Job Number 70872 Job Type Permanent Job Title IT Specialist Computer Skills E-Mail,MS Excel,MS Outlook,MS PowerPoint,MS Word Industry Financial Services City Johannesburg (Incl. Northern Suburbs) Province Gauteng Strategic: Build / maintain relationships with company Attend Audit Committee meetings to present audit observations and provide feedback on the audits. Attend Risk Committee meetings to gather issues that can impact an audit environment. Facilitate the maintenance of risk profiles (inherent&residual view of IT risks). Challenge risk management information received from the business and provide meaningful input to management on where IT risk management processes and controls can be improved. Responsible for the implementation of the Internal Audit plan with regards to assigned companies / areas. Implement Continuous Auditing within the various Business areas. Technical Knowledgeable in: Data Analytics, continuous auditing via Computer Assisted Auditing Techniques (CAATs) Data Assurance The following would be deemed as an advantage: IT General Controls Application Controls Technical Infrastructure Project and Programme Management Cyber and Information Security Perform Peer Quality Review Assessments. Perform maturity assessments based on the COBIT framework. Keep abreast with current trends and improve the audit methodology and approach. Liaison with peers on IT risk management, policies and execution strategies. Operational: Scheduling and planning of audits, assignment of staff and review resource requirements. Defining the purpose, scope and audit approach of each audit for assigned areas of audit coverage. Agree audit scope with client and provide final engagement letter to Senior Audit Manager for approval and distribution. Ensuring that all risks are addressed for the specific audit engagements. Provide feedback to Senior Audit Manager on the planning, execution and reporting of the audits. Request data from the client, document SQL queries, analyse data and document deficiencies identified after performing the required CAATs testing. Build relational data structures, including relationships between tables, grouping data, and following steps to perform analysis. Lead the identification of data analytics opportunities, design and execution of audit tests based on identified risks and management of data analytics staff with GIA. Review and sign-off of planning, working papers and reports, and where required raise review notes for the work performed by Team Leaders / Senior IT Auditors / IT Auditors / Data Analysts (pertaining to Engagement Letters, APMs, system descriptions, walkthroughs, process flow diagrams, RACM, test procedures, working papers, reports and action plans). Monitoring of the quality of work performed by the audit team and taking corrective action (where applicable). Provide training and supervision to audit team in order to ensure that that the required audit objectives are met and that adequate practical coverage is achieved. Assume a leadership role in enhancing the IT Audit team's data analytics strategy, including training other members of the IT Audit department in basic data analytics techniques, raising awareness of the data analytics program with key members of Management and developing a continuous auditing program for the division. Assist Senior Audit Manager in developing the Audit Universe, Annual Internal Audit Plan, and the Three Year Rolling Plan. Monitor progress of audits against plan. Escalate cases where feedback is not received. Ultimately responsible for quality of audit files (MK or other). Proactively take on additional tasks as requested by Audit Manager. Provide meaningful input and monitor the effective and timely implementation of management actions to address any control weaknesses identified through risk profiling, risk events and control self- Inherent Requirements Bachelors Degree or equivalent (and relevant) qualification (with Computer Science / Computer Auditing / Information Systems / Auditing / Data Science as majors) Honours / Masters (With Majors Preferably in Computer Science / Data Science) CISA / CISM / CRISC / CGEIT (one or more of the afore mentioned are advisable) SQL / ACL (or data analytics equivalent) certification What Qualification Relevant to position Minimum Qualification Diploma Status Available #J-18808-Ljbffr