Internal Audit Manager at FirstRand Corporate Centre

Job Description

• Manages the utilisation of resources on investigative assignments and projects

Are you someone who can:

• Deliver Assurance and Consulting Services
• Maintain an IT audit risk universe per business unit.
• Prepare an annual IT audit plan per business unit, considering strategic plans and emerging risks.
• Identify assurance opportunities and drive an integrated audit approach with the business process audit teams.
• Manage the assignment of audits to individual auditors, considering the complexity of the audit and the experience of the auditor.
• Engage with stakeholders from and manage external audit reliance requirements on Internal Audit work.
• Oversee individual audits:
• Ensuring audits are completed in accordance with the audit methodology and audit standards as prescribed by Institute of Internal Auditors.
• Ensuring integrated audits are planned and completed in consultation with the business process audit teams and according to timeliness agreed with the business unit, audit committee, etc.
• Perform a formal review at the end of each phase of the audit, namely: planning, fieldwork and reporting.
• Provide guidance to auditors throughout the audit in respect of the risks and controls on the process being audited, and advising on technical, methodology and statutory issues.
• Facilitate discussion of the draft report with the auditee, finalization of management comments, action plans and target dates for implementation.
• Facilitating dispute resolution with line management, if required.
• Expressing an audit opinion over the acceptability of the residual risk in the process under review.

You will be an ideal candidate if you have: 

• Extensive experience and knowledge of IT general control reviews, application control reviews and data analytics (CAATS) as a pre-requisite.
• An Honours degree in Information Systems or Computer Science.
• CISA, CISM, CRISC, CIA or relevant related certifications will be an advantage.
• 3 years plus management experience in Internal or External Audit as a prerequisite.