Senior IT Auditor at Hollard Insurance

    
Knowledge:

• Risk based auditing methodology
• IIA standards
• Advanced understanding of General IT Controls
• Advanced understanding business continuity and disaster recovery
• Intermediate understanding of computer infrastructure, networks and technologies
• Basic understanding of IT projects and post implementation reviews
• Basic business and financial understanding
• Basic insurance knowledge (an advantage)
• Basic understanding of IT, data and privacy related legislation and regulation

Skills:

• Stakeholder engagement
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Time management
• Risk management
• Drafting findings (i.e. reporting)
• Issue identification
• Audit Planning
• Root cause analysis
• Basic programming and ability to interpret source code

Experience

• 3-5 years related audit experience, of which a minimum of 3 years is in IT audit

Key Objectives:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:

• Build rapport with process owners and stakeholders.
• Practice effective communication skills.

FINANCIAL;

• Manage time in line with the allocated budget and communicate any potential delays or overruns. 

PROCESS:

• Conduct end-to-end IT audits in accordance with approved Internal Audit methodology.
• Manage client interaction for allocated areas of scope.
• Coordinate audit team kick-off and close-out meetings.
• Prepare process analysis documentation.
• Interpret business understanding documents, flow charts, IT strategies and architecture.
• Research and understand best practices pertaining to IT processes and controls.
• Develop and utilise a sound understanding of IT processes, risks and controls including relevant regulatory requirements.
• Conduct control design adequacy and effectiveness testing.
• Ensure that information generated is accurate, valid and comprehensive prior to review and/or reporting.
• Draft findings and discuss these with control owners/management to confirm factual correctness.
• Take responsibility to clear and finalise all own reported findings/reporting points.
• Review own working papers for quality and completeness before sending to manager for review.
• Ensure all review queries are cleared within a reasonable timeframe (expectation 48 hours).
• Track audit process status for allocated areas of responsibility and effectively communicate any anticipated challenges, delays, etc.

HUMAN RESOURCES;

• Attend scheduled training.
• Live the Hollard Way.
• Take responsibility for own career and performance management.
• Contribute to training ideas and/or potential training deficiencies.
• Contribute to the social committee and attend team/social activities.

Educational Requirements:    

• BCom IT/BSc IT degree
• Minimum one relevant IT audit certification (CISA, CISM, COBIT, etc.)
• Relevant subject matter IT certifications (e.g. ITIL, CISCO, Azure/AWS, etc.) – An advantage