(1131) Internal Audit Department - IAD at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Review the work of internal auditors, providing necessary on-the-job coaching and training as needed.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of policies, procedures, checklists, models, frameworks and templates governing internal auditing within the SARB.
• Stay abreast of and apply current work methods, analytical techniques and protocols relevant to audit work.
• Conduct research and compile thorough, concise and reliable preplanning working papers that reflect research outcomes as part of the process understanding.
• Define the scope and objectives of audit assignments.
• Perform engagement risk assessments, walkthroughs and adequacy assessments using research and analytical tools.
• Develop an audit programme to address audit objectives.
• Lead audit projects or assignments to meet targeted milestones.
• Execute the audit programme, including conducting, evaluating, documenting and concluding on the results of the audit tests in the working papers.
• Draft detailed audit findings that include standard, condition, root cause, impact and recommendations. 
• Prepare reports, participate in engagements with departments and present audit findings and recommendations.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• an Honours degree (NQF 8) in Internal Auditing, Information System, Accounting, Risk Management or an equivalent qualification;
• a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or a Chartered Accountant CA(SA) qualification; and
• five to seven years’ experience within an auditing environment.