Manager: Internal Audit - JHB at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

• To plan, manage and monitor the implementation of audit management activities and processes in order to deliver on approved operational plans in an effective and efficient manner.

Minimum Experience

• 3 - 5 years experience in a similar environment, of which 1 - 2 years at junior management level

Critical Job

• Plan for, manage and ensure the effective execution of the audits in line with the audit plan including compilation and presentation of reports to governance structures.
• Contribute to annual audit planning process relating to the area of responsibility.
• Proactive risk engagements throughout the audit cycle to identify emerging risks and be able to make changes to the audit plan as the need arises. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Generic Management

Additional Minimum Qualifications

• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), BCom (Accounting/Finance/Economics), CA (SA), CFA, FRM qualifications will be highly advantageous

Outputs

Process

• Plan for, manage and ensure the effective administration of area related support services in alignment with team and individual performance objectives.
• Ensure that the auditing process provides accurate and up to date data in alignment with Org. financial reporting standards and requirements.
• Manage the effective resolution of audit queries and related administration issues.
• Coordinate, oversee and facilitate the development, alignment and implementation of effective audit delivery initiatives and programmes.
• Facilitate and manage the development and implementation of effective audit processes in alignment with approved practices.
• Accountable for maintaining quality, service and outputs related to a work area, ensuring compliance with set policy, procedures and standards.
• Proactively identify operational problems, determine cause and effect, select and implement the best solution to solve problems based on previous experience and understanding of the context.
• Plan for and organise multiple work activities for team execution by assigning priorities against the set framework in light of the specific situational context.

Customer

• Maintain and build relationships for purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration.
• Manages to ensure service excellence in support of Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to build positive relationships and creates opportunities for exceptional service delivery.

Finance

• Compile a budget aligned to the operational or area specific delivery of plans; monitor and report on variances and make sure that planned objectives are reported, escalating any deviations.

Learning and Growth

• Manage teams within the context of defined processes, set required performance parameters and act as technical coach where required.
• Schedule, allocate and effectively manage human resources within own area of responsibility in line with specified and specific constraints or parameters.

Governance

• Ensure compliance with statutory, supervisory and regulatory requirements in area of accountability.
• Implement and utilise risk, governance and compliance policies and processes effectively, to identify and manage risk exposure.