Senior Manager: Quality Control (QC): IT Audit at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

Support the Senior Manager: Quality Control (QC) Lead to review ITO Risk Assurance processes and related activities. Support the Senior Manager: Quality Control (QC) Lead in monitoring the quality of assurance work carried out across the ITO Risk Assurance team in accordance with full compliance with regulatory requirements. Assist the Senior Manager: Quality Control (QC) perform independent quality reviews on reviews and provide meaningful insights into reporting matters.

Job Description

Accountability: Quality Control

• Support the Senior Manager: QC Lead in the development of the quality control process.
• Support the Senior Manager: QC Lead in the development and maintenance of the ITO Risk Assurance methodology, templates and specific projects as determined by the Head: ITO Risk Assurance.
• Support the Senior Manager: QC Lead to proactively engage with the ITO Risk Assurance team, providing coaching and support.
• Support the Senior Manager: QC Lead in the review of the execution of the ITO Risk Assurance work and identifying areas for improvement.
• Support the Senior Manager: QC Lead in reviewing deliverables prepared by the ITO Risk Assurance team and assessing the quality of work in compliance with internal policies, standards, processes and procedures.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of Auditing standards and an awareness of audit regulations.
• Identify issues through sound analysis and application of commercial acumen.
• Support the Senior Manager: QC Lead to develop and provide ITO Risk Assurance training to all ITO Risk Assurance team for new joiners and existing team members including addressing the thematic issues identified during QC.
• Assist the Senior Manager: QC Lead in providing oversight and guidance to the ITO Risk Assurance team through additional on the job training and guidance sessions.

Accountability: Adhoc Execution of Assurance Reviews

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of ITO as well as other business clusters and use this knowledge to assess risks and controls through identifying, assessing and documenting risks and controls within the process under review.
• Provide consulting services to implement lasting change and sustained improvements around critical processes to support the bank’s top priorities.
• Support the Senior Manager: Combined Assurance and Reporting in validating effective and ineffective controls for ITO.
• Execute on reviews (Security Validation/ IT General Controls/ Change) in line with the ITO Risk Assurance methodology requirements.
• Perform and proactively participate in the timely clearing of review notes raised by the Senior Manager: QC Lead to ensure overall high quality of work performed.

Accountability: Reporting

• Utilisation of in-depth knowledge of the ITO Risk Assurance methodology to assist the Senior Manager: QC Lead design, manage and report thematic issues identified during the QC reviews.
• Provide effective feedback to the team on an ongoing basis during the QC process.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Closing Date: 16th, May 2022