Internal Auditor at Housing Development Agency (HDA)

Key Performance Areas:

Internal Audit

• To assist in planning, executing, and concluding financial, regulatory, compliance, or operational ad-hoc reviews or audits.
• Proactively assist in audit processes, practices, and documents to identify weaknesses.
• Assist to identify areas of non-compliance and implement corrective action.
• Assist in performing audit procedures to verify that controls are operating through monitoring and evaluating internal controls.
• Assist the HDA to identify control gaps and opportunities for improvements.
• Assist in offering consultative support on issues of governance, risk management, controls, and compliance within the HDA.
• Assist in coordinating the activities of internal audit with other assurance providers.
• Assist with the implementation of a quality assurance programme.
• Assist in monitoring the implementation of recommendations and action plans that management is required to effect.
• Assist in performing all reasonable tasks given by the Chief Audit Executive.
• Assist in conducting preliminary fraud assessments and coordinate forensic investigations with external parties.
• Assist with periodic reviews of the level of the Agency’s compliance with relevant laws/regulations and internal controls on irregular expenditure and monitoring thereof .

Risk Management

• Assist in performing effective risk and control assessments periodically.
• Work with the Risk Manager to conduct risk assessments, analyse risks and assist with the enterprise risk management function.
• Work with risk and compliance to assist in risk management initiatives.
• Assist in providing continuous support to Business Units on risk and internal control-related matters.
• Assist in promoting and institutionalizing risk awareness culture and compliance in the organisation.
• Assist in developing and tracking the fraud recommendation action plan to mitigate identified fraud risks of the HDA.

Governance

• Assist in giving input into the development of the internal auditing policies and procedures.
• Assist in contributing to the HDA’s initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improving productivity, and reducing operating costs within the area of responsibility.
• Assist in complying with all the mandatory guidelines with the professional practice of Internal Audit and all applicable legislative requirements within HDA including PFMA, Treasury Regulations, BAS, and DORA.
• Assist with training and awareness to improve the organisation’s control environment.

Reporting

• Assist with the preparation of Internal Audit reports with recommendations to communicate audit results in line with the IIA standards.
• Assist with the preparation of the quarterly audit and risk reports for presentation and adoption by the EXCO, Risk and Audit Committee, and Board.
• Assist with the reporting of internal audit reports.
• Assist with reporting on progress towards implementation of audit-finding recommendations and action plans.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant qualifications in Internal Auditing /Accounting / Risk management related qualification.
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in Internal Auditing.
• Experience in PFMA Public Entities.
• Valid professional membership with an Institute of Internal Auditors will be an added advantage.