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 GIA methodology, policies and procedures. Manage adherence of team members on audit projects. Guide team members to enhance their understanding and application of GIA methodology, policies and procedures.
• Contribute to the effective development of audit technology by providing input on technology needs.
• Manage GIA, Group wide and other data used in the portfolio, adhering to GIA standards and relevant Group policies

Minimum Qualifications, certifications or professional memberships

CA (SA) - Preference

Post Graduate Degree (Audit/Finance/IT/Legal/Data) - Preference

Any Relevant Degree (Audit/Finance/IT/Legal/Data) - Min

Relevant professional membership will be required based on specialty - Min

Experience required

1 - 2 years: Experience analysing complex sets of data to interpret, visualise and identify trends. Understanding of IT controls.

3 - 5 years: Credit Experience 

5 - 7 years: Planning and executing audits. Managing an on the processing and interpretation of numbers. This competency also includes the utilisation of technology.

Meeting Timescales: This competency involves individuals adhering to time scales and meeting deadlines. The focus is therefore on being reliable at completing tasks and being punctual.

Establishing Rapport: This competency is about the behaviours an individual should employ in order to effectively engage people, establish positive personal contact and improve the likelihood of maintaining positive relationships. This competency is therefore about putting people at ease, making friends and helping people feel welcome.

Interacting with People: This competency is about fostering relationships that benefit the organisation as well as an individuals effectiveness and efficiency. More specifically, it includes personal networking behaviours, making contact with others and strengthening relationships.

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

Maintain IA Professional Practices: Knowledge of Internal Audit International Professional Practices and apply them to improve the audit methodology, and as a quality standard for audit engagement deliverables to ensure continuous improvement of the audit function.

IA Data Analysis: The ability to inspect, transform and model data to inform and support the internal audit process and decision-making