Internal Auditor

Position Purpose:

To conduct internal audits that evaluate and identify the risks and controls within the

allocated department to ensure organizational and departmental risks are adequately

mitigated.

Position Specific Outputs

Qualifications:

Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting Science with Articles or BCom Internal Auditing Honors completed

Outputs:

• Ensure timely completions of the audit plan, follow up and ensure quality.

• Identify reportable issues and recommend risk aversion measures.

• Prepare and present audit reports that reflects the audit results.

• Conduct follow up audits to monitor management's interventions.

• Ensure that adequate knowledge regarding specialization is shared as required and maintained within the research library.

• Provide advice and / or training as required.

• Maintain, develop and implement specialist knowledge within the day-to-day operations of the organization

• Knowledge and application of auditing tools and enterprise risk management (ERM).

• Knowledge and application of relevant legislation and regulations.

Knowledge:

- Understanding of IT Risks

Accountabilities:

Compliance and Risk Management

- Implement compliance criteria, minimum standards and risk management in area of accountability.

- Manage risk and implement or assist with implementation of risk mitigation actions

- Successfully resolve queries and/or process events and proactively identify and recommend

improvements to query resolution procedures.

Continuous improvement

- Conduct comprehensive, accurate and compliant audits including planning, reporting, providing feedback, post audit evaluations and any other actions required to ensure the meeting of required standards.

- Manage risk and implement or assist with implementation of risk mitigation actions

- Successfully resolve queries and/or process events and proactively identify and recommend

improvements to query resolution procedures.

- Implement practical solutions that use the specialist and departmental systems and processes

- Provide specialist input and recommendations to improve the efficiency, compliance and quality objectives related to the area of specialization.

- Identify problems and develop and propose solutions to present to appropriate leader or stakeholders.

- Ensure day to day operational support required from area of specialization is provided to enhance Performance.

Cost containment

- Support the identification, development and implementation of cost-effective processes to increase efficiency and reduce cost drivers related to area of specialization.

- Continuously review cost / benefit and Return on Investment within area of specialization.

Drive customer-centricity

- Build strong relationships with internal customers.

- Maintain a high level of impact on other departments to support improved delivery.

- Continually increase understanding of client and stakeholder needs, satisfaction and service delivery.

Knowledge management

- Ensure that adequate knowledge regarding specialization is shared as required and maintained within the research library.

- Provide advice and / or training as required

- Maintain, develop and implement specialist knowledge within the day-to-day operations of the organization.

Maintain expertise level

- Be a member of related professional bodies

- Ensure CPD (continual professional development) or similar accreditation requirements are met annually to ensure maintained specialist accreditation.

Network key relationships.

- Engage with and provide support to the established network of internal and external expert resources and partners.

Specialist support to projects

- Provide Specialist expertise and ensure best practice related to specialization is implemented in projects, when required.

- Conform to project management disciplines when participating in projects.

- Represent department or project on appropriate committees related to area of specialization

Generic Objectives

Specific deliverables:

Continuous improvement:

-Conduct comprehensive, accurate and compliant audits including planning, reporting, providing feedback, post audit evaluations and any other actions required to ensure the meeting of required standards.

-Manage risk and implement or assist with implementation of risk mitigation actions.

-Successfully resolve queries and/or process events and proactively identify and recommend

improvements to query resolution procedures.

Compliance and Risk Management:

-Implement compliance criteria, minimum standards and risk management in area of accountability.

-Manage risk and implement or assist with implementation of risk mitigation actions.

-Successfully resolve queries and/or process events and proactively identify and recommend

improvements to query resolution procedures.

Drive customer centricity:

-Build strong relationships with internal customers.

-Maintain a positive working relationship with the business.

Qualification and Experience
• 3-5 years industry related and auditing experience
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or studying towards CIA will be advantageous or CISA will be advantageous.
• Institute of Internal Auditors, Internal Auditors

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge

-Knowledge and application of auditing tools and enterprise risk management (ERM)

-Knowledge and application of relevant legislation and regulations

Skill

-Project Management Skills

-Attention to Accuracy and Detail

-Business Acumen

-Knowledge and application of IT/ICT and tech-based auditing

-Problem solving and decision-making skills

-Knowledge of Industry, regulatory, and professional standards changes

-Knowledge of auditing, internal audit standards, ethics, and fraud awareness

-Business Writing Skills

-Communication Skills

-Computer Technology Skills

-Task Management

-Adobe Creative Suite

-Data modelling and evaluation

-Numerical Ability

-Customer Focus

-Knowledge and application of audit sampling principles.

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