Specialist Erp Assurance

Sasol; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy and chemical company seeks a Specialist ERP Assurance professional to provide operational assurance for SAP ERP and Automation Platform teams. This role involves validating control designs, monitoring compliance, and ensuring effective risk management. Comprehensive experience in SAP ERP operations and assurance is mandatory, along with relevant qualifications. Join us to contribute to maintaining standards and enhancing the governance framework for a large-scale operational environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in SAP ERP operations or control monitoring/assurance across IT Systems.
• Strong understanding of COSO, COBIT, ITGCs, and control frameworks.
• Experience with Automation or Managed service platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Validate control design against internal standards and policies.
• Translate control objectives into testable statements for first line checks.
• Review execution of control tests and monitor compliance.

Skills

Collaboration

Business data modelling

Policy development

User requirement documentation

Education

3–4 year relevant degree (Information Systems / Computer Science / Risk / Audit)

Tools

SAP GRC Access Control

SAP Solution Manager

SAP Audit Information System (AIS)

Job description

Specialist ERP Assurance

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Purpose of Job

Provide first line (operational) assurance to the SAP ERP and Automation Platform teams (hereafter referred to as "This Environment") by verifying that IT General controls including SOX controls are properly designed and operating effectively across this environment including interfacing systems.

The role designs and performs control monitoring, reviews testing, gathers evidence and reports objective outcomes against Sasol's IT Critical application controls for this environment and its related policies / standards enabling timely remediation and demonstrable compliance.

This role is positioned within this environment to drive governance, control monitoring and ensure overall compliance (including with Sarbanes Oxley and Internal Audit requirements).

Scope

SAP ERP – Refers to the Sasol ERP on premise and Cloud hosted systems in its entire scope.

Automation Platform – Refers to all other hosted and supported 3rd party applications such as SharePoint, ServiceNow, MuleSoft and various other applications or solutions.

Key Accountabilities

• Validate control design against internal environment standards and policies (e.g., Segregation of Duty and Access and Authorisation), raising design gaps and concessions where needed.
• Translate enterprise control objectives into testable control statements and SOPs for first line checks across this environment.
• Translate Internal Audit / Assurance Services audit findings into testable control statements and SOP's for first line checks across this environment.
• Embed doer–checker separation for high-risk activities; ensure evidence trails meet internal and external assurance expectations.
• Operating effectiveness & continuous monitoring – Review the execution of control tests (periodic and continuous), operate configuration / compliance scans and related health checks to detect baseline drift and control exceptions.
• Review preventative and detective control coverage and ensure adequate risk mitigation.
• Evidence, reporting & governance – Ensure completeness and accuracy of auditable evidence for each control, produce clear monthly assurance reports highlighting control status, exceptions, risks, and remediation progress for IM leadership and Combined Assurance forums.
• Issue / exception handling and risk response – Drive remediation tracking with control owners; log and monitor risk responses and concessions per the Sasol and SOX Risk Response process.
• Support SOX / ITGC sustainment by aligning first‑line checks to key environment controls and collating compensating‑control evidence where needed.
• Stakeholder collaboration – Partner with GRC / Compliance (2nd line) and Internal Audit (3rd line) to share first‑line results, close findings, and reduce repeat issues via design improvements and SOP updates.

Formal Education and Certification

3–4 year relevant degree (Information Systems / Computer Science / Risk / Audit) or equivalent experience.

Certifications (advantageous)

• SAP Certified Associate in one or more of the following areas : SAP S / 4HANA (Finance, Sales, Procurement)
• SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)
• SAP SuccessFactors (HR)
• SAP Ariba (Procurement)
• SAP Analytics Cloud
• SAP ABAP (development)
• SAP Certified Technology Associate – SAP S / 4HANA System Administration
• SAP Certified Technology Associate – SAP HANA 2.0 (SPS05)
• SAP Certified Technology Associate – SAP NetWeaver
• SAP Certified Technology Associate – SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

Governance / Standards

ISO / IEC Lead Implementer / Lead Auditor; SOX compliance certifications.

Working Experience

6+ years in SAP ERP operations or control monitoring / assurance across IT Systems / SAP ERP platforms with an advantage of having experience in Automation or Managed service platforms such as ServiceNow, MuleSoft etc.

Technical Skill

• Frameworks / Controls : SAP GRC Access Control, SAP Solution Manager, SAP Audit Information System (AIS)
• Change & Configuration Management; configuration baseline drift detection and evidence capture
• Strong understanding of COSO, COBIT, ITGCs, and control frameworks.

Required Personal And Professional Skills

Collaboration, business data modelling, policy development and implementation, business insight, user requirement documentation, manages complexity, plans and aligns, data control, IT data management, strategic mindset.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Inspired by our Purpose of "Innovating for a better world", Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success.

Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals.

Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol's Employment Equity Plan.

This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Application Process

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications.

Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful.

Thank you once‑more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.