IT Project Auditor

SBV South Africa; Test Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Description

Plan internal audit assignments

• Plans the internal audit assignment following the internal audit methodology including completion of the scoping letter/planning memo as per the internal audit coverage plan.
• Perform the planning through sourcing risk relating information pertaining to the scope of the audit.
• Plan and complete ad-hoc internal audit assignments following the internal audit methodology.
• Coordinate input from the junior internal auditor regarding planning and information received.

Execution of the internal audit fieldwork and reporting

• Efficiently carries out audits as identified in the internal audit coverage plan and prioritises audits allocated to him/her according to the associated risk.
• Executes audits in accordance with the IIA Standards and within the agreed upon timeframes.
• Take responsibility for the completion of fieldwork.
• Complete working papers concisely and accurately, addressing the objective of the audit conducted.
• Accurately document report findings.
• Identifies threats, noncompliance with statutory and company policies and evaluates controls and reports thereon.
• Build relationships with relevant stakeholders to obtain the necessary information pertinent to the audit.
• Identifies and documents new risks to the business during audits and escalates these to the appropriate member of management to take action.
• Performs a follow up assessment with relevant stakeholders on findings raised in internal audit reports in line with internal audit methodology.

Timeous and accurate reporting

• Accurately and systematically document all audit findings in the working papers.
• Writes internal audit reports for submission to Internal Audit Manager for review.
• Discusses findings noted during the internal audits with relevant stakeholders covering all areas tested as per the internal audit report.

Drive the organisation culture

• Drive the department’s values while inspiring confidence and generating excitement, enthusiasm and commitment towards the mission.
• Serve as a leader of the culture program driving the desired behaviours and encouraging employee engagement.
• Create and implement strategies in collaboration with Change Management & HR to evaluate and maintain employee satisfaction.
• Provide leadership to employees within the organisation, creating a winning culture and high morale.
• Initiate and lead a culture of performance driven output through shared purpose vision and values.

Lead as an Ambassador and executor of Change

• Act as a change management architect in periods of change to ensure continuity to operations.
• Effectively communicate and embed new processes and procedures as they occur addressing or escalating matters / concerns to the SME’s (subject matter experts) when required.
• Facilitate the necessary presentations, workshops or forums in order to ensure consistent and accurate communication is given across one’s centre/s.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements: Work Experience

• 5 years relevant experience, of which at least 3 years must be in a senior auditor role.
• Knowledge of best practice frameworks such as COBIT, Prince 2, PMBOK, ITIL and ISO 27002.
• Working knowledge of BarnOwl software or similar packages (advantageous).

Minimum Requirements: Education

• BCom Financial Sciences/Internal Audit/ Business Systems or accepted internal audit qualification.
• Working towards the achievement of the Certified Internal Auditor accreditation.

Behavioral Competencies Required

• Teamwork: Work co-operatively with other members of the team to achieve a common goal effectively.
• Integrity: Being honest, fair and ethical in everything we do and say.
• Customer Focus: Recognise and strive to meet both internal and external customers’ needs and expectations.
• Data Analysis: Examine a large volume of data and identify trends in that data to understand the information, assimilate and highlight trends.
• Corporate Governance: Ability to correctly apply internal control measures and framework of processes/policies and legislation in a transparent way in order to responsibly govern the organisation and ensure good accountability towards Management, Customers, Shareholders, Government and the Community.
• Managing Risk: The practice of using processes, methods and tools for managing these risks. Risk management focuses on identifying what could go wrong, evaluating which risks should be dealt with and implementing strategies to deal with those risks.

Work Level

Management

Job Type

Permanent

Salary

Market Related

EE Position

Yes

Location

Houghton