Chief Internal Auditor (IT)

SUMMARY:
Client in the MINING INDUSTRY requires the services of a CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR (IT) at their plant in the WEST RAND as soon as possible

POSITION INFO:

• Possess a CA (SA) or CIA
• Have a minimum of 7 + years’ experience in Internal Audit or External Audit
• Be a Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors or SAICA.
• Be willing and able to work overtime on an ad hoc basis
• Be able to travel (locally and internationally) when necessary
• Must have previous management experience
• Must have managed a team

Personal Attributes:

• Develop and sustain positive stakeholder relationships
• Must be able to work with the external auditors for various combined audit assurance projects
• Must be self-motivated, have excellent planning and time management skills
• Have sound diplomacy, discretion and interpersonal skills
• Have the ability to work under pressure, take initiative and meet deadlines
• Be able to manage a team with conflicting priorities=
• Guide team members towards correct methods of decision making
• Must possess highest levels of independence, professionalism, objectivity and ethics
• Provide people leadership and management within the Internal Audit team through positive contribution to your team, peers and direct supervisor
• Development of team to ensure a high performance team
• Drive the divisional Culture and Climate within the team in line with the company values
• Drive a culture that is aligned to the values and Code of IIA Ethics within the team
• Assist in implementing a culture of Learning and Continuous Improvement in order to stay abreast of developments in the Profession
• Must be willing and able to positively contribute to the management team and leadership of the department
• Must have basic understanding of HR legislation as the position requires you to manage a team
• Be declared medically fit for the position and environment, as determined by a risk based medical examination at the relevant Occupational Health Centre

• Possessing a CFE,MBL or MBA in addition to one of the above qualifications is advantageous
• Have experience working on the Teammate audit software
• Have performed forensic internal audits
• Have previous experience working in a SOX environment

• Contribute to the IT audit methodology
• Application Controls audits
• Infrastructure audits
• IT Governance audits
• IT pre implementation and post implementation audits
• Understanding of internal and external micro and macro risk factors
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) legislation, NYSE Listing Requirements, JSE listing Requirements, IFRS, etc.
• Conform to the SSL audit methodologies to ensure audit project files complies with IIA Professional Practices Frameworks and IIA Code of Ethics.
• Conform to the system of quality assurance for Internal Audit in line with the IIA Professional Practices Frameworks
• Must be detailed orientated in order to ensure quality audit projects
• Demonstrate proficiency and integration in internal auditing
• Demonstrate proficient levels and application of internal audit principles and best practices
• Ability to proficiently extract IT risks and controls in order to focus internal audits to high risk areas
• Ability to proficiently write letters of intent
• Be proficient in review of IT team members work to ensure that it meets the IIA Standards and internal methodologies
• Excellent report writing skills that articulate issues and risk areas
• Ability to be innovative, creative and have advance problem solving skills in on order to find solutions to address identified risks
• High proficiency in writing IT audit programs or audit testing procedures
• Ability to leverage off data analytics test procedures, proficiency in interpreting data to ensure an increased control effectiveness coverage
• Execute audits of a high standard on own or ensure teams audits are of a high standard
• Have the ability to allocate audit work, monitor delivery and assist the team in meeting the deadlines
• Take responsibility for meeting quarterly and yearly internal audit deadlines that have been allocated
• Have experience in performing management requests or ad hoc audits
• Have the ability to work with peers as a team on sensitive audits or management requests
• Be able to write complex and technical reports
• Excellent report writing skills that clearly articulate risk areas, issues and recommendations
• Must have prior experience in managing more than one project at a time and be able to multitask

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