Investigations Data Analytics - Johannesburg, South Africa - Secondments Recruitment

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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Job Advert Summary:

"Proactive risk identification and response to high risk areas susceptible to fraud, thereby adding value to
Regularity Audit by enhancing the consideration of fraud risks factors during the audit process and mitigating
the audit risk"
The IBU is in need of a data analytics specialist.

The purpose of this role is to support the Investigations
Business Unit (IBU) in the integration with the Regularity Audit Business Units' (RABU) efforts towards clean
audit outcomes by pro-actively identifying key risks, red flags, suspicious transactions/ trends relating to
maladministration, fraud, corruption and non-compliance facing or emerging in the public sector.


Minimum Requirements:

Skills, Experience & Education

This position requires a minimum postgraduate qualification - CA (SA) or RGA or equivalent NQF 8 Level.
CISA or equivalent qualification or ACDA, ACFE/post grad diploma in forensic accounting/ICFP is an
added advantage
Minimum of 7 years' experience (post qualification), of which 4 years should have been a data analytics
experience within a forensic investigation experience at a management level.
Expert scripting ability is a requirement. Knowledge of data mining principles, predictive analytics. Experience
using analytical concepts, development and designing tests, analysing data.

Added advantage:
ACL, Microsoft BI and SQL practical work experience, Procurement investigation
experience in the Public sector, Experience in an auditing environment and ACL Certified Data Analysis Certification


Duties and Responsibilities:

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic Function

  • Provide strategic inputs to the strategy of the business unit (BU) and support the implementation
thereof.

  • Develop data analytics related innovation and thought leadership to advance audit analytics and
ensure alignment with BU Balance Score Card (BSC).

Product Management

  • Executionof value add analytics to support RABUs
  • Drive the strategy of the business unit through the development and enhancement of data analytics
initiatives identified in the value proposition in order to add value to

  • RABUs during the performance of audits.
  • Identify and design and/or scripting of tests to address emerging fraud risks thereby expanding on
data analytic procedures.

  • Regular analysis of audit outcomes in order to influence RABU's to conduct followups and reporting
to the auditee, thereby ensuring that key risks are addressed. Ensure on-going monitoring of this

aspect.

  • Support the development team in building, developing and maintaining data models, reporting
systems, data automation systems, dashboards and performance metrics that enable the data

analytics execution team to support RABUs in their key decisions.

  • Support the investigation and integration efforts through development of adhoc data analytics based
on emerging risks.

  • Develop products that enhance and optimise deliverables that adds value to the RABUs thereby
supporting the balance score card and the data analytics strategy the BU.

  • Monitor projects in respect of development of analytics to support ISA 240 SCM initiatives and RABU
specific requests/ initiatives.

  • Improve efficiencies in the audit processes by developing exception reports that are easy to use and
understand and adds value to RABUs.

  • Provide inputs on the quarterly key control assessment.
  • Proactively identify additional key risks relating to maladministration/ irregularities at auditees.
  • Develop and maintain a risk database per sector/ cluster in partnership with RABU's thus contributing
to sector reports.

  • Ensure ongoing development of specialist skills in BU, and transfer of specialized skills to RABU's.
  • Streamline of audit processes by using data analysis and exception reports
Stakeholder Management

  • Build and maintain positive and valueadding relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
  • Liaise and collaborate with relevant law enforcement authorities such as Public Protector, National
Prosecuting Authority and Special Investigation Unit in respect of data and information that will be

beneficial for the company and respective stakeholders.

  • Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and
success in order to continuously improve on the service delivery.

  • Collaboration between the execution and development teams of the data analytics centre to improve
and enhance service offering to RA.

  • Engage with RABUs to pilot new developments in data analytics and solicit feedback and inputs from
RA in this regard.

  • Update the executives of the business unit on issues arising from audit support, transversal risk
assessments, sector activities and research work conducted.

  • Liaise and interact with all key stakeholders & management to share information, resolve challenges
and make recommendations for improv
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