Audit Portfolio Manager: RBB at Nedbank

To ensure quality reporting (to Board and Business) on the audit assignments executed as per the annual audit plan, thereby supporting GIA in providing reasonable assurance to stakeholders that key risks are being mitigated through adequate and effective management controls in accordance with Group Internal Audit GIA methodology

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain an open and constructive relationship as a Trusted Advisor with senior internal and external stakeholders including Institute of Internal Audit, SARB, External Audit and Business Executives;
• Create an environment of teamwork that contributes to Group Internal Audit (GIA);
• Build rapport and understand client current business reality, requirements, risks and expectations and consider key and/or emerging risks in annual audit plan, in order to support relevant GIA reporting;
• Ensure that billable hours, budgets and resources are optimally planned and quality audits are delivered;
• Deliver world class service through others by creating a client service and reporting culture;
• Identify and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and guidelines in terms of the relevant standards and reporting requirements/ guidance;
• Identify and consider internal and external factors to develop and update annual risk-based audit plan with clear levels of accountability; and
• Review the quality, relevance and commerciality of assignment audit reports.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Commercial Degree

Preferred Qualification

• CA (SA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

Type of Exposure

• Influencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas.
• Conducting quality assurance reviews
• Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholders understanding
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Auditing
• Interacting with diverse people
• Analysing and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data
• Financial services; preferable banking
• Communicating standards to others
• Consolidate data from various sources and identify/interpret trends

Minimum Experience Level

• Five years or more financial services experience in a managerial role within audit;
• Banking experience is essential;
• Credit experience in an audit role would be highly advantageous; and
• Experience in a digital (innovative technologies such as robotics etc ) and / or IT (technology systems and infrastructures) environment would be highly advantageous.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Audit reporting
• Audit standards and practices
• Banking knowledge
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Ethics and Fraud
• Reputational risk management
• Information technology
• Business writing skills
• Regulatory, Legal and Economics Principles
• Business Acumen

Behavioural Competencies

• Managing Work
• Monitoring Information
• Building Partnerships
• Quality Orientation
• Continuous Improvement
• Work Standards
• Courage
• Adaptability