Auditor, IT

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

To execute the audit process effectively within relevant stakeholder environments by demonstrating a clear understanding to independently and objectively provide assurance and advice that enables client centric risk management. To review and assess in collaboration with Audit Leads, the high-risk areas of the business in order to give assurance to the Group Audit Committee, Business Executives and Shareholders that good governance practices are in place and internal controls are exercised throughout the financial period.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand detailed business process activities as well as activities performed in enabling functions that support these.
• Understand annual key risk concerns for the business area as well as industry and latest trends impacting risk and control practices.
• Identify and recommend areas of improvement (to accountable process owners) in the control environment of your allocated audit portfolio and other areas of the group.
• Deliver allocated components of the audit/advisory/proactive assurance assignment and report on these according to the GIA methodology and GIA quality standards.
• Report key issues or audit findings accurately in a succinct, impactful manner, clearly articulate and substantiate materiality or significance of the risk and its impact.
• Recommend appropriate corrective action and obtain management commitments for correctives actions and record these accurately as agreed. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Cybersecurity (preferred).                                                                                   
• Professional qualifications like CISA, CISM, ORACLE Database and CISCO Networking.

Experience Required

• 5–6 years of experience in IT infrastructure, IT control frameworks, cloud technologies, emerging technologies, and data analytics.
• Strong knowledge of relevant laws and regulations and their impact on IT systems.
• In-depth understanding of banking systems, procedures, and modern internal auditing practices.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Examining Information
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Audit Project Management
• Audit Report Writing
• IA Data Analysis
• IA Technology Application
• Internal Auditing
• Maintain IA Professional Practices