Director of Audit (Assistant Secretary), Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Job Summary
The constitutional function of the Comptroller and Auditor General is to audit on behalf of the State all accounts of moneys administered by or under the authority of the Oireachtas and to control all disbursements from the Exchequer. The audit remit extends to the accounts of about 290 public bodies and funds, which include central Government departments and offices, non-commercial State bodies, and health and education bodies.
Main Duties of the Job
A Director of Audit is responsible for:
developing appropriate audit policies and strategies identifying key issues impacting on the management of the public sector;
representing the Office in its top‑level dealings with audited bodies, setting parameters for the annual business plans, and approving and managing the implementation of these plans;
approving and implementing appropriate methodologies to ensure that audits/examinations are performed to the highest professional standards;
managing a range of resources including external resources, reviewing audit files in line with the system of delegated authority in place and making recommendations based on those reviews;
reviewing special reports prior to review by the C&AG and making recommendations on those reviews;
reviewing reports on operations and taking appropriate action in relation to reports;
briefing the C&AG for meetings of the Committee of Public Accounts, and as required representing the C&AG at those meetings.
Essential Requirements
have a professional qualification in accountancy;
have a proven track record of experience at a senior level with the capacity to contribute strategically to the overall leadership and development of the Office;
have a thorough knowledge, or the ability to quickly attain it, of parliamentary financial procedures and of the principles of Government accounting;
have a proven track record in team building and leading, developing, and motivating a highly skilled and professional staff;
be innovative, with a practical and organised approach to the management of programmes of audits or VFM examinations;
have demonstrable capacity to make sound judgments on major issues and to take the necessary consequential action;
have experience which demonstrates capacity for analysing complex business operations and evaluating the performance of organisations;
have experience in the preparation of accurate and cogent reports on complex numerical, financial and evaluation matters;
have the ability to produce high‑quality outputs within a challenging timeframe;
have effective communication skills and an ability to represent the organisation credibly and authoritatively in its dealings with audited bodies in public sector organisations, with public representatives and with third‑party service providers.
Information about the Organisation
The Office of the C&AG has about 200 staff who are civil servants. Apart from administrative staff, most are either professionally qualified accountants or studying for an accountancy qualification. The strategic direction and development of the Office is overseen by the Audit Board comprising the C&AG and three Directors of Audit, one of whom serves as Secretary (Head of the Office) and Accounting Officer for the Office's Vote. The day‑to‑day management of the Office is conducted by a Management Board comprising the Directors and Deputy Directors of Audit.
Equal Opportunity
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
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