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 conduct internal audits of moderate complexity to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and ensure compliance with policies and regulations. Identify risks and control gaps, provide practical recommendations to enhance operational efficiency and strengthen governance.
Are you someone who can:
Obtain a good understanding of the control environment being audited (including information technology, internal financial control, and risk management related aspects), and the interdependencies linked to this.
Plan audit assignments based on key process and business risks identified and design the audit program in line with risks and key controls to be tested.
Incorporate data analytics (DA) to enhance audit planning and create efficiencies in audit fieldwork.
Execute audit field work in compliance with quality standards by following and completing prepared work programs. Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management practices and internal controls.
Provide clear and sufficient audit evidence to support recommendations and audit opinion.
Effective communication with the audit team, audit management and key stakeholders.
Identify opportunities to improve internal controls, including internal financial controls.
Identify and clearly articulate the root cause of issues identified and impact thereof and recommend changes to business processes that will address the control weaknesses.
Prepare a quality and balanced audit report to specified standards, encapsulating the control weaknesses identified and results of audit work performed, with minimal editorial changes.
You will be an ideal candidate if you:
Qualified CA(SA)/CIA or Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
At least 3 years’ experience in internal or external audit preferred.
Articles and professional certifications will be advantageous
Experience with data analytics will be advantageous.
Experience in banking or financial services industries will be an advantage.
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