Afrizan Personnel offers recruitment solutions geared for the South African market at international standards covering the full recruitment lifecycle and comprising a complete range of industry-specific staffing solutions. We understand that highly skilled individuals are a fundamental ingredient for growth and success in any organisation.
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Management experience is key ( Direct or Supervisor )
7-8 years related experience, of which a minimum of 5 in internal/external audit of which 2-3 years senior internal/external audit experience
Responsibilities:
Business Development
Gain insights and participate in setting up department goals and objectives annually in line with the department's medium term strategic plan and Hollard’s business strategy
Actively participate in managing specific stakeholder relationships and engagements, e.g. Risk management, Compliance, Forensics, Finance, BU heads, etc
Participate in the preparation and review of stakeholder reporting e.g. OSU management meetings, BU management meetings, Partner management meetings
Apply continuous improvement principles and identify opportunities for change
Establishes a clear set of standards for others to work within and provide the necessary guidance
Practice effective communication skills
Financial
Gain insights and where requested participate in the departmental and resource budget planning process (high complexity)
Conduct continuous resource allocation and planning
Manage departmental cost and monitor in line with budget
Be aware of and participate in the development of an audit plan for the upcoming 18 months
Prioritises audits against overall budget and plan
Prepare, manage and monitor audit budgets and allocations
Monitor and collate timesheets to verify accuracy compared to work performed
Capture timesheets
Identify, monitor and communicate overruns and inefficiencies
Become actively involved in productivity reporting
Process
Maintain and update of the Internal Audit Methodology in line with changes in industry
Conduct audit in accordance with the approved Internal Audit methodology
Develop and maintain Standard Audit Templates (i.e. reports, scope letter, meeting notes, etc.)
Accountable for audit planning process
Organise audit engagements with the client and the audit team and communicate the planned review and scope
Coordinate and lead audit team kick-off meeting and debriefing session
Prepare the audit team and ensure sound understanding of the audit scope, key business drivers and processes
Preparation of process analysis documents (high complexity)
Complete business understanding documents and related flow charts
Prepare the audit program (high complexity)
Conduct fieldwork and testing in alignment with the required standards
Demonstrate a sound understanding of business processes, risks and controls including relevant regulatory and accounting issues
Identification of process, information and control gaps and seeks additional information if necessary
Ensure that information is accurate, valid and comprehensive prior to reporting
Document findings and discuss them with clients to assess factual correctness
Take responsibility to clear and finalise all own reported findings/reporting points
Draft and review audit reports for management review
Request finding recommendations from the client to obtain an understanding of their thinking in terms of possible solutions
Evaluate management recommendations against best practice/knowledge and adjust the recommendations accordingly
Set-up and participate in close-out meetings with clients to finalise reports
Review all working papers produced by the team and provide constructive feedback and guidance
Perform first review of draft report before escalation to manager (specific focus areas grammar, spelling, risks identification, formatting, initial rating of findings and recommendations)
Ensure all review queries are cleared within reasonable timeframe (expectation 48 hours)
Focus on problem solving/high risk areas during the audit
Proactively communicate any delays or difficulties experienced on audit timeously with the client and management for corrective action to be taken
Guide the audit team during the audit engagement in line with objectives, standards and deadlines
Highlight and manage any function process improvement opportunities
Track the status of audits being conducted (project management)
Follow-up and update internal audit findings tracking document on allocated areas of scope and across multiple audits
Encourages and drives knowledge management and communication within the audit team and function
Integrate audit information across audits in order to present and highlight key business risks
Human Resources
Promote the creation of a unique and innovative culture through the advancement of The Hollard Way, focusing on total employee wellbeing and effective talent management
Ensure the team is correctly trained, skilled and that their expertise is optimally applied
Understand the guidelines, processes and underlying values for the function’s sustainability through the appropriate placement, deployment, management and development of human capital and the resultant succession planning
Continuously practice effective performance management through clearly defining performance deliverable and measures, providing regular and rigorous feedback, conducting formal performance appraisals and linking individual performance results to other HR activities (career development, development etc.) (Junior to Auditor II level)
Effectively contribute towards the internal communications
Participate in the recruitment of junior staff
Participate in the on boarding of new team members (Auditor and Senior Auditor level)
Assist with the training co-ordination and monitoring (Auditor and Senior Auditor level)
Assist with the training plan development, maintenance and monitoring
Responsible for own career and performance management
Actively seek and provide feedback from/to staff, peers and superiors
Monitor resource capacity levels and identify any constraints and/or spare capacity
Contribute to the social committee and attend social activities
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