Manager - IT Audit

Management Level
Manager

Job Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in audit and assurance focus on providing independent and objective assessments of financial statements, internal controls, and other assurable information enhancing the credibility and reliability of this information with a variety of stakeholders. They evaluate compliance with regulations including assessing governance and risk management processes and related controls.

In IT audit at PwC, you will focus on helping to assess and evaluate the design and effectiveness of an organisation's IT systems and controls to provide compliance with regulations and mitigate risks.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member's unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experiences Required:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members, and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Job Purpose
We are looking for candidates that have an interest in IT governance, developing data analytics, auditing general computer controls and application controls, and risk processes and perform SOx related engagements.

Principal Accountabilities
The successful individual will take responsibility for:

• Internal Audit, External Audit, and Risk Assurance assignments as a supervisor or senior for IT or Internal Controls audits.
• Review of IT controls within a General Computer Control environment such as system security, change control, and system operations.
• Review of project management controls and solution design.
• Performing Data Analytics.
• Reviewing internal controls design and effectiveness of manual and automated controls.
• Understanding audit plans and gathering evidence through interviews and validation.
• Following up on review notes and assisting with the clearance of findings including report writing.
• Drafting budgets and managing client economics.
• Building relationships and understanding opportunities.
• Understanding Risk Assurance services.
• Presenting audit findings to clients and understanding the risks involved with report writing.
• Being inquisitive and self-learning new technologies such as AI, API auditing, etc., and assisting partners in market outreach.
• Willingness to travel outside of Jhb within SA and internationally.
• Building networks and client relationships across our client base.

Minimum Qualifications
Should have obtained an IT or Internal Audit professional qualification.

Experience
Excel, Access, SQL
Understanding of structured programming or scripting
Understanding of IT governance and risk (Cobit)
Financial systems and intermediate level accounting
Project management and planning

Key Knowledge & Skills
Be professionally presentable
Good interpersonal skills and ability to facilitate and present
Problem-solving skills
Ability to manage people
Ability to function in a team environment and individually
Good report writing skills
Experience managing people or staff
Ability to interview client staff with technical or financial backgrounds.

Travel Requirements
Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Job Posting End Date
December 31, 2024