Manager, Internal Audit - Insurance at Standard Bank Group

JOB DESCRIPTION

• To lead and review the audit process for a portfolio of audits through audit execution and oversight of the audit team to independently and objectively provide assurance that enables client centric risk management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Any Relevant Degree (e.g. Audit, Finance, Legal, IT, Data). - Min
• Post Graduate Degree  (e.g. Audit, Finance, Legal, IT, Data). - Pref
• Relevant professional membership will be required based on specialty - Min

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Experience Required

• 1 - 2 years: Data Analytics - Experience analysing complex sets of data to interpret, visualise and identify trends. Understanding of IT controls.
• 7  - 9 years: Internal Audit - Planning and executing audits. Managing and engaging with various stakeholders at a Senior Level. Experience in managing and leading teams with a proven track record of delegating and prioritizing tasks.
• 7 - 9 years: Insurance

Behavioral Competencies & Technical Competencies

• Developing Strategies: This competency includes facets of behaviour such as being visionary and establishing effective plans that take into consideration long-term aspects. This competency also includes the need for individuals to focus on identifying trends.
• Taking Action: This competency is about taking action in service of achieving the organisation's goals. It is about being energetic, showing initiative and being action oriented.
• Making Decisions: This competency is about the pace at which individuals are prepared to make decisions, as well as their willingness to take responsibility for their decisions when under pressure. It also deals with the extent to which individuals are definite about their views and opinions.
• Generating Ideas: The greater the number of alternative ideas or solutions generated, the greater the probability of finding a good solution. This competency is about how fluent an individual is at generating ideas, the number of ideas they generate and how confident they are in their ability to generate unusual ideas or favour radical solutions. This is further enhanced by the extent to which an individual enjoys the creative process.
• Internal Auditing: The ability to follow a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes in accordance with the IA professional standards to enhance and protect organisational value
• Maintain IA Professional Practices: Knowledge of Internal Audit International Professional Practices and apply them to improve the audit methodology, and as a quality standard for audit engagement deliverables to ensure continuous improvement of the audit function.
• IA Technology Application: The ability to utilise technology to source and analyse data that supports the internal audit process (risk assessments, full population testing) and drive visual presentation
• Business Acumen (Audit): The ability to understand the current and future organizational environment including the economical and regulatory impact to inform risk assessment and recommendations on appropriate control and quality frameworks