Brief description

The main purpose of this position is to manage audit activities in order to provide consulting services as well as independent and objective assurance regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of the governance, risk management and control processes of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Participate in the strategic processes of the department. 
• Contribute strategically to the development of the department’s annual audit plan by identifying and elaborating on priority risks affecting departments and the SARB.
• Prepare case studies and conduct training sessions within the department, mentor other auditors as well as provide training to managers in areas of governance, risk management and control relevant to the SARB. 
• Lead a team of auditors on audit assignments of varying complexity, plan the audits, allocate and provide quality assurance work, project manage the delivery to set milestones, and manage the relationships with the internal clients. 
• Integrate the research of different auditors and the findings from audit tests to scope and set the objectives of the audits and prepare audit recommendations. 
• Compile and review thorough, concise and reliable audit reports, quality assuring and integrating the inputs of other auditors into the final report. 
• Present audit results to the SARB’s heads of department and, where necessary, the executive management of the SARB and the SARB’s Audit Committee. 
• Take responsibility for the performance and development of the team.
• Stay abreast of and actively contribute to the development of new internal audit approaches and best practices (methods, analytical techniques, new models, procedures) in the SARB. 
• Lead briefings and presentations with departments and engage senior managers and other technical auditors in the SARB. 

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a minimum of an Honours degree (NQF 8) in Internal Auditing, Accounting, Risk Management or Information Systems;
• a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or CA(SA) qualification; and
• a minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience within an auditing environment.

Additional requirements include:

• industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge and skill;
• quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• continuous improvement knowledge and skill;
• continuous learning/professional development knowledge and skill;
• risk management principles, tools, methodologies, frameworks, policies and processes knowledge and skill;
• internal audit principles, tools, methodologies, frameworks, policies and processes knowledge and skill;
• risk assessment and control design knowledge and skill;
• an understanding of information technology systems and system controls; 
• knowledge of indicators to identify possible fraud; and
• knowledge of technology-based audit techniques, including data analytics