Executive Head: Internal Audit (IT) at Vodacom

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• Support the audit function to give the Vodacom Group Board and Management risk based independent assurance of the effectiveness of the Group’s internal controls. Lead risk based audit activities, coaching and supporting a virtual team to deliver and to identify potential control weaknesses and make recommendations to mitigate related risks.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead a team of auditors in scoping, planning, delivery and reporting of relevant and forward-looking audits across the Vodacom Group of Companies.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships within the Group/Local senior leaders/directors. 
• Lead and indirectly manage a virtual community of auditors across our global business to ensure knowledge sharing, development of specialised skills and career paths and drive innovation.
• Accountable for the identification and reporting on all significant control weaknesses.
• Be the technology subject matter expert 
• Define our audit plan and deliver related audits including complex topics following a risk based methodology
• Own and lead Local/Group audit strategic initiatives taking the function closer to be world-class.
• Enable the Group to satisfy the Corporate Governance requirements of the various regulatory authorities on whose exchanges the Group’s shares are listed
• Undertake AUDIT activity to ensure that high risk areas are subject to greater focus than low risk areas

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

• A relevant Bachelor Degree (IT)  plus CISA (essential)
• CA(SA), CIA or Higher Dip - Computer Auditing will (advantageous)
• Minimum of 4 years management experience in a similar role (essential)
• Minimum of 8-10 years relevant professional experience (internal audit/external audit, IT/Financial experience or experience in telecommunication business) (essential)
• Experience in data analytics (scoping, delivering and/or consuming) e.g. in tools such as PowerBI or QlikSense (essential)
• IT knowledge (IT Infrastructure, IT Operations, IT Security, ERP & Billing systems, etc.) (essential)
• Cyber Security experience will be advantageous
• Fluent in English – written and spoken
• Travel required- to all markets
• Ability to prioritise, multi-task and be comfortable with a changing environment.
• ‘Digital’ skills, i.e. fluent in working with audit software and the Microsoft Office365 suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.)

Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

• Fluent in English – written and spoken
• Presentation Skills
• Independent thinker and worker
• Effective conflict management 
• Works well under pressure
• Strong communicator

Closing date for Applications: 27 January 2025.