Senior Internal Auditor

What will you do?

A position as Senior Internal Auditor exists in Group Internal Audit: Santam Corporate Services - SANDTON.

Perform assurance and consulting reviews at Santam Ltd, its subsidiaries, portfolio managers, underwriting agencies, international partners and leading multiple audits.
Adherence to the Internal Audit methodology and the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Audit.
Managing the performance of the audit team, including in-depth review of the audit team’s audit work and findings.
Responsible for audit execution, from planning to report finalisation.
Audit planning in terms of assignment objectives, scope of work and budgets.
Performing risk and control assessments.
Developing and review of audit procedures to test adequacy and effectiveness of controls.
Prepare audit findings with thorough root cause analysis and practical recommendations.
Compile the draft audit report and engage in discussions with various levels of management which will support the achievement of the Santam Group’s and our business partners strategic and financial objectives.
Follow up on audit issues raised and provide input into the reports to the audit committee and other relevant risk committees.
Maintain quality standards in terms of the audit methodology, approach and documentation.
Implementation and improvement of general quality assurance on all audit work.
Supporting and mentoring junior auditors.
Building relations with partners.
Supporting a combined assurance model (includes working with external auditors and other assurance providers).
National and international travelling to Santam offices and partners may be required. Qualifications and Experience

Internal Audit / Accounting or equivalent qualification.
CA / ACCA / CIA or studying towards
4 to 5 years internal auditing experience.
Experience in insurance related financial audits and knowledge of insurance processes
Completed articles (external audit)
Computer literate
Excel - Advanced
Word - Intermediate
ACL - Intermediate
Teammate Skills

Analytical ability and logical reasoning
Conceptual and innovative thinker
Understanding of key controls and risk management
Effective time management
Interpersonal, communication and networking skills
Relationship management
Facilitation skills and ability to influence individuals, groups and teams
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Conflict management
Problem solving skills
Planning and organising
Writing and reporting
Knowledge sharing
Ability to work under pressure Core Competencies Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others Customer focus - Contributing through others Drives results - Contributing through others Collaborates - Contributing through others Being resilient - Contributing through others About The Company

Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.

Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We’re about people. People drive our business so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.

At Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society. In achieving our employment equity goals we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.