Responsible for supporting the Internal Audit function in the delivery of the Group’s internal audit strategy and plan and ensuring compliance with established policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Fostering a conscious control environment within the company by providing timely and reliable assurance on corporate governance, risk and controls.
Responsible for IT general control and application control review s
- Adhere to documented Internal Audit methodology, policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of the business being audited through proper documentation of the planning documents and completion of a comprehensive audit work program for assigned audits.
- Evaluate the adequacy of process design and the effectiveness of controls in meeting business and control objectives.
- Perform and complete assigned audits within specified timelines, in compliance with IIA professional standards.
- Ensure timely and adequate documentation of audit work papers and all other support documents, in line with the Unit's approved frameworks and auditing standards.
- Recommend process improvement in line with IIA standards and methodology, to help drive achievement of the organisation's strategic objectives.
- Comprehensive assessment of digital initiatives and biannual review and update of status of these initiatives.
- Propose practical and value-added recommendations to address control weaknesses and/or process inefficiencies.
- Ensure clarity, completeness, and timeliness of audit reports by comprehensively reflecting root causes of exceptions, providing apt, SMART recommendations, and ensure report issuance within agreed timelines in the engagement letter.
- Participate in closing meetings with client at the end of fieldwork, providing clear explanations for identified issues.
- Carry out investigations as instructed and ensure detailed evidence/documentation is retained for all findings related to the investigation.
- Ensure timely (monthly) follow-up on the status of audit & investigation exceptions while ensuring evidence of resolution is obtained before closure of observed gaps.
- Provide quality and timely reports to BARC, EMC and other audience that may be required from time-to-time, highlighting areas of key control lapses, root causes, recommendations, and implementation status.
- Utilisation of existing tools (using SQL/Oracle DB and Power BI) for continuous auditing and reporting.
- Liaise with stakeholders and create and adopt reports that aid continuous review of key risk areas.
- Perform consulting services for management through participation in projects designed to introduce new and/or changing processes, products, or facilities.
- Develop and maintain effective and professional working relationships with all levels of staff within the organization, including Senior Management and Audit Committee of the Board.
- Organize relevant training and awareness sessions for members of the assurance units.
- Complete all assigned ad-hoc assignment at the request of the IA head within agreed timelines.
- Recommendation and implementation of better ways of work, improved audit methodology, improved processes for the Internal Audit team.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 relevant years of work experience in systems and IT audit
- Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, IT, or related discipline
- A recognized professional designation in Accounting or Internal Auditing (ACA, ACCA, CMA, CGA, CIA, CISA etc)
- Solid understanding of risk and control concepts and the ability to apply these concepts.
- Working knowledge of professional IIA performance standards with regarding to planning, testing, sampling, and documentation
