Internal Audit Manager: Group Internal Audit

**Who are we?**

Sanlam was established as a life insurance company in South Africa but has since transformed into a diversified financial services group that operates across the African continent, India, Malaysia and selected developed markets, with listings on the Johannesburg, A2X and Namibian stock exchanges. In 2018 the Group celebrated its centenary as well as 20 years since demutualisation and listing in South Africa and Namibia. Sanlam is one of the largest internationally active insurance groups in the world with a presence in 43 countries and has the biggest non-banking financial services footprint on the African continent.

The Group's five business clusters (Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz and Santam) house the Group's business operations. The Group Office provides strategic direction and support to the four clusters, assisting them in realising their strategies and meeting their business objectives. The Group Office is responsible for governance and for the Group's centralised functions, which include: Finance, Actuarial and Risk Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Market Development and Brand Sustainability.

**Build a successful career with us**
- We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.**What will you do?**
- The Internal Audit Manager will report to the Head of Audit: Sanlam Life and Savings. The core duties of the Internal Audit Manager will be:
- Assisting with the management of the Internal Audit operations for the Sanlam Retail Mass (SRM) Cluster.
- Audit planning - Align the audit effort with the strategy, objectives, and emerging risks of their business:

- Perform overall risk analysis of the business.
- Design an overall audit plan that is aligned with the risk profile and strategic objectives of the business.
- Negotiate and contract the annual audit plan and budget with senior management and the audit committee.
- Regular communication to the EXCO members.
- Understand sources and trends in profits and profit drivers influencing it.
- Execution of the annual audit plan and developing audit plans for new clients.
- Staff scheduling
- Guidance on risk and control analysis
- Approve audit programmes.
- General quality assurance on audit assignments
- Guidance during the performance of ad-hoc audit requests.
- Provide guidance as to the practical implementation of the methodology.
- Integration with external audit requirements.
- Communication and reporting
- Rating of audit observations and obtain management comments on audit observations.
- Drafting, issuing, and discussing management letters
- Drafting of Financial and Risk Committee audit reports and attendance of these Committees
- Timely communication with senior management of changes to audit plans as well as significant audit observations.
- Follow-up previous audit observations
- Overall conclusion on control environments
- Highlight significant issues.
- Client and Assurance relationships and networking
- Regular discussions with senior management regarding focus areas, progress with strategies and emerging and existing risks.
- Liaise with external auditors, risk management, forensics, and compliance to ensure assurance provision is optimised for the client.
- Staff management
- Skills development and coaching
- Staff management (performance evaluations, training & development, etc.)
- Provide input methodology and other best practices by performing the necessary research and maintaining/obtaining topical knowledge.
- Focussed team meetings.
- Creation of a learning culture
- Achievement of employment equity targets
- Effective successor planning
- Departmental initiatives
- Targets achieved.
- Research and innovation
- To be contracted on a yearly basis.
- Qualification and Experience- A completed B. Com degree in Accounting / Financial Accounting / Management Accounting or equivalent degree or Diploma in Internal Auditing or Chartered Accountant (CA)
- Full understanding of all IIA Standards and Implementation Guidance
- Knowledge on how to perform a CAR and how to draft an audit programme.
- Chartered Accountant (CA) + 3 years post articles experience in auditing
- 7 Years audit experience of which 3 years on a supervisory (manager) level
- Minimum of 3 years of internal/ external audit experience in Financial Services
- Knowledge and Skills- Ability to draft Audit Committee reports and to present at an Audit Committee.
- Appropriate knowledge of Financial Services
- Understand the role of control models.
- Understanding of s