deputising where necessary for the Chief Auditor in the event of his
/ her leave or unplanned absence.
Supervision:
Line Management of up to three Auditors (Level 5). Ongoing Assignment Supervision of small teams of Auditors / Assistant Auditors.
Job outline:
1. Support the Chief Auditor in a deputy role in the management and operation of the Department including direct line management of staff and budget compilation / monitoring
2. Assist the Chief Auditor in the production of an annual Business Plan in keeping with departmental objectives, targets and activities.
3. Assist the Chief Auditor in the production of an annual audit plan to provide the necessary audit cover in accordance with statutory and regulatory duties, relevant auditing standards and the audit approach within an agreed resource budget
4. Produce in consultation with the Chief Auditor, a forward schedule of the operational audit work of the Department allocating staff across the audit assignments identified for completion in the forthcoming quarter
5. Compile job costs and monitor the time-recording system to ensure that the appropriate charges are levied in accordance with resources.
6. Assist the Chief Auditor by undertaking specified tasks, assignments, projects, or roles as specified.
7. Take responsibility for the overall management of the client portfolio allocated by the Chief Auditor ensuring that clients receive a high quality audit service, which recognises their concerns, reacts to their needs, and represents good value for money. This will include maintaining continuous contact with those clients and establishing close working relationships with them.
8. Lead a team in the conduct of systems, probity, value for money and certification audits.
9. Produce assignment plans, which specify the assignment objectives and detail the required audit tasks for each assignment identified in the audit plan in accordance with the audit approach and productive time budget.
10. Manage the staff allocated effectively with regard to individual members’ skills and talents and their development and training needs.
11. Control the work and output to achieve timely completion of each assignment and the audit plan
12. Communicate at the appropriate time the results of the audit work including reports to management with recommendations to secure achievable action.
13. Build a strong team, show initiative, help others and promote, foster and maintain good relations with clients and colleagues
14. Assist the Chief Auditor to ensure all staff receive appropriate training to enable them to carry out their duties effectively, maximise their potential and where possible ensure succession plans are achieved. Design and deliver training courses as may be required.
15. Demonstrates commitment to furthering development by undertaking relevant professional and other academic studies where appropriate and keeping up to date with professional, financial, legislative and other relevant developments in the public and commercial sector.
Physical and financial assets:
The Chief Auditor may from time to time delegate responsibility for such physical and financial assets
Special Conditions:
Although the normal place of work will be the Audit Office, Castle Gardens,
and the normal hours of work will be consistent with that typical of an SHG
employee, the nature of Audit work is such that it may from time to time be
necessary to work unusual hours and at any location on St. Helena.
Qualifications and experience:
The individual must possess these skills and abilities, or explain and demonstrate that s/he can perform the essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some combination of skills and abilities.
The Audit Manager is required to have achieved:
(a) Membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), or Certified Accounting Technicians (CAT), or successful completion of the examinations of the first professional level of a member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies; or an appropriate equivalent qualification.
(b) At least 2 years of staff management experience.
(c) An appropriate experience or awareness of the relevant audit field (Internal, External or Value for Money)
The Audit Manager is desired to have achieved, in addition to the above:
(a) At least 5 years’ recent audit experience.
(b) An equivalent of the academic qualifications deemed necessary for the Chief Auditor post (currently full membership of a member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies).
Person Specification:
Knowledge
• Expert knowledge of government and commercial finance, and relevant
regulations,
• Expert knowledge of current audit procedures.
Skills / Aptitude
• Professional Judgment and ability to reach sound and defensible decisions.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proven Staff Management Abilities
• Tenacity and an enquiring mind
• Ability to prioritise work, reliable under pressure
• Consultancy skills of problem analysis, interpretation, solution and
communication.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills in Excel, Word and Outlook
Qualifications / Training
• Required: Membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT),
or Certified Accounting Technicians (CAT), or successful completion of the examinations
of the first professional level of a member of the Consultative Committee of
Accountancy Bodies; or an appropriate equivalent qualification.
• Desirable: An equivalent of the academic qualifications deemed necessary
for the Chief Auditor post (currently full membership of a member of the Consultative
Committee of Accountancy Bodies).