Overview

Overview
Johannesburg risk and audit service (JRAS) is at the forefront of corporate governance and drives the strategy for the City and all its entities and agencies, ensuring not only compliance with legislation in terms of audit and risk, but setting the benchmark for other municipalities in South Africa according to internationally acceptable internal audit and risk structures. JRAS has made significant changes in terms of its core business statement and strategic objectives. The primary objective has been to move JRAS into a more strategic role in the City, adding value by improving service delivery for all municipal departments and its entities. To this end, risk services, a function previously with the finance directorate, has been incorporated into the department, to create the Johannesburg risk and audit services. Key people The Johannesburg risk and audit service falls under the Office of the executive mayor. Chief Risk Officer 011 407 7652 Vision To render an independent, professional assurance and consulting service to the City and to ensure the City is always at the forefront of risk management . Mission To provide a professional, independent, objective assurance and consulting service designed to add value, effect strategy and improve the operations of the City. Assisting the City accomplish its objectives by using a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. Using people of integrity, empowered to deliver professional services that are a credit to the City. To put in place controls to minimise or eliminate risks faced by departments and utilities within the City in order to comply with good corporate governance. The JRAS is guided by the code of ethics and rules of conduct as set out by the Institute of Internal Auditors. Click here to access the Institute of Internal Auditors code of ethics.

Johannesburg risk and audit service (JRAS) is at the forefront of corporate governance and drives the strategy for the City and all its entities and agencies, ensuring not only compliance with legislation in terms of audit and risk, but setting the benchmark for other municipalities in South Africa according to internationally acceptable internal audit and risk structures.

JRAS has made significant changes in terms of its core business statement and strategic objectives. The primary objective has been to move JRAS into a more strategic role in the City, adding value by improving service delivery for all municipal departments and its entities.

To this end, risk services, a function previously with the finance directorate, has been incorporated into the department, to create the Johannesburg risk and audit services.

Key people

The Johannesburg risk and audit service falls under the Office of the executive mayor.

Chief Risk Officer

011 407 7652

Vision

To render an independent, professional assurance and consulting service to the City and to ensure the City is always at the forefront of risk management .

Mission

To provide a professional, independent, objective assurance and consulting service designed to add value, effect strategy and improve the operations of the City.

Assisting the City accomplish its objectives by using a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.

Using people of integrity, empowered to deliver professional services that are a credit to the City.

To put in place controls to minimise or eliminate risks faced by departments and utilities within the City in order to comply with good corporate governance.

The JRAS is guided by the code of ethics and rules of conduct as set out by the Institute of Internal Auditors. Click here to access the Institute of Internal Auditors code of ethics.