Audit Manager Quality Assurance at FirstRand Group

Job Description
Hello future Internal Audit Manager: Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP)

Are you someone who can:

• Develop and deliver the annual file review plan within agreed timeframes and budget, and in line with internal audit quality standards?
• Lead a successful quality assurance (QA) team within an exciting and innovative internal audit function?
• Mentor and coach professional practice advisors to enhance skills and competencies, share knowledge and manage performance?
• Keep abreast of emerging industry standards, best practices, upcoming legislation, operational requirements, and technology changes related to the internal audit environment?
• Ensure reports and other submissions (prepared and reviewed) are of the highest standards of quality?
• Enhance audit methodologies and guidance documents for the function?
• Train others on the methodology and consult on methodology-related queries?
• Participate and contribute to a development culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared?
• Build and sustain collaborative working relationships with peers and other stakeholders to achieve productivity synergies?
• Participate in specialist communities of practice and contribute positively to own and organisational knowledge improvement?

You will be an ideal candidate if you have the following:

• BCom or relevant financial/internal audit degree; CIA; post graduate qualification would be advantageous.
• Minimum of 5 years working in an internal audit environment, of which at least 2 years includes supervisory or management experience.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of a QAIP function; strong communication skills (verbal and written); attention to detail; research and benchmarking; time and project management skills, subject matter expert on internal audit standards.

You will have access to:

• Challenging work in a complex and exciting environment
• Opportunities to innovate and create efficiencies.
• We can be a match if you are:
• Curious and courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to explore unfamiliar territories.
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
• Driven by doing the right thing even when no one is looking.