Senior Internal Auditor (CIA) at MultiChoice

About the job
Senior Internal Auditor

The Organization

• MultiChoice Group Limited (“MultiChoice”) is a multinational media group headquartered in South Africa and Dubai with principal operations in pay television and video entertainment. The group operates in almost 50 countries in Africa and is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
• An African platform operator, MultiChoice’s expertise lies in distributing video entertainment products, creating media content and selling advertising. Its key areas of operations are:
• Pay Television: direct-to-home satellite and digital terrestrial television services; and
• VOD: video on demand services across multiple online platforms

Operating in the majority of Sub Saharan African countries, MultiChoice is the leading Pay TV provider in most of its markets. Its strategy is to offer the best local and international content across all its platform to customers wherever they are.

The group’s strength lies in its focus on local language and culture, its entrepreneurial spirit and the quality of its workforce. Over the years MultiChoice has built a successful track record of identifying trends early, adapting them for the markets in which it operates and leveraging them to maximum advantage. The group generates revenues mainly by collecting subscription fees, with a moderate contribution from advertising revenue. Its key objectives are to:

• Scale its PayTV and VOD subscriber base
• Maintain a local approach with the best content
• Provide quality service across the best platforms
• Focus on digital, technology and big data/analytics

Attract the best talent

Position Name

Senior Internal Auditor

Reports to

• Assistant Manager: Internal Audit
• Direct Reports
• None
• Division
• Group Risk & Compliance
• Department
• Group Finance

Location

South Africa, Johannesburg, Randburg

Execute internal audit reviews in line with the audit plan for the Multichoice Group. Carry out internal audit work as assigned in line with the standards and methodologies set by IAS. This role also performs analysis on internal controls, providing recommendations on improvements, ensuring that internal control processes and systems are robust enough for risk identification.

Key Performance Objectives

• Work with internal business stakeholders and the broader IAS team in the execution of the MCG audit plan.
• Support the VE IAS management team in building effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Build business acumen by gaining an in-depth understanding of the business.
• Recommend the integration of current process and programme audit best practices with processes and systems in use.
• Enhance methods, processes and systems to improve effectiveness and meet organisational goals.
• Find innovative new initiatives/processes and provide recommendations.
• Participate and provide inputs in internal meetings
• Execute assigned responsibilities for individual engagements including, preparation of planning documents, documenting of risk control matrices and audit work programmes, drafting and completing quality working papers, raising and clearing findings at an operational management level and maintaining an engagement file in line with quality standards.
• Ensure coordination, communication and control between function and process owners for assigned engagements.
• Keep MCG IAS management team appraised on the progress and any concerns with assigned engagements.

Qualifications Essential:

• Must have a relevant qualification - Minimum 3-year degree / diploma / Preferred post graduate
• qualification.
• Must have a professional qualification in Internal Audit: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or studying towards CIA.

Experience

• Must have minimum 3 years’ professional working experience in internal audit, with experience in supervising others.
• Experience preferably gained in Big4 company.
• Clear interest in the technology and media industry.
• Proficiently skilled in the use of Word, Excel and TeamMate.
• Keen interest in career progression.

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong stakeholder management.
• Service excellence – seeks the most efficient outcome for the customer.
• Self-starter and able to work unsupervised for limited periods of time.
• Ability to excel in working under pressure, adhering to strict deadlines and gets the job done.
• A passion for solving complex problems.
• Ability to see the big picture and prioritise accordingly.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and regular change.
• Ethical and high levels of personal integrity.
• Highly motivated.