Analyst: Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance at Rio Tinto

• We are looking for an Analyst: Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance to provide independent and objective assurance, risk and consulting services designed to add value and improve RBM’s operational and system environment, by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of internal control, governance and the risk management processes.
• This role is also responsible for ensuring that the Manager receives support in executing of the Internal Audit Plan through audits or other assurance activities to address areas of concern relative to the goals, performance objectives and the impact of a variety of organizational KPI’s such as economic, financial and managerial programs and Risk Management in conformance with company policies and procedures or sound business practices where no policies exist.

Reporting to the Manager: Internal Audit Risk & Compliance, you will:

• Execute the annual audit plan, as approved, including, and as appropriate, risk assessed special requests requested by management and the Board Audit Committee.
• Perform consulting services, beyond Internal Audit’s assurance services, to assist management in meeting its objectives. Examples may include facilitation, process design, training, and advisory services.
• Evaluate and assess significant merging/consolidating functions and new or changing services, processes, operations, and control processes coincident with their development, implementation, and/or expansion.
• Assess and advise management of significant suspected fraudulent activities within RBM and notify management and the Board Audit Committee of further investigations required by E&C.
• Consider the scope of work of the external auditors for Sox and regulators, as appropriate, for the purpose of providing optimal audit coverage to RBM at a reasonable overall cost.
• Contribute towards a development and presentation of an annual audit plan using appropriate risk-based methodology, including any risks or control concerns identified by management to the Board Audit Committee for approval and reporting on actual performance versus plan
• Update the risk platform as part of the ongoing risk management process and review continuous monitoring audits of procurement activities and facilitate effective action follow-up tracking and monitoring
• Provide Group Risk -Montreal Hub details of the Risk Management Plan.

About you
To succeed in this role, you will have:

• B Com Accounting/ B Tech Internal Auditing
• Min 5 years relevant experience in either external or internal auditing environment or processes
• A valid South African driver’s license
• Soft skills: negotiating, presentation, interviewing and conflict handling.