Global Markets Internal Auditor at Absa

Other responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Advise Line Managers of any Policy and Procedures to be implemented.
• Monitor the implementation of Mandates in all Business Areas as per the need for that specific area.
• Ensure optimal positioning of Operational Risk within the business by creating awareness and understanding of operational risk among senior management.
• 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..
• Assist the Audit Manager with planning and execution of Design Effectiveness and Operating Effectives Testing, uniformly applying the methodology and quality standards, focusing the work on key risks, with minimum supervision from the audit manager
• Support the Audit manager in the identification of risks to be tested by participating in planning sessions.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls and document all working papers in Synergy for review by the audit manager.
• Ensure all audit observations and planned actions are factually agreed with management as soon as they arise and increase the speed of report issuance.
• Provide feedback to the Audit Manager and audit team with progress and observations raised during the audit by communicating honestly, frequently and effectively. Build and maintain good working relationships with fellow auditors..
• Prepare audit observations and make sure that they are concise, factually accurate and cover all of the significant issues. The observations must be insightful, address the root causes, and have agreed actions that fully mitigate the risk.

Education and Experience:

• Bcom Hons Degree Auditing or Relevant
• CA (SA), CIA (Levels 1,2 or 3)
• 3 years experience in Internal/External audit or commensurate experience in a major financial institution
• 2 years’ experience in Risk Based Auditing or Risk/Control activities