Internal Auditor – Logistics industry – Isando, Gauteng

Hire Resolve's client in the logistics industry is urgently seeking the expertise of a Internal Auditor in Isando, Gauteng.

Responsibilities:

• Establishing, developing, and evaluating the Group's internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and business operations.
• Managing the internal audit dashboard by consistently ensuring it is current and accurate, reflecting the audit plan, reports, and findings monthly.
• Executing audits across the Head office and branches, ensuring they are completed timeously, professionally, and in compliance with the approved methodology (excluding special investigations), while focusing on critical areas and performing risk assessments to update the Risk and Control Matrix.
• Generating comprehensive audit reports that identify control deficiencies, challenge current processes, identify opportunities for refinement, and include practical, cost-effective recommendations to mitigate risk and add value, and discussing these reports with management before issuance.
• Reviewing all issued audit reports for factual accuracy, proper structure, and freedom from material errors, and submitting them to relevant stakeholders for finalization and approval, while also managing follow-up reports and electronic archiving.
• Investigating and following up on Ethics line reports and tip-offs by directing information to applicable departments, ensuring corrective action or noting reasons for no action, maintaining a tip-off database, collaborating on repeat issues, and closing online reports with investigation results.
• Supporting the achievement of the Group Strategy and overall business plan, aligning with and supporting the Group's goals.
• Creating and maintaining an Audit Universe by identifying all auditable areas within the Group, updating it after each completed audit, and utilizing this information for 6-month and 2-year rolling audit plans.
• Performing ad hoc assignments for Senior Management in a timely and professional manner, ensuring the scope addresses the requester's needs.
• Fostering teamwork by encouraging mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members, and supporting them to achieve individual and team goals.
• Building and maintaining harmonious, credible, and respectful relationships with all key internal and external stakeholders, ensuring professional communication that promotes the Group brand, and acting as a Group brand ambassador.
• Taking ownership of self-development and performance management, including setting and achieving goals with the performance manager, proactively driving own performance, soliciting feedback for improvement, utilizing a Personal Development Plan, and completing annual CPD hours to maintain professional qualification.
• Ensuring consistent compliance with the Group Code of Conduct.
• Managing time and attendance through compulsory clocking in and out, daily punctuality, and consistent adherence to leave policies and procedures.

Requirements:

• A relevant Bachelor's degree with advanced degrees or professional certifications often preferred.
• Proven auditing experience, with more extensive experience required for senior roles.
• Strong knowledge of auditing standards, internal control frameworks, financial accounting principles, and relevant laws.
• Proficiency with accounting, audit management, and data analysis software.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational and time management abilities, and adaptability.
• Adherence to high ethical standards and confidentiality.

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.

• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Adrienne Steyn at Hire Resolve on [email protected] or on LinkedIn
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We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.