Director: IT Audit

Director: IT Audit

Our client is looking for a Director: IT Audit to play a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of a high quality, accurate and timely professional service to the business by ensuring successful completion of assigned engagements inclusive of pre-planning and wrap up activities.

QUALIFICATION AND MEMEBERSHIP

B.Com (Auditing/Accounting/Finance) or B.Sc (Computer Science/Information Technology/Information Systems) or other relevant degree The following industry certification will be an advantage CISA or CISM or CISSP 12 years experience in Auditing / IT Auditing with a minimum of 8 at Senior Manager/ Associate Director Level

JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
- Ensures the ongoing development and improvement of Company financial guidelines, regulations, principles and standards which ensure adequate control procedures and measures to effectively manage financial transactions.
- Drives growth and performance through affiliations and relationships with a diverse network and existing clients to anticipate demands and needs for development of new products and services.
- Researches insights on current and future economic behaviours to inform a strategy aimed at encouraging sound financial growth and sustainability.
- Models accountability for the achievement of financial targets in line with Company goals.

COST AND RESOURCE OPTIMISATION
- Conducts research into global, industry and technology trends for cost and resource optimisation tools, techniques and technology.
- Ensures the ongoing monitoring and redesign, when necessary, of the Company structure to support resource optimisation.
- Demonstrates personal accountability for the use and management of resources transparently and effectively.

CUSTOMER ORIENTATION
- Develops client-orientated products and services.
- Assesses the Company and its services, seeking ways to improve service delivery.
- Models and encourages a customer orientated team approach to providing outstanding high quality service to stakeholders.

BUILDING AND MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS
- Promotes the contribution and accomplishments of both teams and individuals, supporting good ideas and celebrating workplace successes and achievements.
- Builds key alliances and relationships to establish mutually beneficial working arrangements, openly sharing knowledge and insights.
- Seeks to understand political dynamics and uses this to manage relationships and resolve conflict effectively.
- Strategic Thinking
- Involves the strategic thinking of others to develop an inspiring strategic vision to harness the potential of company going into the future.
- Understands the complexities of the business, its strengths and blind spots and determines Company priorities by identifying where action and investment is most needed.
- Initiates strategic initiatives that encourage company’s position as an industry authority.

DECISION MAKING AND OBJECTIVITY
- Takes responsibility for difficult decision making, which may have a long term impact on the Company.
- Models and encourages accountability for business decision making.
- Ensures the balance between effective risk management and timely decision making and their consequent actions.

COLLABORATION AND FLEXIBILITY
- Encourages flexibility in the Company to adequately respond to changing needs of company’s stakeholders.
- Demonstrates positivity and resilience in the face of pressure, minimising negative impact.
- Promotes a culture of continuous improvement by setting the direction and strategy for Company development and ensuring effective communication of change initiatives.

COMPETENCE AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
- Investigates global developments and trends and technologies for the industry and manages the implementation of new development initiatives.
- Contributes to the development of industry professional technical standards.
- Maintains all Continuous Professional Development hours as mandated by the relevant professional bodies.

LEADING AND INFLUENCING
- Models the desired behaviour through the articulation of self with credibility and conviction.
- Provides direction through open communication of the Company goals and objectives which encourages shared ownership.
- Influences thinking both internally and externally.
- Acts as a credible and convincing spokesperson and negotiator for the organization.

PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT
- Monitors and measures Company performance standards to establish performance patterns and direct strategy.
- Identifies and clearly communicates strategic performance objectives.

Encourages a Company Culture of performance and achievement where high performance levels are acknowledged and employees are encouraged and equipped to perform to the best of their abilities.

**Salary**: R150,000.00 - R160,000.00 per month