Senior Audit Manager :Data at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• To provide strategic leadership and guidance to teams by providing independent assurance of the control environment to the Nedbank Group Audit Committee and ensuring effective risk management practices are implemented across Nedbank..

Job Responsibilities

• The Senior Audit Manager – Data, in the discharge of his / her duties, shall be responsible, inter alia, to the Nedbank Group CIA / Portfolio Executive / s to: 
• Support the periodic assessments of the outcomes of internal audit work to appropriate governing bodies, including the GAC, Board Risk Committee, Executive IT Committee (EITCO) and Group IT Committee (GITCO); 
• Report on the overall effectiveness of the governance, risk and internal control framework of the Group; 
• Comply with regulatory and corporate governance expectations of the internal audit functions;
• Report significant Emerging Technology issues related to the processes for controlling the activities of the Group, including potential improvements to those processes; 
• Develop and implement technology solutions within Group Internal Audit to gain efficiencies in current audit processes and reporting (i.e. Robotics, AI, Machine Learning etc);
• Have in place a robust process to follow-up on management’s agreed actions to address Emerging Technology issues raised by GIA; 
• Responsible for the delivery and measurable performance of their respective Emerging Technology portfolio, including audit plan delivery;
• Identify, understand and train the Digital & Technology team on Emerging Technology trends and technologies;
• Maintain an open and constructive relationship as a Trusted Advisor with senior internal and external stakeholders including Institute of Internal Audit, SARB, External Audit and Business Executives;
• Contribute to the development of a 12-month rolling audit plan (including Emerging Technology) using a risk-based methodology, taking into consideration specific business strategic focus areas, regulatory requirements pertaining to internal audit, as well as including any risks or control concerns identified by management, the GAC and the Board, macro and micro economic conditions; 
• Deliver and report on the rolling Emerging Technology risk-based internal audit plan; 
• Have a robust process in place to follow-up and report on management’s progress in implementing agreed actions to address Emerging Technology issues identified by GIA; and 
• Maintain an open and constructive relationship with the CIA, GIA HoA: Digital & Technology, Business executives, and key stakeholders by providing value added services and sharing information. 

PROVIDE VISIONARY AND INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP

• Implement the vision and strategy including the leadership and culture philosophy, stakeholder approach and internal methods and tools. This should include alignment to the Nedbank and Business Unit strategy;
• Exhibit diverse, visionary and inspirational leadership - promoting a globally competitive financial sector;
• Actively participate in the Group’s Combined Assurance Model;    
• Build a high-performance team through managing resources, retention and critical staff;

Types of Exposures

• Knowledge of data management frameworks and ability to conduct pilots to realize quick wins
• Practical knowledge of data governance. Ability to assess, provide design input to data governance structures and execute data governance capabilities i.e. policies and processes
• Practical knowledge of data quality principles, data profiling and data quality tools. Ability to assess, design data quality approaches and processes
• Practical knowledge of master data and reference data
• Practical knowledge of meta-data concepts, standards, processes and tools. Ability to design meta-data artefacts
• Practical knowledge of integration methods, processes and tools. Ability to assess and design and execute data integration processes
• Practical knowledge of data privacy
• Ability to organize functional work based on how it adds value and where it needs to be performed to position the business/client to gain competitive advantage.
• Experience with extracting and processing large amounts of data from systems, managing data and extracting value from data

Essential Certifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in information technology or business informatics or computer science, engineering or related qualifications/ experience.
• Preferred qualifications in data management practices such as CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional).

Minimum Experience Level

• 8 – 10 years financial services experience in a senior position;
• Data Management, Analytics and Control
• Senior Management Experience 
• Demonstrated experience working across multiple functional projects to understand data usage and implications for data management
• Demonstrated ability with assisting businesses in deriving value from data
• Previous consulting experience will be advantageous; and
• Leadership experience leading teams.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Accounting standards
• Change management
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Risk management process and frameworks
• Strategic planning
• Institute of Internal Auditors standards
• Code of Ethics

Behavioural Competencies

• Building Partnerships
• Earning Trust
• Coaching
• Communication
• Driving for Results