Senior Consultant -Internal Audit - East London at Grant Thornton South Africa

Job Description 

• Supervise Internal audit teams and ensure effective delivery of audit assignments.
• Deliver project planning, execution, reporting and management of  Audits – e.g Payroll; financial statement close process; procurement; order to cash.
• Lead discussions with clients and ensure audit team performs effective system walkthroughs, gather appropriate audit evidence, and raise valid audit issues; Assess and assemble resources as necessary for  audits.
• Supervise and coordinate delivery of audits, ensuring appropriate documenting of working papers, clearing of review notes and on time submission of audit file for further review.
• Perform 1st level review of audit work papers and evaluate audit conclusions and findings.
• Ensure that audits are performed in line with IIA standards and recognized best practices.
• Prepare audit procedures, risks, and controls in relation to business processes and project domains which includes documenting of a risk and control matrices.
• Prepare draft audit reports and interact with client to obtain management responses and final draft audit reports.
• Finalize audit files ensuring quality throughout the audit.
• Facilitate engagements pertaining to audits or technical areas within area of responsibility and ensure that all the relevant internal and external stakeholders are involved.
• General project management and file management.
• Train and develop junior staff members on audits,  and
• Ensure the audit plan is executed on time and per approved timeline

Qualifications

• Bcom Internal audit or an equivalent qualification
• CIA or studying towards CIA

Experience 
Experience

• At least 3-5 years of working experience in Internal Auditing