Senior Internal IT Auditor

Job Title Senior Internal IT Auditor Location Selby - Johannesburg, GP 2001 ZA (Primary)
Occupational Level Professional Job Category Governance Job Type Permanent Description

BankservAfrica form part of the South African National Payments System and are a trusted partner of the financial industry, including banking institutions, and therefore require that employees adhere to unwavering standards of honesty and transparency in performing their duties.

PURPOSE

The main purpose of the Senior Internal IT Auditor is to provide information technology internal audit services for the group in accordance with the internal audit mandate in order to provide management with assurance that IT controls have been implemented and are effective. Additionally, the IT Auditor will be responsible for providing key input to the Internal Audit plan, provide consulting services to management and staff, proactively identifying technology risks and independently evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of IT infrastructure and application controls.

You will engage with the following stakeholders:

External:

• BankservAfrica board Committee Audit
• BankservAfrica board Committee Technology
• Co-source partners
• External audit

Internal:

• Internal Stakeholders

Your key responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate innovative and pioneering thinking in area of expertise and translate this into business process/ solutions/ working practice improvements Deliver client or company specific projects in line with company standards and in agreement with line manager
• Perform IT audit procedures, including developing audit criteria, reviewing and analysing evidence, performing client interviews and documenting client processes and procedures in the form of working papers.
• Identify, develop, and document audit issues and recommendations using independent professional judgement concerning areas under review
• Plan, supervise and perform general and application control reviews on all layers of information technology systems (application, database, operating system, data, infrastructure etc) for data integrity and security, and provide assurance on the effectiveness of IT controls and the accuracy of recorded data
• Assist in providing management and the Audit Committee with reports summarizing audit and assurance activities and findings, progress in implementing agreed recommendations as well as an overall assessment of progress on the Internal Audit plan
• Perform data analytics using computer aided audit tools (preferably Audit Command Language)
• Conduct data extraction, analysis and security reviews utilising software tools
• Utilise auditing techniques including information systems auditing knowledge and an ability to apply various internal control frameworks, risk concepts and auditing standards to audit work

QUALIFICATION / KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferably with a post-graduate qualification) in Computer Science/Management Information Systems, Accounting, Business or equivalent combination of related work experience and education
• Qualified CISA or CISM or CISSP is a requisite
• Technical IT expertise
• Ability to perform data analytics

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in IT systems
• Approximately 6-10 years relevant experience, with a significant portion in an internal audit role in preferably an IT company or the financial services industry