Assistant Manager – IT Audit

JVR Software; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

JVR Software is seeking an ambitious Assistant Manager in Cape Town to lead IT audit engagements and reengineer financial statements for clients. You will manage a team, coach juniors, and deliver IT advisory services across information management, IT governance, and security.

The role emphasizes client liaison, report writing, and identifying opportunities for business development while ensuring quality assurance on deliverables. Experience across various industries is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of working experience in IT audit environments.
• Experience auditing IT systems for external/internal clients in various sectors.

Responsibilities

• Scope, plan, and manage IT audit engagements and reengineering of financial statements and internal audits.
• Provide coaching and guidance to junior colleagues on engagements.
• Lead teams on large or complex audit clients and deliver IT advisory services on information management, IT governance, and information security.
• Prepare and present findings to clients and internal stakeholders; identify potential business opportunities.

Skills

IT audit

Team leadership

Project management

Data analytics

Stakeholder reporting

Client relationship management

Education

BCom / BSc

CA(SA) or CISA preferred

Job description

A leading audit firm is looking for an ambitious and highly-motivated Assistant Manager to join their team of IT Audit professionals in Cape Town.

In this role, you will be responsible for scoping, planning, and managing a team to execute the reengineering of financial statements and internal audits to optimally leverage our clients information systems and data as well as technologies available to the firm to achieve efficiency, risk mitigation, optimal assurance, and differentiation. Managing teams in the execution of large or complex audit clients. You will also be responsible for providing coaching and guidance to junior colleagues on engagements.

You will be delivering on engagement in an IT advisory capacity to assist the companys clients in managing risks involved with information management, IT governance, business systems risk management, project risk management and information security.

Key requirements:

• Analysing audit strategy and plans
• Defining ideal target audit approaches that leverage technology and data analysis
• Engaging with audit and internal audit partners and managers to work together with them in teams
• Team leadership
• Providing insight to our audit clients about IT in their businesses in presentations and reports
• Project/engagement management
• Review and quality assurance of deliverables
• Develop internal and external client relationships
• Client liaison and problem-solving
• Ability to identify potential business development/sales opportunities
• Reporting of findings to key stakeholders (client and audit), as well as investigating mitigating controls and procedures for control deficiencies
• Report writing
• Building capabilities and methodologies in the areas of system-based auditing and data analytics
• Performance management of allocated colleagues (up to 5)

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of working experience
• Experience in performing IT audits and auditing the IT systems of external and internal audit clients, specifically in the Investment and Fund Management, Manufacturing, Retail, Consumer Markets, and Insurance space is required for this specific position.
• Experience in IT Attestation audits (ISAE3402, SOC 1) and PCAOB audits is advantageous.

Education & certificates:

• Completed BCom / BSc is essential, completed Honours is advantageous
• CA(SA) or CISA preferred

Salary

• Salary: negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.