Internal Audit Manager: Chemicals, Corporate, and Property needed at AECI Limited

Job Description

• Partner relevant stakeholders in the business area to share and leverage risk management practices, tools and capabilities, and work together towards an aligned and integrated approach to assurance and risk management.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify and prioritise audit areas.
• Develop and execute the internal audit plan, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s strategic objectives and risk profile.
• Plan and execute internal audit engagements, including developing audit programs, conducting interviews, and analysing data.
• Follow up on the implementation of audit recommendations to monitor corrective actions are taken i.e. Issue Tracking.
• Ensure effectiveness of the audit process, based on value-add. Recommend sustainable risk-based remedial actions.
• Ensure that audit reports are communicated promptly to management.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the internal audit function.
• Assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of key business processes relevant to each audit activity.
• Analyse and report on the accuracy, completeness, and security of data relevant to each audit activity.
• Evaluate management’s processes in place to identify and prevent fraud / other financial irregularities.
• Assess, identify, and report on practices within the scope of respective audit projects. 
• Communicate audit findings and recommendations to management in a clear and concise manner.
• Draft the audit report, incorporating audit findings and formulating risk themes and the overall audit outcomes and messages.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum Criteria: BCom Honours
• Post Graduate Degree/ Honours (Advantageous)
• Completed Articles
• CA (SA), CIA, CFE or CISA Certifications (Advantageous)
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in internal audit, with at least 3 years of experience in a managerial role, including contributing to the development of the AGIA strategy.
• Understanding of manufacturing, mining and chemical industries (Advantageous)
• Leading and Supervising
• Ability to meet deadlines and deliver
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Communications and interpersonal skills
• Customer service orientation
• Persuading and Influencing
• Problem solving