KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: The Operational Auditor will be responsible for:

• Reliability of financial and management reporting (reviewing all transactions within the business with a view to identify and investigate inefficiencies, revenue losses, potential fraud and compliance variances);
• Safeguarding of Assets (ad-hoc attendance and evaluation of all stock takes within the operational units + asset control);
• Revision of and recommendations on process and procedures, monitoring implementation to avoid repeat deviation / loss / risk occurrences;

KEY QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS: This position requires:

• Minimum formal qualification required is a relevant tertiary qualification (minimum of NQF 6);
• Minimum of 2 years comparable / relevant work experience;
• IAT (Internal Audit Technician) Certification (CIA or CISA certification will be an advantage);
• Knowledge of relevant technology (software and hardware), e.g. accounting, point of sale systems;
• Advanced computer literacy, with a high proficiency in MS Excel, is essential;
• Knowledge of SAP/Cimso will be hugely beneficial;
• Proven experience in documenting, evaluating and improving the effectiveness of internal controls while meeting deadlines;
• Hospitality industry experience would be an added advantage.

KEY COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURS:

• The ideal candidate will be diligent, act with integrity, can practice self-control and has a high stress tolerance, is a team player, can be appropriately assertive. 

We are looking for someone who:

• have an inquisitive nature, with sound judgement,
• has a passion for accuracy and compliance, coupled with strong analytical and problem-solving skills,
• will not get derailed when everything is not clear-cut, but who can work through the uncertainty and get to the root cause of a problem.
• The ideal candidate will be somebody with previous business experience that knows how to find the information they need, work out systems, go digging, and who is not scared of resistance.