Senior Internal Auditor

Job Description

• Computer Literate
• Accountability
• Analytic and problem - solving
• Training
• Coaching
• Facilitation

Responsibilities
Financial Metrics/Operational Duties
Auditing

• Prepare and complete the Internal Control Frameworks.
• Complete initial risk assessment and rating of risk.
• Complete walk throughs.
• Execute test of controls.
• Document the outcome of test of controls and relevant findings.
• Assess the effectiveness of controls and rate the residual risk accordingly.
• Identify gaps in process and related controls.
• Formulate recommendations, improvement areas were necessary.
• Address review queries timeously and accurately.
• Complete audit tasks and projects as allocated by the Managers within the set timeframes and deadlines.
• Apply sampling on the methodology and consult with the Manager when necessary/in doubt.
• Extrapolate errors identified in testing against the population as and when needed.
• Take ownership and accountability for allocated internal audits.
• Thoroughly and timely reviews findings and other investigative leads that potentially identify suspicious activity.
• Ensure that auditable transactions, processes, activities, and control systems are compliant with legislation, business policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with team members across multiple divisions and departments.
• Submit a daily report detailing aspect of work completed and progress of the Junior Internal Auditor.
• Prepare related internal audit reporting for the audit area or related audit project.
• Address Senior Internal Audit Manager queries on the internal audit report timeously.
• Attends to adhoc tasks and projects as allocated from time to time by the Manager.

Reviewing and Reporting

• Review the Internal Control Frameworks, audit findings and audit work of the Junior Internal Auditor.
• Assist and reviewing application of sampling with the Junior Internal Auditor.
• Prepare related reporting for the audit area or related audit project.
• Address Manager queries on the report timeously.
• Direct, guide, supervise and train the Junior Internal Auditor.
• Identify gaps or opportunities for improvement with audit policies, procedures, and processes.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies including applicable internal controls.
• Lead teams to monitor, investigate and advise concerned parties by establishing clear accountabilities, roles, and responsibilities to manage the internal audit process.
• Overseeing and implementing an ongoing training program for other team members.
• Investigate any possible fraud and conclude accordingly.
• Remain up to date with procedure updates and related laws, regulations related to the overall group.
• Assist with operational procedure enhancement across the business processes.
• Execution of effective sampling methods and extrapolation of findings.
• Thoroughly and timely reviews reports and other investigative leads that potentially identify suspicious activity.
• Lead teams to monitor, investigate and advise concerned parties by establishing clear accountabilities, roles, and responsibilities to manage the internal audit process.
• Overseeing and implementing an ongoing training program for other team members.
• Investigate any possible fraud and conclude accordingly.
• Remain up to date with procedure updates and related laws, regulations related to the overall group.
• Assist with operational procedure enhancement across the business processes.
• Execution of effective sampling methods and extrapolation of findings.

People

• Identification of training as and when needed for Junior Internal Auditors.
• Comforting of new team members.
• Promotion of a healthy and fair work environment.
• Adhere to the principles of an ethical, honest, transparent, fair work environment.
• Performance must be tracked by yourself, and the onus is placed on you to set-up performance review meetings with manager.
• Conduct performance reviews of Junior Internal Auditor in conjunction with the Manager.
• Communicate in a professional manner.
• Guide, direct, supervise and guide the Junior Internal Auditor.

Compliance, risk, and quality

• Creating, maintaining, and enforcing company policies and procedures.
• Compliance with Risk Management Framework.
• Compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and affiliated professional standards.
• Ensure logical saving of all work, templates, etc. monthly and yearly such that each year's financial records can stand on its own when enquiries/ investigations/audits take place.
• Produce high quality, neat, logical, succinct, easy to follow, easy to understand, formula linked work/templates/workbooks/financial models/recons/audits - of which is substantiated by facts with no numbers in the formulas.
• Ensure the above (final version) and other documents are chronologically saved/backed up.
• Summarize the detailed daily findings on the designated software or relevant workbook and submit a daily report to the Senior and Group Internal Audit Manager.
• Effectively deal with internal, external, SARS, BEE, and any other auditor/regulatory/oversight body in the normal course of business.
• Report suspicious behavior and fraud findings immediately.
• Promote declaration of all gifts.
• Promote non acceptance of kickbacks. Instances to be reported immediately.
• Promote declaration all conflicts of interest upfront.
• Promote a culture of confidentiality within the business with regards to the protection of personal information.
• Promote the Code of Ethics (Integrity, Objectivity, Confidentiality and Competence).
• Ensure all personal information of employees, customers and suppliers and other stakeholders is not shared and is maintained in a secure environment.
• Stay updated with changes in the relevant industry and changes to relevant Acts/Regulations.

Growth and new markets/products

• Source new products/innovations/robotics/artificial intelligence/predictive analysis/predictive analytics.
• Development of existing products/software.
• Ensure that measures are put in place and steps are taken to achieve short term, medium-term, long-term goals of the broader group.
• Assist with company projects or lead company projects as allocated from time to time.

Qualifications

• Matric with English and Mathematics
• degree/bachelor's degree, majoring in auditing.
• Computer literate
• 3-5 years accounting/internal audit experience