Senior Audit Manager :
- Harare
- Full Time
Job Summary
Job Purpose:
To conduct portfolio audits and manage stakeholder relationships to ensure risk is mitigated in accordance with Nedbank standards.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Execute audit assignment planning, fieldwork, and reporting in line with the Group Internal Audit (GIA)methodology and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
• Provide independent assurance to the Audit Committee that business is adequately mitigating key strategic and operational risks.
• Assess and understand business systems, processes, tools, methodologies, and templates, within audit scope.
• Identify and assess the design adequacy and operational effectiveness of controls within audit scope.
• Attend monthly MANCO meetings and present the Audit report .
• Be commercially minded and understand the broader business strategy in auditing approach.
• Manage allocated billable hours in line with Audit plan.
• Act as a trusted business advisor through providing audit insights in line with audit methodology.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships through regular scheduled engagements.
• Build sound professional relationships through addressing client concerns.
• Influence stakeholders to address inefficiencies in resolving audit findings through utilizing professional experience in demonstrating benefits of best audit practice.
• Partner with stakeholders in providing regular audit progress updates and timeous reporting of key audit findings.
• Ensure client centricity in audit engagements with stakeholders.
• Ensure GIA policies and principles are maintained and applied through the audit process.
• Identify and ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines in line with audit scope.
• Ensure continuous improvement of the quality of audits through providing professional insights.
• Prepare quality, relevant and commercially astute assignment, and reports.
• Analyse and interrogate client processes, evidence, and verbal information independently.
• Apply professional judgement in all audit interactions.
• Apply experience and best practice into audit discussions and work performed.
• Deal with complex verbal and documented information and data in the audit process.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives, and values.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise.
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities.
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g., staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models, and systems though agile thinking
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum Experience Level
Minimum 5 - 7 years business experience in the financial services industry with internal auditing/risk management experience of which 3 years must include people management experience.
4-5 years Specialist Auditing
Preferred Qualification
• Accounting Degree
Preferred Certifications
• CA
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA)
Technical / Professional Knowledge
Accounting standards
Change management
Financial Accounting Principles
Governance, Risk and Controls
Principles of project management
Relevant regulatory knowledge
Risk management process and frameworks
Strategic planning
Institute of Internal Auditors standards
Code of Ethics
Behavioural Competencies
Building Partnerships
Earning Trust
Coaching
Communication
Driving for Results
Nedbank Zimbabwe Limited was established in July 2004 after changing from Zimbabwe's oldest merchant bank, Merchant Bank of Central Africa Limited, which was incorporated on 31 July 1956.
