Head of Internal Audit at Robert Walters

The Head of IA will be responsible to identify and assess developments in the country and assess impact on the bank as well as the Global Internal Audit group. They will be required to ensure that the Global Internal audit coverage in respect of South Africa is sufficient in terms of depth and breadth, design an audit approach and detailed programs to assess the management of the country's audit function.

Details:

• Identification and evaluation of risk related to Service Delivery and payment capabilities

• Prepare the annual audit plan to comply with the Group's requirements

• Assess risks and evaluate both primary & secondary controls, as well as compliance with established policies, procedures and regulations, making recommendations for improvement

• Identified risks and issue addressed by business management; escalate issues to senior management where it is considered necessary to ensure timely remediation of findings

• Share best practices with audit management

• Identify and communicate areas of risk relevant to South Africa, including 'hot topics' for consideration in ongoing risk assessments

• Deliver regulatory and business insight in respect of South Africa as part of global internal audit continuous assessment process.

• Maintain on-going, consistent interaction with executive and senior management of relevant business areas.

• Escalate significant issues to executive audit and business management.

• Identify new opportunities where Audit can add value, maintaining up to date knowledge.

• Deliver fair outcomes for the bank's customers and ensure own conduct maintains the orderly and transparent operation of financial markets.

• Lead a team of audit professionals. Provide clear direction and support to the team.

About the candidate:

• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience with 3-5 years in a senior role in investment, corporate or commercial banking

• CA(SA) or CIA

• The role requires flexible and adaptable management style with experence of staff management

• Fluency in English with strong written and spoken communication skills

• Knowledge and experience of risk management and controls in financial services

• Internal Audit Frameworks: Principles of the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations, and other governance and control frameworks

• Professional Standards: International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, supported by proven internal auditing experience

• Regulatory: Banks Act, Financial Services Board, JSE Rules; International Financial Crime Compliance standards

• Industry: Banking industry, specifically corporate, commercial & investment banking

• Products: Global Markets / Commercial Banking

• In line with the bank's transformation and BBBEE strategy, preference will be given to EE candidates