Manager Internal Audit
Career SummaryTo organize, carry out, and oversee audit projects in line with the national and global audit strategy, as well as any applicable rules, procedures, and quality standards. The audit team's efficiency and effectiveness, as well as the caliber of the audit job completed, are under the control of the audit manager.
Position Description
Analysis Planning
- Take part in the 6+6 audit planning cycle and contribute by taking the risk and control profile, business strategy, and significant risks to the company into consideration.
Assurance
- Plan to complete assigned audits with a high level of quality and in accordance with the methodology's Key Performance Indicators. The primary deliverables in terms of audit schedules will be met, and the audit work will be reviewed to ensure that the minimal criteria as per methodology are met.
- Manage the audit team's Design Effectiveness Testing (DEA) and Operational Effectiveness Testing (OET) in accordance with methodology requirements and the QA scorecard.
- Ensure that audits and issue assurance are completed within the Key Performance timelines and resource budget.
Management and Leadership
- Mentor and coach less experienced team members by providing guidance on methodology and audit process, and effectively manage audit teams by delegating audit work to empower each individual team member.
- Create a high-performing team by incorporating both formal performance development and informal coaching. Encourage team members to share their knowledge on a regular basis.
Teamwork
- Ongoing assistance to the IA management team in identifying, attracting, developing, and retaining talent.
- Engage proactively with Internal Audit colleagues during assignments, requesting technical assistance as needed, and providing guidance to other auditors and peers by sharing best practices so that their work meets, and sometimes exceeds, quality standards.
Relationship Management
- Present effectively at stakeholder meetings and forums (e.g.: Risk and Governance Forums etc.) by sharing knowledge and information, including methodology, standards, changes and new developments, with business stakeholders on an ongoing basis, and develop and maintain relationships with accountable stakeholder management on each audit.
- Build effective relationships with CoE counterparts and fully engage them during audit reporting
Reporting
- Use business knowledge to assess evolving risks, write high quality reports with observations which are insightful, address the root cause, have agreed actions that fully mitigate the risk, support the Issues Assurance process and require no further audit work to support them
Knowledge Management
- Continuous upskilling on both technical and other core competencies.
- Keeping up to date with industry trends, regulatory changes and professional standards
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of the methodology, by attending training sessions and using knowledge gained during audits, use this proactively in executing audit activities.
- Based on knowledge of business areas, provide guidance to other auditors and peers by sharing best practice so that their work meets and sometimes exceeds quality standards
Education
Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)