Carletonville: Senior Internal Auditor

About the Role

The Senior Internal Auditor will be responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of internal audit practices within the organization. The successful candidate will have a strong background in auditing, risk management, and governance, with excellent analytical and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to the vision and mission for Internal Audit that is linked to the business.
• Execute the methodology for the Internal Audit discipline.
• Implement practices and technologies to ensure compliance with the IIA Professional Practices Framework (specifically the Global Internal Audit Standards, Topical requirements and the Global guidance).
• Market Internal Audit within the company.
• Understand and ensure best practice methodologies for Internal Audit are applied.
• Implement and encourage the utilization of technology in Internal Audit.
• Adhere to the organisations code of ethics and related procedures.
• Adhere to the company values.
• Report on the progress and tracking of key risks identified through assurance activities in the business.
• Assist in advisory services to the business to assist in meeting current and future risk, business and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in ad-hoc forensic audits.
• Apply innovation and creativity for solutions.

Requirements

• NQF 7 (Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma) in relevant field
• Registered with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) or Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
• At least 3 years’ experience in internal or external auditing

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
• Advanced Diploma in a relevant field
• Registration with SAICA, IIA, or ISACA

Note: The original job description did not mention any qualifications beyond the minimum required qualification. Therefore, this section is left blank as it was not explicitly stated in the original job description.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary details are not provided in the original job description.

Additional Requirements

• Computer skills (MS Office, Teammate & data analytic tools)
• Ability to create professional relationships that do not impair independence
• Good written, verbal and listening skills
• Ability to act with integrity and exercise good judgement
• Demonstrate objectivity and a high level of ethics
• Advanced understanding of the IIA Professional Practices Framework (specifically the Global Internal Audit Standards, Topical requirements and the Global guidance) and IIA Code of Ethics
• High level of understanding of risk management and governance practices
• Excellent understanding of internal controls and the control environment
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis
• Highly competent to identify risks, controls, weaknesses and make recommendations
• High competency levels of identifying the objectives for internal audits and planning
• Ability to draw up RACM
• Ability to extract and assess risks and controls within a process and assess the controls linked to the risks
• Ability to understand and apply evidence requirements to meet the IIA standards for conclusions to be drawn