Audit Inspector: IT Focus

**Finance/Accounting**
**JHB East, Johannesburg - Gauteng**
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**AUDIT INSPECTOR: IT FOCUS**

**CA WITH IT AUDIT EXPERIENCE**

**DEPARTMENT: INSPECTIONS**

**JOHANNESBURG EAST**

**REMUNERATION: Highly competitive salary and other attractive**

**benefits**

**Overview**:
**Join a dynamic team of inspectors within the auditing space and play a part in protecting the public and integrity of the profession by**

**contributing your combined external audit and Information Technology (IT) audit**

**experience, performing robust inspections of audit firms’ quality control systems and**

**audits.**

**REQUIREMENTS**
- CA (SA) who trained in public practice (external audit) with at least 6 years post
- qualification experience in external statutory audits.
- RA registration / Eligibility to register as an RA is advantageous.
- Private sector / IFRS audit experience essential.
- At a minimum, a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification with full
- ISACA membership (CPD up to date).
- At least 5 years IT Audit related experience within an external audit firm.
- Quality control reviews or audit technical support advantageous.
- Minimum at a Senior Manager or equivalent position in an auditing environment.
- Excellent technical knowledge and experience in auditing and financial reporting
- standards.
- Be able to critically analyse the performance of Information Technology General Controls
- and Application control audits against information technology industry standards and
- International Standards on Auditing (ISA).
- technologies used in the audit process for risk assessment and/or to gather audit
- evidence (e.g., data query and analysis, automation and robotics technologies,
- blockchain technologies).
- Require an understanding and appreciation of the role in protecting the investing
- public.

**KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS**
- Participating in the team planning and scoping of risk-based inspections.
- Inspecting planned audit engagements and firms’ quality control policies and procedures;
- discussing findings; consulting and preparing high quality reports in a timely manner.
- Preparing high quality inspection files with evidence of inspections in a timely manner.
- Participating in relevant projects of the company in fulfilling its mandate. Responsible for
- inspecting audit engagements and firms’ quality control policies and procedures,
- discussing findings, and preparing reports.
- Responsible to critically analyse the performance of Information Technology General
- Controls and Application control audits against information technology audit standards
- and International Standards on Auditing (ISA).
- Contribute/Champion inspections processes on current and emerging technologies used
- in the audit process for risk assessment and/or to gather audit evidence (e.g. data query
- and analysis technologies, automation and robotics technologies, blockchain
- technologies etc.)
- Support the Inspections Department on IT audit related matters during its inspection of
- audits.
- Responsible for keeping up to date with the latest accounting and auditing standards and
- the practical implementation thereof

**ATTRIBUTES**
- Unquestionable integrity and objectivity.
- A keen interest in IT technology within the modern auditing process.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to maintain a high level of ethics.
- Ability to cope with confrontational situations and remain objective.
- Ability to give and accept constructive criticism in a professional manner.
- Lateral thinker - for example the ability to consider how an error or weakness identified
- can impact other areas of the audit or the financial statements.
- Excellent knowledge of the latest professional standards and pronouncements.
- A keen interest in auditing and the technical aspects of auditing.
- Comfortable in a digital world when working or inspecting relevant areas using IT/IS.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Professional maturity and attitude.
- Deadline driven with high levels of accuracy.
- Excellent time management skills.
- High level of maturity, self-motivated and able to work both alone and in a team.

**WORK CONDITIONS**
- This is an out-of-office position as inspections are mostly performed at the premises of
- auditors or remotely as required. Due to the nature of the job, the incumbent will sometimes have to travel outside of the Gauteng province.