Website FirstRand Corporate Centre
The group’s corporate centre includes many of the critical functions required by a large and complex financial services business. It represents custodianship and has ultimate accountability to external stakeholders such as shareholders and regulators. These functions may sound boring at first g… read morelance – treasury, risk, compliance, governance, audit, finance and tax – but they fundamentally represent the group’s licence to operate. An impressive “below the radar” brains trust is housed in the corporate centre and for membership you will need deep specialist and technical skills, and a talent for excellent stakeholder management at the most senior levels. Building a career in the corporate centre gives you a unique perspective on the entire group. Nowhere else can you own or be part of a mandate that operates across the entire portfolio. This allows for both big-picture thinking and operational learning – a rare combination of opportunities!
Job Description
To oversee the audit function, ensuring the delivery of high-quality audit services aligned with strategic objectives. This job involves managing audit teams, developing audit plans, liaising with senior stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement in risk management and internal control frameworks.
Are you someone who can:
Deliver Assurance and Consulting Services
Maintenance of an IT audit risk universe per business unit.
Preparation of the annual IT audit plan per business unit, taking into account strategic plans and emerging risks.
Identifying opportunities and driving an integrated audit approach with the business process audit team.
Assignment of audits to individual auditors, taking into account the complexity of the audit and the experience of the auditor.
Overseeing the individual audits:
Ensuring audits are completed in accordance with departmental methodology and audit standards as prescribed by Institute of Internal Auditors.
Ensuring integrated audits are planned and completed in consultation with the business process teams and according to timeliness agreed with the audit committee, etc.
Formal review at the end of each phase of the audit: planning, fieldwork and reporting.
Guidance to auditors throughout the audit in respect of the risks and controls on the process being audited, and advising on technical, methodology and statutory issues.
Discussion of the draft report with the auditee, finalization of management comments, action plans and target dates for implementation.
Facilitating dispute resolution with line management, if required.
Expressing an audit opinion over the acceptability of the residual risk in the process under review.
You will be an ideal candidate if you have:
A qualified CISA / BCom IT / informatics honours Degree with process savvy, a strong background in Financial, Operational and Regulatory Risk Management.
5+ years of internal / external audit experience is a must with minimum 2 years supervisory or management experience.
Experience within financial services and banking is beneficial.
A post-secondary qualification in business e.g., Chartered Accountant/CIA/ accreditation would be advantageous.
Experience using data analytics is advantageous.
Deadline:18th April,2026
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