Senior Specialist: Internal Auditor at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

• To provide specialist advice & support in area of specialisation enabling the provision of an approved audit plan in compliance with auditing methodology. Co-creating a high performance audit team that is fully digitised in execution and reporting by encouraging a culture of innovation

Minimum Experience

• 5-8 years' experience in a similar environment, of which 1-2 years at a specialist level

Technical Competencies

• Demonstrate strong knowledge of IT, data and cybersecurity frameworks (COBIT, ITIL, ISO27002, TOGAF, NIST, etc)
• Strong technical skills in network controls or system implementations including reviews of routers, switches, firewall security
• Demonstrates a broad overall understanding of IT governance, corporate IT processes and information security functions.
• Provides insights and appropriate recommendations on the IT risk areas.
• Engages with senior stakeholders to clear adverse audit reports.
• Understands IT and data analytics including emerging IT trends
• Must be able to systematically identify, analyse and resolve existing and anticipated problems in order to reach optimum solutions in a timely manner

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and Advanced Diplomas in Information Technology or Similar
• CISA Qualification would be highly advantageous
• Data Analytics qualification will be advantageous

Process

• Understand and apply existing best practice frameworks to assist in the implementation of identified subject matter processes and standards.
• Identify, diagnose and recommend improvements and provide specialist advice and support; ensuring that solutions are appropriate and effective.
• Ensure that the auditing process provides accurate and up to date data in alignment with Org. financial reporting standards and requirements.
• Verify, evaluate and report on operational and managerial processes, systems and outcomes to ensure financial and operational integrity and compliance.
• Ensure the effective comparison between application with system and client details in order to control and minimise potential fraud risk.
• Accountable for the improvement of quality, service and work outputs, continuously recommending improvements.
• Plan for the organisation of work outputs and process improvement activities in light of a specific situational context related to the area of specialisation.
• Proactively identify area of specialisation related problems, determine cause and effect and recommend the best option to implement corrective action based on previous experience.

Customer

• Provide sound consulting services and recommendations based on customer and client needs, current information and trends analyses.
• Provide specialist expertise and advice to internal/external customers, that builds strong relationships and creates a favourable impression aligned to Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles.

Finance

• Adhere to financial controls, governance and compliance policies and processes throughout an area of specialisation, contributing to cost efficiency.

Learning and Growth

• Contribute positively to human capability improvement, related to knowledge optimisation and associated with area of specialisation.

Governance

• Implement and provide feedback on the effectiveness of financial policy, practice and procedures: preventing illegal, unethical or improper conduct.
• Create awareness to ensure the effective implementation of changes in policy, laws, regulations and associated industry practices.
• Comply to risk and governance policies, implement and provide subject matter input to the development of related processes, applicable to the area of specialisation.

Behavioural Competencies

• Professional/Technical learning (Intermediate)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Intermediate)
• Governance, Ethics and Values (Intermediate)
• Relationship Management and Networking (Intermediate)