The successful incumbent will be responsible for the review and assessment of systems of control and procedures in the organisation in order to minimise risk and loss. This will include assessing internal controls and liaison with management, external auditors, risk management, compliance, loss control and systems evaluation. Accountable for the independent performance of complex audits.
Your work will include planning, performance and documentation of audits and the reporting and resolution of any weaknesses and shortcomings. Also responsible for managing, structuring, and focusing the work of the small audit teams. Managing audit relationships with directors and line management with regard to audit performance, finalisation of reports and agreement on remedial action. You will assist with reporting to the Board, the Audit Committee and Regulators.
You will also manage and oversee non-IT and IT audits for the Bank and Insurance entities in Bidvest Financial Services, including but not limited to:
- SARB Compliance reviews
- Business process reviews;
- Project Assurance reviews;
- IT General Control (ITGC) testing;
- Application control testing;
- Perform data analytics;
- Data migration reviews;
- Post-implementation reviews;
- Creating procedures/ dashboards for continuous monitoring for audit purposes; and
- Creating advanced data analytics to enable risk based auditing.
Qualifications
- CA(SA)
- 8 years plus, post qualifying experience
- Ability to develop a plan to achieve the sales objectives
- Financial acumen with sound FX business knowledge
- Can demonstrate strong success in new business sales
- Strong communicator, with understanding of sales principles
- Negotiation skills
- Able to build long-term client relationships
- Must have sound Financial Services/FX market knowledge
- Credit assessment and deal structuring skills
- Knowledge of developments in money markets, legislation and statutory requirements
FINANCE
- Monitor and manage own time keeping (for each engagement and for the year) in line with board-approved budget.
- Monitor and manage direct report time (for each engagement and for the year) keeping in line with board-approved budget.
- Assist with operational management of the Internal Audit department.
Service Excellence
- Planning for and updating the annual Internal Audit plan for submission to the Audit Committee
- Manage and execute Audit Committee approved Internal Audit plan.
- Improve Internal Audit efficiency by (1) increasing the number of audits completed for the year; (2) reduce audit budgets per engagement; (3) reduce the timeline between performing the audit and issuing the audit report.
- Implement and drive the new Internal Audit strategy to automate and centralise.
- Data analytics to be incorporated into every audit.
- Obtaining a detailed understanding and knowledge of the areas being audited as part of planning activities and drive it as part of our planning process that all team members adopt this approach.
- Develop and implement Key Performance Indicators and dashboards to monitor areas within the Bank based on a risk based approach to implement continuous auditing and monitoring.
Quality Control and Continuous Improvements
- Ensure detailed risk assessments are performed for the areas being audited and are in line with the Banks ERM framework.
- Ensure appropriate key controls are identified to address the key risks and that those controls are tested for their design and operating effectiveness.
- Ensure engagement files are opened in a timely manner, are a complete reflection of the audit work performed, that the files are reviewed in a timely manner and quality requirements are met.
- Ensure that quality and timely Internal Audit reports are issued.
- Manage internal audit assignments (routine reviews, audit plan reviews, and ad-hoc/consulting reviews) effectively.
- Effective execution of, and accurate reporting on special assignments as requested by Management and various committees
- Ensure achievement of the audit plan.
Training
- Attend training to maintain CPD for qualification.
- Actively coach, train and empower team members to create an understanding of skills and specialties.
- Promote training and development of yourself by attending personal development and job skills development training.
- Promote training and development of team members by motivating and assisting team members to attending personal development and job skills development training.
- Actively lead the teams to deliver quality and on-time audits and audit reports.
- Actively contribute to teamwork within the department.
- Forge and maintain quality interpersonal relationships.
- Take accountability for the achievement of operational objectives within own area of control.
