Senior Audit Specialist: Quality Assurance and

1 week ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

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**Job Description**:
Overall job purpose:

- Plan, execute and report on Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP) reviews in order to provide assurance as required by the IA Charter and IIA Standards. These initiatives include, amongst others, Internal Assessments, updates to the IA Enablement System, External Quality Assurance Reviews (EQARs), etc.
- Deliver on the QAIP’s mandates and commitments for the Internal Audit Function

Key accountabilities:

- Support the development, delivery and maintenance of a robust and comprehensive IA Quality Assurance and Improvement Program for the Absa Internal Audit Function, including, but not limited to:

- Performing (plan, execute and report) QA File Reviews of completed audits to assess audit risk and adherence to the Internal Audit (IA) Methodology.
- Assessing other aspects of the IA Activity from time to time in line with the IIA Standards (e.g., thematic reviews)
- Providing timely, succinct, and insightful feedback on all QAIP reviews to audit teams and senior leaders within IA.
- Communicate IA Methodology changes to the IA Function, and where required provide training on the changes.
- Compiling the Functions’ annual IIA Self-Assessments against all the IIA Standards and Code of Ethics for period reporting to the Group Audit and Compliance Committee.
- Assess the independence and objectivity of the IA Function and IA staff members to enable the CIA’s attestation to the Chairman of the GACC
- Assisting the department in keeping current on changes and emerging best practices of the IA profession from a professional practices and quality assurances perspective, including undertaking research/benchmarking activities on into other emerging issues and opportunities.
- Providing regular methodology training and updates to auditors across the IA function, including new recruits/joiners.
- Fulfil any adhoc activities as required

Preferred and Required Education and Experience:

- Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (required)
- Relevant professional qualifications as appropriate (e.g., CIA, and Certified External Quality Assurance Assessor)
- Financial services and/or Information Technology industry knowledge, preferably within the Banking sector
- Minimum of five years’ experience in risk-based internal auditing, risk management or risk and control activities in a regulatory discipline, with Quality Assurance experience within Internal Audit (i.e. file reviews)
- Knowledge and Skills:_
- Extensive experience in risk-based auditing or risk/control activities.
- Ability to communicate and influence at senior/middle management levels in the organisation.
- Evidence of influencing and driving change.
- Ability to think and operate in an enterprise-wide capacity, contributing to the main effort of the function over the demands of individual silos
- Thought leadership and Eminence.
- Pragmatism

Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_

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