IT Audit Manager

Hollard Insurance; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking an experienced IT Audit Manager: Digital to lead audit engagements and provide strategic insights across various business units. The ideal candidate will oversee the implementation of the internal audit strategy, ensuring compliance with regulations and effective risk management while fostering relationships with stakeholders. Key responsibilities include assessing audit findings, guiding improvement measures, and building a high-performance team to support organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of internal audit methodologies and practices.
• Experience in IT audit and advisory engagements is crucial.
• Proven leadership abilities and stakeholder management experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee audit strategy and project planning with the Senior Audit Manager.
• Manage overall audit engagements to ensure timely delivery and high quality.
• Engage with business management to influence improvements in controls.

Skills

Analytical

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk Management

Internal Controls

Education

Relevant Bachelors' degree

Professional Certification (CIA, CISA, etc.)

Job description

The IT Audit Manager: Digital will be required to play a key role in all phases of audit and advisory engagements and will interact with senior and middle management across the organisation. This may range from conducting engagements, managing projects, to doing research, collating information or providing analytical insights.

In addition, the Audit Manager will be required to assist in identifying and assessing specific and ad-hoc / unique strategic, operational, reporting, internal control and / or compliance risks, directly aligned to business strategy, digital transformation, cyber security, IT infrastructure and architecture, ensuring delivery against the Internal Audit plan and associated methodology.

Key Objectives

Strategy And Planning

• In conjunction with the Senior Audit Manager, set the internal audit strategy and project plan and oversee the implementation thereof.
• Deliver on the internal audit strategic objectives by developing deeper perspectives and options for how to best serve our clients, solve problems, being proactive about suggesting meaningful improvements, leveraging subject matter expertise and considering broader organisational implications in terms of risk assurance.
• Continuously drive internal audit process improvement to ensure a value adding partnership with business.

Operational / Technical

• Assist in determining the audit and advisory plan as well as determining resource needs.
• Manages overall audit and advisory engagements to ensure the timely delivery of the highest quality work, reports and value-add recommendations.
• Develops a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the overarching risk universe, processes and associated internal controls, issues, pertinent regulations and risks associated with the engagement scope.
• Assesses the design adequacy and effectiveness of the control environment, identifies control gaps and opportunities for continuous improvement and relates it divisionally and enterprise-wide, as appropriate.
• Performs audit work and analysis on complex audit areas.
• Provides draft opinions on audit and advisory findings, ratings and recommendations to senior Internal Audit management
• Engages and influences business management to act on recommendations to strengthen the control environment and make process improvements.
• Serves as trusted advisor and consultant to the department and business leaders to share knowledge and perspective on topics related to governance, risk, control and areas of expertise
• Participates, and at times leads, team, department and/or divisional projects, to effectively deliver on operational and strategic goals.
• Remains up to date with latest industry developments and trends, as well as new Regulatory pronouncements.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Effectively build and maintain business relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, to become a credible and trusted advisor and business partner
• Represent the internal audit function to internal or external customers
• Ensure thorough understanding of the business environment, strategies, challenges and risks as well as prevailing legislation and emerging industry trends
• Effectively collaborate with 2nd line functions on combined assurance to avoid duplication of efforts

Management And Leadership

• Provide direction and leadership to the engagement team in executing the Group’s internal audit strategy
• Build a high performance team through managing resources, coaching, mentoring and retention of critical staff, and ensuring development potential is realised
• Promote a culture of continuous learning

Financial Management

• Responsible for effective budget management and control within area of responsibility and projects
• Ensure cost effectiveness and optimisation for own area of responsibility