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Absa Botswana has an exciting career opportunity for a strategic, high performing and self-driven individual. We are looking to fill the following role.
Internal Audit Manager: Technology, Cyber, Data Analytics
Overall job purpose
The role holder’ purpose is to provide reliable, valued assurance to the Board and Executive Management over the effectiveness of controls mitigating current and evolving high risks and in so doing, enhancing the controls culture within the Bank. They will provide independent assurance to the Bank’s CEO, Board Audit Committee and other internal stakeholders, as well as certain external stakeholders (typically external auditors and regulators).
Main accountabilities
• Execute audit activities of the highest quality
• Assist in planning and execution of design effectiveness and operating effectives testing, uniformly applying the methodology and quality standards, focusing the work on key risks, with minimum supervision from the Audit Manager
• Develop and maintain relationships with key audit contacts on each audit
• Engage proactively with Internal Audit colleagues Absa
Internal Audit (AIA) during assignments and request technical assistance where required
• Based on knowledge of business areas, provide guidance to other auditors and peers by sharing best practice
• Support the Audit Manager in the identification of risks to be tested
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of Absa and the various business areas and use this knowledge to assess risks and controls
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls and document all working papers
• Ensure all audit observations and planned actions are factually agreed with management as soon as they arise and increase the speed of report issuance
• Provide suggestions to Stakeholder Management on how they can address the control issues identified.
• Document all working papers in line with methodology requirements
• Display professionalism in raising and discussing contentious observations with management and provide evidence to support all issues identified
• Continue to update awareness of risk issues and changes across selected business units
• Prepare audit observations and make sure that they are concise, factually accurate and cover all of the significant issues
Education and experience required
• Educated to degree level or relevant professional qualification such as ACCA, CIA, CISA and or business or risk related degree / qualification (or equivalent)
• Relevant university degree (i.e. Computer sciences, Information Systems with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience
• Auditing experience and / or working at a middle management level in the financial services sector with a proven track record.
• Report writing and presentation experience.
• Exposure to consultation and facilitation.
Essential
• Auditing experience and / or working at a middle management level in the financial services sector with a proven track record
• Significant report writing and presentation experience
• Exposure to consultation and facilitation
Preferred
• Audit experience within a banking/auditing/accounting environment
• Experience in negotiation/influencing
• Audit software skills such as ACL, CAATS etc
• Specialist knowledge in a key high-risk area such as Credit Risk, Investment Banking, Information Technology, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Treasury or Operations
Technical Competencies
• Knowledge of IT General Controls
• Knowledge and experience with COBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001/NIST
• CISSP will be beneficial
• Knowledge and experience in network or infrastructure management
• Pentest skills will be beneficial
To view the full job profiles and to apply follow the link; www.absa.africa/absaafrica/careers/
Steps to follow;
1. The screen will display Absa Africa Group page click on View Opportunities.
2. Select Botswana as a Location
3. All positions advertised in Botswana will appear, pick on the roles you want to apply for and submit application.
Please note that we do not accept hard copies of applications and only short-listed candidates will be responded to.
Closing date: Wednesday, 16 November 2022.