The Manager: Financial & Operational Audit role will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:
This role is part of a pool of internal audit professionals, and as such, whilst there will be a strong administrative reporting to the Senior Manager, the successful candidate will be expected to work with different Senior Managers in the team and to work on different projects and engagements.
Audit Management
•Create a holistic picture of each project to provide context for the findings, and implement procedures as required to perform Financial and Operational audits. •Carry out and manage Financial and Operational audits, special requests, advisory engagements, and management requests and review the work performed to ensure the adequacy of audit scope, testing performed, and the accuracy of conclusions reached. •Support and deliver the Internal Audit plan. •Where applicable, support the management of expertise and resource planning and requirements for Financial and Operational Audit assignments, special assignments, and management requests. •Manage the audit assignments’ progress being carried out and escalate any challenges to the Senior Manager for intervention and resolution. •Ensure that IA methodology as prescribed by Group Internal Audit is strictly adhered to, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing, and analysing evidence, and documenting financial and operational processes and procedures. •Oversee and manage the work of the audit staff in conducting reviews, reviewing documents, developing, and administering audit surveys, composing summary memos, and preparing working papers or other audit documents •Implement the audit program, recognise control weaknesses, assess the severity of weaknesses, and relate them back to the scope and objectives of the audit. •Prepare and review the audit programs to ensure the appropriate testing mechanisms are used. •Develop recommendations for bringing programs and operations into compliance with goals and objectives and write up reports to document findings. •Communicate the results, findings, and recommendations of audit projects through written reports and face-to-face presentations on a timely basis to the Senior Manager: Financial and Operational Audit and Business. •Ensure that the audit is carried out on the eGRC system in a timely manner, in the appropriate sections at each phase of planning, execution, reporting and wrap up phases of the engagement, and that this is done in line with process and methodology as mandated by the Group Internal Audit and Forensics function. •Follow up on the implementation of audit recommendations in a timely manner. •Interact with staff, Managers, Senior Managers, and General Managers, within the GIAFS Domain. •When necessary and under the supervision of both the Senior Manager and General Manager, interact with Executive Management to obtain and/or communicate relevant information to achieve the objective/s of the Audit function. •Maintain all MTN and professional ethical standards and ensure internal audit activities are carried out in compliance with The International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and IIA Code of Ethics •Support the Senior Manager: Financial and Operational Audits in coordinating with external parties where needed and facilitate their work within MTN. •Report on an ad-hoc basis on specific audit engagements as and when necessary •Assist and support the Senior Manager in managing stakeholder expectations and high-quality work relationships in Group and OpCos •Consultation with the second line control functions in the execution of the internal audit engagements, as may be needed. •Responsible for professional development and upskilling self in line with professional expectations.Program Assurance Management
In support of the Senior Manager and under supervision in line with the Internal Audit Mandate:
•Provide independent assurance of programmes assigned. •Assist the SM: Financial and Operational audit in preparing Programme Assurance plans based on the identified risks and challenges. •Design, perform and/ or manager Assurance activities on Programme Assurance that address core business needs.
Reporting
•Assist the Senior Manager and/or GM: IAFS to provide oversight on MTN SA reporting (EXCO, Audit Committee etc), coordination, OpCo support and OpCo IA operations •Report monthly to management relating to progress made and in accordance with the measurement metrics set by the organisation. •Report on an ad hoc basis on specific projects as and when necessary •Assist in reporting monthly relating to progress made on MTN SA Internal Audit activities to those charged with Governance. •Work back with all the SMs as directed by GM: IAFS on projects as may be required.
Key Deliverables
•High quality and consistent reporting on Audit, Advisory and other defined Assurance outcomes. •High quality delivery, oversight, and management of Audit, Advisory and Assurance outcomes. •Coverage footprint across Departments/Functions/Locations. •Oversight and management of medium to high level audits. •On a weekly basis updating eGRC system in line with process and methodology. •Governance deliverables to comply with policies, procedures and guidelines set forth by Group IA and Forensics teams and ensure that the team complies with the same. •Participate in operational and finance meetings. •Reporting support for monthly as well as ad hoc reporting relating to plan progress. •Prepare reports based on the work completed.
Role Dependencies
•Active support from the Senior Manager: Financial and Operational Audit •Understanding of the respective Financial, Operational, OpCo technology and business contexts and the risks associated with these. •Inter functional collaboration with other lines of assurance (Technology, Forensics Services, RAFM, Risk and Compliance teams etc). •MTN policies and procedures (dependence on understanding, complying, and applying). •Skilled and experienced suppliers/specialists to support and safeguard functions. •Minimum 4-year Bachelor of Commerce Degree or equivalent in Accounting/Audit/Finance •Chartered Accountant (CA (SA) or equivalent and a member in good standing required or •Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and a member in good standing required. •CCSA, CRMA, IIA Certified Quality Assessor will be beneficial. •Postgraduate in Risk Management/MBA would be advantageous •Minimum 5 years of post-articles experience in Auditing and Accounting, preferably with Telecommunications/ICT Auditing experience, with at least 3 years managing or performing independent assurance of complex projects/programmes, in a medium to large organisation, coupled with supervising/managing others. •Work and exposure to multinational organisations across diverse cultures and geographies (advantageous). •Understanding of emerging markets (advantageous). •Experience from a Big 4 Accounting firm will be highly advantageous. •Diversity of client and work experience portfolio. •Strong IA and risk management experience of designing controls, understanding enterprise control frameworks, and prioritizing risks.
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