Senior IT Auditor - Old Mutual

job Description

This role is responsible for delivering audit assignments in time and in accordance with OMF Internal Audit methodology and as per agreed quality standards, through staff supervised. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through others. Requires more experience than the Auditor role.

Job Description
-Leads the execution of audit assignments that are specialist in nature and provides an independent opinion on the risk and control environment,
-Profiles clear audit findings for review and drafts the Audit Report relating to work conducted and in accordance with GIA reporting standards.
-Evaluates information general computing controls and provides value added feedback. Performs various other reviews of IT management policies and procedures to ensure that controls surrounding these processes are adequate.
-Develops, builds and implements tools (e.g ACL, SQL and Excel queries) to analyze data to improve audit efficiency and effectiveness, (including for risk assessments).
-Performs data analysis on complex data sets to provide meaningful information and insight to internal and external management.
-Interprets data, analyzes results using statistical techniques and provides ongoing reports
-Develops and implements databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality of audits
-Conducts IT audits and reviews of systems, applications and IT processes.
-Performs pre and post-implementation reviews of system implementations or enhancements.
-Conducts IT security audits (e.g. network, operating system and data centre), including evaluating if security vulnerabilities are properly identified and mitigated.
-Robotic Process Automation - Initiates and implements automation projects for GIA processes and use cases as directed by the Senior Audit Manager

Additional Job Description
Personal attributes:
-Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
-Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality over periods of up to a year.
-Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
-Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
-Accepts and lives the Company values.

Duties and Responsibilities

Audit Compliance
Manage a portfolio of audit assignments. Ensure that the team plans and delivers audits that cover identified risk areas, and that appropriate corrective actions are agreed on with auditees. Resolve issues arising from audits and refer serious or contentious issues to the audit program leader.

Financial Policies, Guidelines, and Protocols
Develop and deliver financial guidelines and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.

Data Collection and Analysis
Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.

Insights and Reporting
Prepare and coordinate the completion of various data and analytics reports.

Operational Compliance
Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.

Recommendations
Advise others on how to design new processes and systems that meet professional standards.

Document Preparation
Edit document in line with organizational style guidelines and prepare information for publication.

Data Management
Help others get the most out of data management systems by providing support and advice.

Personal Capability Building
Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Skills
Accounting, Action Planning, Auditing Operations, Audit Methodology, Budget Management, COBIT, Computer Literacy, Data Analytics, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Modeling, Evaluating Information, Information Technology Security, Internal Auditing, IT Security Auditing, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Report Review

Qualifications and Experience

-Relevant IT or Computer Science degree / related discipline
-Must have CISA or CISM certifications,
-Other relevant professional qualification advantageous – e.g. CRISC, CISSP, ISO 27001, CEH, PMP, PRINCE2, COBIT, ITIL, etc.;
-Professional Affiliation – e.g. ISACA, ISC2
-At least 3-5 years’ experience in IT Audit in a financial Services Institution; and
-Proficiency in Data analytics tools e.g. ACL, PowerBI, SQL, R, Excel, etc.
-Experience in Python Programming or RPA, an added advantage