Job Opening at Clicks Group

Job description

Clicks Group services regional office in Roodepoort has a new position for a Senior Finance Auditor.

The purpose of this vital role is to participate in making the Internal Audit Department a business partner of choice, through adding value, and providing a quality and leading service to business, whilst maintaining independence.

Purpose and Objectives

Job Objectives:

• · Mapping of processes to evaluate effectiveness of the control environment.
• · Identify key controls and test adequacy and effectiveness for higher risk areas identified in each process.
• · Assessing compliance with policies, standards and procedures.
• · Analysing data to identify key risks and non-compliance to policy and process.
• · Prepare audit work papers.
• · Prepare draft concise risk based audit reports for discussion with business.
• · Conducting ad-hoc store reviews and other value add reviews whilst maintaining independence.
• · Attend stock counts.

Requirements

Skills, Abilities and Job Related Knowledge:

• Aspiration towards constant Goal Driven Delivery through:
• Knowledge of Internal Audit and Risk Assessment Methodologies, International Internal Audit Standards for the professional practice of internal audit and corporate governance principles, and application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Good grasp of data analysis, documenting auditing work papers and experience of record keeping systems.
• Participative style and believes in working in a team environment with the development of people being a priority.
• Ability to coach, supervise, manage and mentor a team of up to four people on an assignment.
• Technical expertise and knowledge will be driven by the specialist knowledge and skill that is encompassed within the individual's academic qualification and demonstrable application of such qualification/previous work experience.
• Adopting a disciplined approach by ensuring:
• Timely action and completion of the finance audit plan.
• Minimum staff disruption and effective use of management time/resources.
• Display a professional, constructive and positive approach during audit reviews.
• Share in and be passionate about our customers by:
• Fostering a participative effort between management and internal audit.
• Adding value, through clear, concise written reports and advice issued on a timely basis.
• An ability to maintain current knowledge of developments related to business matters of interest .
• Display integrity through respect and dialogue, honesty and openness and provide informative, timely and focused feedback (both positive and negative) to management.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Newly Qualified CA (SA); or
• CIA certified with 5 years’ experience in an internal audit environment.
• Experience in Retail and the pharmaceutical industry will be advantageous.

Travel required – drivers licence is essential.

Essential Competencies:

• Deciding and initiating action.
• Planning and organising.
• Detail orientated.
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations.
• Following instructions and procedures.
• Achieving personal work goals and objectives.
• Ability to deal with pressure.
• Adaptable to different situations and environments.

Ability to apply a persuasive approach.