Sandton: Senior Internal Auditor posted by Humankind

JVR Software; Sandton; Presencial; ZAR 900.000 - 1.200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

JVR Software seeks an experienced audit professional to lead end-to-end internal review engagements in Gauteng. You will plan, scope, and manage multi-review programmes across banks, insurers, and investment firms, ensuring risk-based assurance and timely deliverables.

You will supervise and coach teams, perform QA checks, and present findings to senior client management, while contributing to business development and fee estimates. This role is based in Sandton with travel as needed.

Formación

• At least 7 years of internal audit, risk or compliance experience, including at least 2 years managing reviews and teams.
• Training contract or Big 4 audit firm exposure or insurance company experience preferred.
• Reviews completed at financial service providers such as banks, insurance companies or investment firms.
• Experience performing quality review or QA of audit files and reports.
• Third-party assurance and insurance review experience is a strong advantage.
• Experience in client relationship management, including escalation meetings.
• Exposure to business development, proposals and fee estimates.

Responsabilidades

• Scope and plan reviews: prepare annual review plans and budgets, agree scope, objectives, approach, timelines and budgets with clients, and issue engagement plans.
• Manage delivery: allocate teams, monitor progress, budgets and timelines across several reviews, and resolve issues early.
• Quality assurance: perform QA checks on working papers, evidence, conclusions and reports before release to the client.
• Review and finalise reports, findings, risk ratings and recommendations for client management.
• Attend client meetings and manage escalated findings and concerns.
• Identify opportunities with new and existing clients, and prepare proposals, scopes and fee estimates.
• Supervise, coach and review Senior Consultants and Consultants, contributing to performance reviews.
• Oversee tracking of agreed actions and follow-up reviews.

Conocimientos

Internal audit

Risk management

Leadership & coaching

Client relationship

Project management

Educación

Honours degree in Internal Audit

Accounting/ Auditing/ Finance/ Risk Management degree

CIA/CISA/CA(SA) designation (or in progress)

Herramientas

IDEA

ACL

SQL

Power BI

Python

Descripción del empleo

• Scope and plan reviews. Assist with the preparation of annual review plans and budgets, agree review scope, objectives, approach, timelines and budgets with clients, and issue engagement plans.


• Manage delivery. Allocate teams, monitor progress, budgets and timelines across several reviews, and resolve issues early.


• Quality assurance. Perform QA checks on all audit and review files: working papers, evidence, conclusions and reports, before release to the client.


• Review and finalise reports, findings, risk ratings and recommendations, and present them to client management.


• Client meetings. Attend client operational meetings and escalation meetings, and manage escalated findings and client concerns.


• Business development. Identify opportunities with new and existing clients, and prepare proposals, scopes and fee estimates.


• People management. Supervise, coach and review the work of Senior Consultants and Consultants, and contribute to performance reviews.


• Follow-up. Oversee tracking of agreed management actions and follow-up reviews.

REVIEW AREAS
Candidates should have managed reviews in several of the areas below. Insurance-sector experience is a strong advantage.

Service line
Typical reviews
Internal Audit
Risk-based, outsourced and co-sourced internal audit; specialist reviews; agreed-upon procedures; follow-up reviews
Third-Party Assurance (TPA)
Risk-based, contractual and regulatory compliance reviews of binder holders, underwriting managers, administrators and other outsourced service providers
Compliance Monitoring
Compliance risk assessments, compliance monitoring reviews and dashboards
Market Conduct
Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) outcomes, Policyholder Protection Rules (PPR) compliance and market conduct assurance reviews
Risk Management
Risk assessments, control self-assessments, key risk indicators and integrated assurance
Process reviews
Process
Typical focus
Internal Financial Controls (IFCs)
Financial reporting controls, reconciliations, journals, period-end close
New Business / Underwriting
Application processing, underwriting authority, risk acceptance, policy issue
Claims
Claims registration, assessment, authorisation, payment and fraud controls
Reinsurance
Treaty and facultative placement, cessions, recoveries, reinsurer reconciliations
Premium Collection
Debit orders, collection, allocation, arrears and lapses
FICA / AML
Client due diligence, screening, transaction monitoring, regulatory reporting
Investments
Mandates, asset allocation, valuations, custody and investment reconciliations
Bank Account Management
Account opening and closure, signatories, payment release, bank reconciliations
Trust Accounts
Segregation of client funds, trust reconciliations, regulatory compliance

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• At least 7 years of internal audit, risk or compliance experience, including at least 2 years managing reviews and teams.


• Training contract or experience at a Big 4 audit firm (KPMG, Deloitte, PwC or EY) or at an insurance company preferred.


• Reviews completed at financial service providers such as banks, insurance companies or investment firms.


• Experience performing quality review or QA of audit files and reports.


• Third-party assurance and insurance review experience is a strong advantage.


• Experience in client relationship management, including escalation meetings.


• Exposure to business development, proposals and fee estimates.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Internal Audit preferred; otherwise a relevant degree in Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Risk Management or similar.


• CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) or CA(SA) designation, or actively studying towards these designations.

Other

• Based in Gauteng and willing to travel.


• Valid driver’s licence and able to get to client sites and the Sandton and Randburg offices.

ADVANTAGEOUS

• Insurance company experience, either in-house or on insurance audit engagements.


• IT audit skills, including IT general controls, application controls and IT security reviews (supports cyber security offering).


• Data analytics skills, for example Excel (advanced), IDEA, ACL, SQL, Power BI or Python, to test full populations.


• Experience presenting to audit, risk or market conduct committees.

COMPETENCIES AND ATTRIBUTES

• Sound knowledge of risk management, internal control frameworks and IIA Standards.


• Working knowledge of South African financial services regulation, such as the Insurance Act and Prudential Standards, FICA, POPIA, PPR, TCF and King IV.


• Quality-focused: high standards for evidence, documentation and reporting.


• Client relationship management and negotiation.


• Leadership, coaching and team management.


• Commercial awareness: budgets, fees and proposals.


• Strong written and verbal communication with senior client stakeholders.


• Integrity and confidentiality with client information.