Audit Automation & Data Analytics Specialist at Old Mutual

Job Description

This exciting role is responsible for executing analytics delivery for Group Internal Audit.

The role is responsible for supporting internal audit engagements and executing analytics including delivery of the audit plan to the satisfaction of the relevant stakeholders.

This role will also help to develop data driven insights by including analytics performed on internal audit engagements onto our Integrated Assurance Platform (IAP). The successful candidate will provide in depth analysis of data using data mining and profiling techniques.

Successful candidates will be able to obtain an understanding of a complex IT estate including Mainframe, iSeries, ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle, managed by multiple service providers, as well as a holistic view of the Group by auditing across processes and segments within the organisation. Sustained, quality interaction with members of Senior Management during audits will increase your profile within the business. The mix of skills within Group Internal Audit (GIA) also provides you with the ability to increase your business knowledge and marketability across the organisation. GIA is part of a learning organisation and actively encourages and supports all employees to further their education.

Key Result Areas / Outputs

Audit Services/Execution

• Understanding the business and IT management processes to ensure alignment with IT best practices.
• Devise and promote creative data visualization to derive actionable intelligence.
• Support audit assignments using data analytics to execute on control objectives.
• Proactively improve analytic approaches, methodologies, data and reporting capabilities.
• Prepares workpapers to substantiate data analytic findings through enhanced story telling.
• Develops and continuously updates standard operating procedures.
• Delivery of impactful and visual data reports.
• Provide assistance with IT audit coverage planning.
• Develops and maintains client relationships at the appropriate level.
• Keeps abreast and applies industry and technical knowledge.
• Support the Head of Audit or Subject Matter Lead for Technology Risk, Change & Data Analytics to deliver the audit plan.

Personal Effectiveness

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality over periods of up to a year.
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Requirements:

• Relevant 3-year degree (BSc Mechatronic Engineering, BSc: Information Technology)
• Either have or working towards: Honours Degree in IT would be a distinct advantage
• Advanced programming or similar qualification
• Exceptional Stakeholder Engagement to enhance relationship
• Ability to build relationships with other IT specialist across OML
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Knowledge and skills transfer

Experience:

• Previous working experience in an audit environment would be advantageous
• Experience with automation technologies (e.g., Blue Prism, Power Automate, Athena, etc) and API programming will be advantageous
• Strong technical experience with multiple databases

Key behavioural skills and attributes that would make a candidate successful in this role:

• At least 3 years experience in IT Audit and performing Analytics
• Visualisation and Business Intelligence experience
• Appropriate life insurance industry experience (including business process reviews)
• Good understanding of the business and IT management processes, risks and controls
• Ability to research and apply IT control concepts in audit assignments
• Able to travel locally and internationally

Technical competencies:

• AWS
• SQL
• Data visualization (Power Bi, AWS Quicksight)
• MS Office

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question

Skills

Auditing, Business Process Reviews, Communication, Data Analysis, Data Mining, Process Reviews, Researching, Technical Knowledge

• Education

Bachelor of Science (BSc): Engineering (Required), Bachelor of Science (BSc): Information Technology (Required)

• Closing Date

21 October 2022