Auditor

Smollan Pakistan; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Smollan Pakistan in Gauteng is seeking an experienced Audit Manager to lead a comprehensive internal audit program. You will oversee planning, execution of audits across financial and operational controls, and collaboration with senior management to ensure alignment with the organization's goals.

The role involves supervising auditors, continuously assessing risk, communicating findings to executives, and driving process improvements to strengthen governance and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Audit Planning: Develop a comprehensive audit plan based on the organization\'s risk assessment and objectives.
• Audit Planning: Identify key areas of concern and potential audit scope.
• Audit Planning: Collaborate with senior management to ensure alignment between audit plans and organizational goals.
• Audit Execution: Lead and conduct audits of financial statements, operational processes, and internal controls.
• Audit Execution: Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of controls, risk management, and compliance.
• Audit Execution: Collect and analyze data to support audit findings and recommendations.
• Audit Execution: Identify control weaknesses, process inefficiencies, and potential areas of improvement.
• Team Management: Supervise a team of auditors, assigning tasks, providing guidance, and ensuring quality work output.
• Team Management: Foster a collaborative and professional work environment within the audit team.
• Team Management: Provide training and professional development opportunities to enhance the team\'s skills.
• Risk Assessment: Continuously assess the organization\'s risk profile and adjust audit plans accordingly.
• Risk Assessment: Identify emerging risks and vulnerabilities that could impact the organization\'s performance.
• Risk Assessment: Recommend strategies to mitigate identified risks and enhance internal controls.
• Stakeholder Communication: Maintain effective communication with senior management, executives, and relevant stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Communication: Present audit findings, conclusions, and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.
• Stakeholder Communication: Collaborate with business units to address audit-related concerns and facilitate improvements.
• Audit Reporting: Prepare detailed audit reports summarizing findings, risk assessments, and recommended actions.
• Audit Reporting: Ensure reports are accurate, well-organized, and provide meaningful insights.
• Audit Reporting: Present audit results to senior management and the audit committee.
• Regulatory Compliance: Stay up-to-date with industry regulations, standards, and best practices.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure audits are conducted in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance audit methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Process Improvement: Recommend process improvements to optimize efficiency and effectiveness of the internal audit function.

Job description

1. Audit Planning:

   
   
   • Develop a comprehensive audit plan based on the organization\'s risk assessment and objectives.
   
   
   • Identify key areas of concern and potential audit scope.
   
   
   • Collaborate with senior management to ensure alignment between audit plans and organizational goals.
   
   



2. Audit Execution:

   
   
   • Lead and conduct audits of financial statements, operational processes, and internal controls.
   
   
   • Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of controls, risk management, and compliance.
   
   
   • Collect and analyze data to support audit findings and recommendations.
   
   
   • Identify control weaknesses, process inefficiencies, and potential areas of improvement.
   
   



3. Team Management:

   
   
   • Supervise a team of auditors, assigning tasks, providing guidance, and ensuring quality work output.
   
   
   • Foster a collaborative and professional work environment within the audit team.
   
   
   • Provide training and professional development opportunities to enhance the team\'s skills.
   
   



4. Risk Assessment:

   
   
   • Continuously assess the organization\'s risk profile and adjust audit plans accordingly.
   
   
   • Identify emerging risks and vulnerabilities that could impact the organization\'s performance.
   
   
   • Recommend strategies to mitigate identified risks and enhance internal controls.
   
   



5. Stakeholder Communication:

   
   
   • Maintain effective communication with senior management, executives, and relevant stakeholders.
   
   
   • Present audit findings, conclusions, and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.
   
   
   • Collaborate with business units to address audit-related concerns and facilitate improvements.
   
   



6. Audit Reporting:

   
   
   • Prepare detailed audit reports summarizing findings, risk assessments, and recommended actions.
   
   
   • Ensure reports are accurate, well-organized, and provide meaningful insights.
   
   
   • Present audit results to senior management and the audit committee.
   
   



7. Regulatory Compliance:

   
   
   • Stay up-to-date with industry regulations, standards, and best practices.
   
   
   • Ensure audits are conducted in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements.
   
   



8. Process Improvement:

   
   
   • Identify opportunities to enhance audit methodologies, tools, and processes.
   
   
   • Recommend process improvements to optimize efficiency and effectiveness of the internal audit function.