Job Description

Do you see a future that includes more?
More exposure to innovative technologies, more personal growth, more experience?
Look at the position we have available and see how, together we can shape your future, so that you can give more and include more.

Job Title
Senior Internal IT Auditor

Location
Selby - Johannesburg, GP 2001 ZA (Primary)


Occupational Level
Professional

Job Category
Governance

Job Type
Permanent


OUR THINKING We provide skills, development opportunities and leadership support to our people so that they can hone their skills to do more and give more in support of each other, our clients, and our communities in a supportive, yet performance driven, environment.
WHO WE ARE We're an innovative technology company with strong ties to the financial industry. Innovating bank interoperability since 1972, supporting the growth of the South African Economy and individuals across the continent, is what we excel at. Continuously striving for financial inclusion and providing everyone with access to the digital economy enabling them to do more, get more and benefit from financial inclusion so that they can give more.
WHAT WE DO Access to financial Inclusion ensures individual growth and economic growth - securing the growth of the African nation. We have served this noble purpose for five decades across the African Continent and our growth spurs us on to do more, give more and include more.
We are firm believers in our people and the Adaptability Quotient (AQ) inherent in each of us that makes us strive to thrive. BankservAfrica have a high AQ and it is this quality that has driven our business to continuously innovate and evolve, building capability and capacity to include more, enabling greater access to the countryxe2x80x99s financial landscape.
WHERE WE'RE GOING The payments landscape is being modernised globally and, therefore, ours is an exciting industry to be part of. New technologies are the main thrust driving this change. Technology enables the possibilities, and peoplexe2x80x99s ingenuity creates opportunities. As an enabler our future plans are orchestrated around assembling a central payments environment that actively seeks and acquires strategic partners to enable service extensions. The core of our Financial Services Platform is a fully interoperable, cloud-ready composite platform delivering real-time value transfer and settlement, enhanced by a range of value-added services. The platform will leverage technological advancements aimed at:

• Managing complex volumes
• Faster deployment and faster change
• Personalised user experiences, with standardised platform experiences being the norm

Doing more will be realised through our creation of platform extension partners who will benefit from our standardised API capability which they in turn can offer to their clients, giving more. We aim to include new Market Actors through our value chain extension which will allow 'pass-through' connection in those cases where an existing actor passes services through a new actor enabling them to give more to the ecosystem without compromising the security or the role of the heavily regulated financial institutions.


WHAT YOU WILL DO
BankservAfrica form part of the South African National Payments System and are a trusted partner of the financial industry, including banking institutions, and therefore require that employees adhere to unwavering standards of honesty and transparency in performing their duties. PURPOSE The main purpose of the Senior Internal IT Auditor is to provide information technology internal audit services for the group in accordance with the internal audit mandate in order to provide management with assurance that IT controls have been implemented and are effective. Additionally, the IT Auditor will be responsible for providing key input to the Internal Audit plan, provide consulting services to management and staff, proactively identifying technology risks and independently evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of IT infrastructure and application controls. You will engage with the following stakeholders: External:

• BankservAfrica board Committee Audit
• BankservAfrica board Committee Technology
• Co-source partners
• External audit

Internal:

• Internal Stakeholders

Your key responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate innovative and pioneering thinking in area of expertise and translate this into business process/ solutions/ working practice improvements Deliver client or company specific projects in line with company standards and in agreement with line manager
• Perform IT audit procedures, including developing audit criteria, reviewing and analysing evidence, performing client interviews and documenting client processes and procedures in the form of working papers.
• Identify, develop, and document audit issues and recommendations using independent professional judgement concerning areas under review
• Plan, supervise and perform general and application control reviews on all layers of information technology systems (application, database, operating system, data, infrastructure etc) for data integrity and security, and provide assurance on the effectiveness of IT controls and the accuracy of recorded data
• Assist in providing management and the Audit Committee with reports summarizing audit and assurance activities and findings, progress in implementing agreed recommendations as well as an overall assessment of progress on the Internal Audit plan
• Perform data analytics using computer aided audit tools (preferably Audit Command Language)
• Conduct data extraction, analysis and security reviews utilising software tools
• Utilise auditing techniques including information systems auditing knowledge and an ability to apply various internal control frameworks, risk concepts and auditing standards to audit work

QUALIFICATION / KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelorxe2x80x99s Degree (preferably with a post-graduate qualification) in Computer Science/Management Information Systems, Accounting, Business or equivalent combination of related work experience and education
• Qualified CISA or CISM or CISSP is a requisite
• Technical IT expertise
• Ability to perform data analytics

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in IT systems
• Approximately 6-10 years relevant experience, with a significant portion in an internal audit role in preferably an IT company or the financial services industry

At BankservAfrica we donxe2x80x99t see diversity as a problem to solve but rather as an asset that we can leverage to build a robust diverse community. We are deliberate about our approach and have an employment equity plan which we adhere to, we consider differently abled people as part of our diverse community and welcome their applications. Post the COVID 19 pandemic we offer flexible working arrangements for certain of our positions and encourage you to look at our comprehensive flexible working policy.