Careers at FirstRand Corporate Centre

Job Description

• To oversee the audit function, ensuring the delivery of high-quality audit services aligned with strategic objectives. This job involves managing audit teams, developing audit plans, liaising with senior stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement in risk management and internal control frameworks.

 Are you someone who can:

• Provide management over a portfolio of clients and deliver high quality audit and assurance service, including preparing and reviewing audit plans and work.
• Maintain the highest technical and professional standard.
• Think strategically about client needs by understanding their business and key risks.
• Manage the quality of audit work output to ensure excellence is achieved through the application of end-to-end integrated risk-based reviews.
• Ensure that the audit team continually identify and report on potential financial, operational risks (including IT risks) and regulatory risk when conducting audits.
• Ensure that actual vs. approved/revised plan (including special requests) achieve the required coverage %
• Manage the Annual Audit Plan, continually reassessing and revising based on key or emerging risks.
• Identifying ways to maximise the relationship with clients and deliver added value by elevating our status to trusted partner / trusted advisor.
• Ensure excellence in reporting to governance structures (Audit Committee, Risk Committee, Regulatory Committee)
• Improve service delivery, create, and drive a professional and service excellence culture in the team.
• Prepare a quality and balanced audit report to specified standards, encapsulating the control weaknesses identified and results of audit work performed
• Performance of responsibilities with transparency, due professional care and with highest ethical standards to ensure audit outcomes align with work performed and the audit file.
• Effective communication with the audit team, audit management and key stakeholders.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• A qualified Chartered Accountant/ BCom honours Degree with financial savvy, a strong background in Financial, Operational (including IT) and Regulatory Risk Management.
• 5+ years of internal / external audit experience is a must.
• Insurance industry experience is preferred.
• Experience with auditing corporate and investment banking clients is also preferable
• A post-secondary qualification in IT e.g., CISA/CISM accreditation would be advantageous.

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Job Description

• To drive business change that delivers value through the structured implementation and delivery of projects against time, resource, money and scope constraints
• Manage the project resources (including people, procurement, systems, time and budget) from the initiation of an identified project to the end of the defined project lifecycle or process in order to deliver on project goals and objectives
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialization
• Maintain and build relationships for purposes of expectation management and project reporting
• Focus on providing optimal services and improving service delivery processes to meet or exceed customer expectations
• Lead indirect teams by providing a meaningful context, setting performance standards and educating on process
• Manage the quality of delivery in line with predefined quality standards, procedures, SLA’s and project plans to ensure customer goal achievement
• Implement and use governance and compliance procedures and processes effectively to identify and manage risks
• Contribute to the development of project budgets, control and report on budgeted resources to meet the project objectives
• Assist with the creation of change management plans and implement these to maximise the adoption and/or usage and minimise resistance
• Compile and maintain relevant project documentation in accordance with agreed project procedures and methodologies to effectively support project delivery as well as comply with audit requirements
   

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Job Description

• To report on financial performance of Group Treasury
• Participate in planned activities that are appropriate for own development.
• Manage finance data and reporting.
• Actively observe other accountants on their portfolios.
• Provide input into the budget and manage and report on budget usage that reflects delivery of planned work within agreed parameters.
• Develop, encourage and nurture collaborative relationships across area of specialization.
• Display and encourage an appreciation of teamwork and inclusivity.
• Comply with relevant statutory, legislative, policy and governance requirements and adhere to processes and procedures related to area of specialization.
• Optimize work through the application of learning experiences.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Deliver customer service through adherence to quality service standards.