Junior Internal Auditor at The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)

POSITION OBJECTIVE

• To provide leadership and direction in the areas of strategic sourcing and a strategic governance framework with the objective of ensuring fair, equitable, transparent, and cost-effective procurement, which complies with all laws and regulations.                             

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A Bachelor’s degree in Internal Auditing at an NQF Level 7 or Internal Audit Technician designation.
• At least three years’ relevant internal audit experience.

ADVANTAGEOUS:

• An Honours degree in Internal Auditing at an NQF Level 8.
• Audit techniques, including CAATS.
• CIA / CFE / CISA etc.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of Senior Internal Auditor / Internal Audit Manager:

Audit Planning

• Considers all SANRAL requirements, deadlines for requirements, time needed to conduct audits, workforce availability and other elements affecting the schedule.
• Obtain and analyze information from clients to plan engagements.
• Drafts the engagement letter.
• Conduct risk and control assessment of assigned department or functional area in established/required timeline.
• Perform walk-through procedures to test controls.
• Develop an audit programme in the planning phase, including the need for and use of questionnaires, flowcharts and other instruments for information analysis.
• Appropriate audit software and data analytical tools are effectively utilised to plan, execute and report on audits.

Auditee / Management Reporting

• Draft audit findings about needed improvements in the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of controls, risk and governance of audit areas.
• Validate the accuracy of findings.
• Recommend solutions for improvement of processes and controls.
• Effectively engage and communicate with auditee, audit team, other stakeholders and Internal Audit management.
• Prepare the draft audit report.
• Attend and provide inputs in the closing meeting.
• Ensure that the post audit questionnaire is completed.

Audit Project Quality

• Ensure that working papers conforms with the methodology of Internal Audit and IIASA standards.
• Maintain working papers in the internal audit tool(s) used.

Administration / Other responsibilities

• Participating in risk assessment of potential risks affecting the Internal Audit’s unit
• Assist with timeous submission of the Internal Audit department’s risk register to the risk unit.
• Provide an update on the status of the projects in the Internal Audit meetings.
• Perform follow-up audits.
• Perform any other tasks as required from time to time.