Title: Internal Auditor
Business Unit: IARCS
Reporting to: IARCS Directors

Purpose of the Job:

This position will participate in teams to deliver internal audit, risk management and corporate governance services to a wide variety of clients across all industries while providing clients with real, value added consulting services and enhancing the image of company in the market place.

Key job duties or responsibilities:

• Client Liaison at a functional level
• Perform system descriptions and assess business risk
• Develop internal audit programs and procedures
• Executing of internal audit assignments
• Performing internal audit tests and procedures
• Identifying weak/problem areas and developing effective corrective action plans
• Preparing reports and discussion thereof at a functional level
• Ad Hoc Projects and research assignments
• Training, coaching, development and mentoring of junior staff
• Continuous improvement and updating of technical knowledge
• Increased service delivery, quality and client satisfaction.

Technical Skills or competencies

• Proven internal audit skills.
• Ability to assess and identify business risks.
• Well developed investigative, evaluative and problem solving ability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop internal audit programs and procedures.
• Excellent report writing ability.
• Ability to train and mentor junior staff.
• Good business acumen.
• Strong consulting and advisory skills.
• Good computer skills.

Critical Interpersonal or Interactive skills

• Presentable, professional and confident.
• Diplomatic and tactful while remaining assertive.
• Ability to manage stress and work under pressure.
• High level of integrity.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Well spoken with good communication and listening skills.
• Ability to liaise at all levels.
• Emotional maturity.
• Focused and disciplined.
• Target/results driven with a sense of urgency to get things done.
• Desire to improve the status quo.
• Persistent, persuasive and tenacious.
• Has drive and resilience.
• Ability to take accountability.
• Ability to make decisions.
• High energy levels.
• Self starter.
• Flexible and innovative.
• Strong attention to detail/methodical/analytical.
• Problem solving ability.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Willing to travel.

Qualifications and experience

• B.com or equivalent (Honours degree preferable), CIA or CA (SA) or parts thereof.
• Minimum 2 - 3 years Internal Audit experience/ External Audit articles