Job Description

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.



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

• Assess and influence risk culture in the business area responsible for, through audit projects and stakeholder engagement.
• Adhere to applicable internal SBG policies and procedures. Manage adherence of team members on audit projects.
• Collaborate with Internal Audit data scientists to develop robotic (repeatable and automated) audit solutions which test full populations to provide audit assurance and insights on a continuous or regular basis.
• Identify data sources for data analytics and use in automated audit solutions and develop sustainable and repeatable processes to acquire and analyse data from multiple sources.
• Create and report visual communications derived from data analytics and robotic auditing solutions to communicate risk-based findings, insights and foresights.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications, certifications or professional memberships

• Post Graduate Degree (Preferred)
• Field of study can be broader than Internal Audit (Preferred)
• Any Relevant Degree (e.g. Audit, Finance, Legal, IT, Data) (Min)
• Relevant professional membership will be required based on specialty (Min)

Additional Information

Knowledge & Experience Required

• 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.

Behaioural & Technical Competencies

Developing Strategies: This competency includes facets of behaviour such as being visionary and establishing effective plans that take into consideration long-term aspects. This competency also includes the need for individuals to focus on identifying trends.

Interpreting Data: This competency is about interpreting data accurately with an emphasis on the processing and interpretation of numbers. This competency also includes the utilisation of technology.

Making Decisions: This competency is about the pace at which individuals are prepared to make decisions, as well as their willingness to take responsibility for their decisions when under pressure. It also deals with the extent to which individuals are definite about their views and opinions.

Internal Auditing: The ability to follow a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes in accordance with the IA professional standards to enhance and protect organisational value

IA Technology Application: The ability to utilise technology to source and analyse data that supports the internal audit process (risk assessments, full population testing) and drive visual presentation

Business Acumen (Audit): The ability to understand the current and future organizational environment including the economical and regulatory impact to inform risk assessment and recommendations on appropriate control and quality frameworks

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