Senior Manager, IT Audit

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

To lead and review the audit process for a portfolio of audits through audit execution and oversight of the audit team to independently and objectively provide assurance that enables client centric risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce Information Systems, IT, Audit or related

• A Professional CISA or CIA auditing qualification is essential.

• Project management and experience in Financial Services will be advantageous

   

Additional Information

Experience: 

• 1-2 years: Experience analysing complex sets of data to interpret, visualise and identify trends Understanding of IT controls.
• 5-7 years: Planning and executing audits. Managing and engaging with various stakeholders at a Senior Level. Experience in managing and leading teams with a proven track record of delegating and prioritizing tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to legislative and regulatory requirements on internal audit and manage adherence across the team on audit projects.
• Manage and contribute to the development of a risk based audit project scope, adhering to audit methodology.   Engage all relevant IA specialists to obtain input and agreement of the scope. Review and approve a proposed scope. Communicate the scope to relevant IA executives for review, input and approval, prior to communicating to auditees accountable for the area under review.
• Manage audit finding management on the business area(s) responsible for; monitor status for all findings, drive accuracy and completeness of audit finding data and updates on the audit system. Engage all relevant IA specialists to obtain input and agreement on the remediation. Review audit finding validation in accordance with IA methodology. Compile data analysis and insights on audit findings for portfolio reporting.
• Manage the finalization of audits findings, assessing and contributing to drive accurate, risk-based findings with complete root causes and agreed sustainable risk-based remedial actions. Draft the audit report, incorporating audit findings and formulating risk themes and the overall audit outcomes and messages.
• 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.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Developing Strategies
• Establishing Rapport
• Examining Information
• Generating Ideas
• Interacting with People

Technical Competencies:

• Audit Project Management
• Business Acumen (Audit)
• IA Data Analysis
• IA Technology Application
• Internal Auditing