Internal Auditor

**Internal Auditor**

**Minimum requirements**:

- BCom Accounting degree, including practical experience in Income tax, transfer pricing rules and VAT
- Minimum of 3 years audit experience
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in private sector
- Must be self-starter and be able to work independently
- Attention to detail is imperative
- Organisation and time-keeping skills
- Ability to assess and evaluate risk, plus implement solutions and remedial actions
- Excellent reporting skills
- Prepared to travel and spend time away from home
- The ability to keep calm under pressure and the ability to think objectively

Role and responsibilities:
Audit planning and execution:

- Undertaking internal audits to ensure the company meets its financial, operational and compliance objectives
- Undertake regular reviews of VAT submissions
- Undertake regular reviews of monthly tax calculations
- Prepare and coordinate the activities of an internal audit programme
- Communicate the results of the internal audit programme to the relevant stakeholders
- Manage and review the outcomes of the internal audit
- Prepare audit reports, provide recommendations, manage the stakeholders action plans and monitor implementation progress
- Prepare and present an internal audit report to the Audit Committee
- Carry out risk assessments, identify controls and implement these controls to mitigate these business risks
- Challenging and assessing the current processes and internal controls across the company and identify opportunities for refinement
- Playing an active role in the maintenance and review of policies and procedures, including ensuring they are up to date with all legislation and best practices
- Maintain and update group procedure manual
- Engage various level of management in divisions to monitor business processes and documents
- Assist the Group Chief Financial Officer in preparing a risk based internal audit plan on an annual basis.
- Conduct audit testing of specified processes to test the adequacy of the design and operational effectiveness of controls.
- Annual review of divisional tax submissions, review of consolidated tax pack, and submission of trading company Income tax return to SARS
- Preparation of SARS transfer pricing documentation, and ensure that these are kept up to date with legislation.

Reporting
- Prepare and present an annual internal audit report to the Audit Committee
- Communicating with a variety of stakeholders across the company
- Record & report deviations from the established processes with various stakeholders
- Reporting to Group Chief Financial Officer

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: R950,000.00 per year

**Education**:

- Bachelors (preferred)

**Experience**:

- articles: 3 years (preferred)
- auditing: 3 years (preferred)
- private sector: 5 years (preferred)
- income tax, transfer pricing and VAT: 3 years (preferred)