Senior Audit Manager

Job Family

Risk, Audit and Compliance

Career Stream

Auditing

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Managers

Job Purpose

To conduct portfolio audits and manage stakeholder relationships to ensure risk is mitigated in accordance with Nedbank standards.

Job Responsibilities
• Execute audit assignment planning, fieldwork, and reporting in line with the Group Internal Audit (GIA)methodology and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
• Provide independent assurance to the Audit Committee that business is adequately mitigating key strategic and operational risks.
• Assess and understand business systems, processes, tools, methodologies, and templates, within audit scope.
• Identify and assess the design adequacy and operational effectiveness of controls within audit scope.
• Attend monthly MANCO meetings and present the Audit report .
• Be commercially minded and understand the broader business strategy in auditing approach.
• Manage allocated billable hours in line with Audit plan.
• Act as a trusted business advisor through providing audit insights in line with audit methodology.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships through regular scheduled engagements.
• Build sound professional relationships through addressing client concerns.
• Influence stakeholders to address inefficiencies in resolving audit findings through utilizing professional experience in demonstrating benefits of best audit practice.
• Partner with stakeholders in providing regular audit progress updates and timeous reporting of key audit findings.
• Ensure client centricity in audit engagements with stakeholders.
• Ensure GIA policies and principles are maintained and applied through the audit process.
• Identify and ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines in line with audit scope.
• Ensure continuous improvement of the quality of audits through providing professional insights.
• Prepare quality, relevant and commercially astute assignment, and reports.
• Analyse and interrogate client processes, evidence, and verbal information independently.
• Apply professional judgement in all audit interactions.
• Apply experience and best practice into audit discussions and work performed.
• Deal with complex verbal and documented information and data in the audit process.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives, and values.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise.
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities.
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g., staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models, and systems though agile thinking

Preferred Qualification
• Accounting Degree

Preferred Certifications
• CA
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA)

Minimum Experience Level

Minimum 5 - 7 years business experience in the financial services industry with internal auditing/risk management experience of which 3 years must include people management experience.

4-5 years Specialist Auditing

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Accounting standards
• Change management
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Risk management process and frameworks
• Strategic planning
• Institute of Internal Auditors standards
• Code of Ethics

Behavioural Competencies

• Building Partnerships
• Earning Trust
• Coaching
• Communication
• Driving for Results

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +263 8677 004040