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 execute the audit process effectively within relevant stakeholder environments by demonstrating a clear understanding to independently and objectively provide assurance and advice that enables client centric risk management.

• Build strong relationships with relevant internal stakeholders to understand the business and enable the assurance process.
• Contribute to assessing and identifying practices in the scope of audit projects which negatively impact client experience and raise recommendations to improve client experience.
• Adhere to GIA methodology, policies and procedures.
• Execute in accordance with GIA methodology data led audit testing to assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls, determine audit findings and residual risk, and agree remediation to address root causes.
• Contribute to identifying and implementing effective use cases of data in automated assurance.

• Relevant Degree (Internal Audit, Risk Management, Business, Commerce, Statistics, Data Science) - Min
• Membership to a professional body such as IIA, SAICA, IOBSA - Min
• CIA / CA (SA) (Completed or ongoing) - Pref

Experience Required - 4 Years min

1 - 2 Years: Experience analysing and interpreting data and understanding of basic IT controls

2 - 3 Years: General business or banking audit experience.

1 - 2 Years: Exposure working in Credit, Risk or Finance units

Behavioural & Technical Competencies

Articulating Information: This competency is about effectively expressing ideas and concerns, giving presentations, explaining things to others as well as showing confidence in the interaction with other people, both strangers and acquaintances alike.

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.

Developing Expertise: Developing Expertise is about individuals being open to learning as well as maintaining an efficient rate at which they learn. Furthermore, aims to develop relevant expertise can apply productively in service of their organisation's goals.

Audit Report Writing: The ability to summarise results of audit reviews into findings and recommendations for utilisation by management.

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

IA Technology Application: The ability to utilise technology to source and analyse data that supports the internal audit process (risk assessments, full population testing) and drive visual presentation