IT Audit Manager

About this role

Discovery is hiring an IT Audit Manager for its Group Internal Audit team, based at its Sandton office. The Group Internal Audit function sits within group finance and reviews systems, processes and completed tasks across the business. This role leads audit work from planning through to reporting.

What you’ll do

• Plan and schedule audits, assign staff and review resource needs.
• Set the purpose, scope and approach for each audit, agree the scope with the client and prepare the engagement letter for approval.
• Review and sign off planning documents, working papers and reports, and raise review notes where work needs to improve.
• Monitor the quality of the audit team’s work, train and supervise auditors, and take corrective action where needed.
• Help build the audit universe, the annual internal audit plan and the three-year rolling plan.
• Report audit results to audit and risk committees, company executives and management, and prepare committee packs.

What you need

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant qualification.
• Required: CISA.
• Advantageous: an Honours or Master’s degree with Computer Science, Computer Auditing, Information Systems or Auditing as a major.
• Preferred: one or more of CIA, ACCA, CIMA, CFSA, CPA, CISM, CRISC, CGIT or CCSA.
• Experience in financial, operational or IT audits.
• Experience reporting to audit and/or risk committees.
• Working knowledge of internal controls, COSO risk management, IT general controls, application controls, and corporate and IT governance.
• Technical knowledge of IT infrastructure, including reviewing databases and operating systems, and a good understanding of cyber security.
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills, with clear written and spoken English.

Is this job for you?

This role suits an experienced IT auditor who is ready to lead a team. You should be comfortable with tough decisions, work well on your own, and explain technical risks clearly to senior people. You also need to show integrity and respect for the views of others.

Tips before you apply

• Have your CISA certificate number and any other professional certificates ready to upload.
• Show your audit experience on your CV with examples of the scope, the team size you led and the committees you reported to.
• Give examples of how you reviewed IT controls, such as databases, operating systems or application controls, and how you followed up on findings.

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