Senior Specialist: Internal Audit at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• The Senior Specialist: Internal Audit is responsible for conducting Finance, Business Process and Integrated Internal audits and ad hoc management requests in support of strengthening the control environment across the Vodacom Group of Companies.
• The audit work must be performed in line with the Vodacom Group Internal Audit methodology and professional standards.
• Following audit completion, the Senior Specialist will track the agreed management actions to closure. Developing and managing relationships with various client departments across Vodacom Group will be essential to the success of the role and enable the role-holder to provide input into the audit plan. Finally, the Senior Specialist will need to provide guidance and best practices to the Internal Audit team and client departments on relevant current and emerging topics. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Execute annual audit plan
• Manage and lead audit projects
• Document impactful audit reports
• Follow-up on outstanding audit issues
• Manage relationships with senior stakeholders
• Produce excellent quality audit work
• Execute the approved annual audit plan with minimal supervision
• Lead finance/business / integrated audits
• Ensure that audits are performed in accordance with the requirements of the Internal Audit methodology and IIA standards
• Document high quality, impactful audit reports
• Ensure that follow-ups are conducted as per the Internal Audit methodology
• Ensure audit quality is maintained through self- and peer-review of audit work and reports
• Manage relationships with client departments 
• Keep abreast of developments in  internal audit

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Relevant Bachelor's degree (essential)
• Minimum of 5 years Audit experience (Essential) 
• Internal Audit experience (advantage).  
• Experience in auditing in the telecommunications industry (advantage).
• General IT Controls  experience (advantage)
• Internal Audit Certification i.e. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) (Essential)

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Critical thinking
• Complex problem solving
• Research
• Interpersonal
• Negotiation
• Presentation
• Communication (verbal and written)
• Project management
• Time management