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About the Division 

The value that Deloitte Risk Advisory Africa creates for organisations is synonymous with operational excellence.  Governance Regulatory & Risk services help organisations protect and enhance value by managing risks and opportunities, addressing compliance and supporting management and board oversight, including internal audit, through out-of-the-box solutions with the view to turning risks into value-creating opportunities.  

About the Job

As an IT Audit Trainee, your role will be to review IT systems and controls at our clients, which includes extensive client interaction, mainly at client premises. You will be required to stay up to date to provide cutting-edge consulting to our clients.

The details of this would be:

• Plan and Perform IT Audits, encompassing mainly the review of general IT controls and application controls;
• Be able to comprehend complex business process cycles quickly;
• Interact with client staff and management; obtaining their input and buy-in where necessary;
• Build and maintain relationships with clients; 
• Provide insightful tips for remediation and thus providing value add; and
• Report findings at the appropriate levels of management.

About You

We are looking for someone with one of the following qualifications:

• B.Com IT
• B.Com Informatics
• B.Com IT Management
• B.Com Accounting
• B.Com Information Systems
• BSc IT
• BSc Computer Science

You would need to have the following Technical Competencies:

• 1 Year Accounting and/or auditing experience will be a distinct advantage;
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Access and Power Point;
• In-depth knowledge of various IT infrastructure, applications and operating system;
• Understanding of the relationship between risk and the control;
• Report writing skills; and
• Developing and learning new area's of business processes.

You would need to have the following Behavioural Competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to present yourself in a competent and professional manner to the client at all times;
• Conscientious approach to delivering results;
• Active participation and proactive attitude to service delivery;
• Ability to prioritise competing responsibilities;
• Demonstrate lateral thinking skills;
• Demonstrate a broad approach to problem solving;
• Ability to work efficiently and meet all deadlines ;  
• Show enthusiasm towards learning; and
• Attention to detail.