Junior Internal Auditor

TO	SANRAL Staff / External
REPORTS TO	Senior Internal Auditor
DATE	03.07.2023
GRADE	C
SALARY	Market-related
LOCATION	SANRAL Head Office, 48 Tambotie Ave, Pretoria
APPOINTMENT TYPE	Permanent

POSITION OBJECTIVE

The successful incumbent will support the Senior Internal Auditors and Internal Audit Manager to execute the operational plan and to provide assurance as to the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls by conducting value-adding risk-based audits in accordance with The International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing to assist SANRAL in the accomplishment of the operating objectives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

A Bachelor’s degree in Internal Auditing at an NQF Level 7 or an Internal Audit Technician designation.
At least three years of internal audit experience.

ADVANTAGEOUS

An Honours degree in Internal Auditing at an NQF Level 8.
Audit techniques, including CAATS.
CIA/CFE/CISA etc

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Solid knowledge of mentoring and coaching.
Solid knowledge of report writing.
Solid experience in knowledge of PFMA and Treasury regulations.
Solid knowledge of professional standards (IIA).
Knowledge of Risk Management/Corporate Governance/Internal Control Systems.
Knowledge of Data Analysis.
Knowledge in Project Management.
Knowledge of Research/Benchmarking.
Ability to learn and apply best practice frameworks e.g. COSO, PMBOK etc.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Audit Planning

Considers all SANRAL requirements, deadlines for requirements, time needed to conduct audits, workforce availability and other elements affecting the schedule.
Obtain and analyze information from clients to plan engagements.
Drafts the engagement letter.
Conduct risk and control assessment of assigned department or functional area in established/required timeline.
Perform walk-through procedures to test controls.
Develop an audit programme in the planning phase, including the need for and use of questionnaires, flowcharts and other instruments for information analysis.
Appropriate audit software and data analytical tools are effectively utilised to plan, execute and report on audits.

Audit Execution

Source relevant information required for analysis and testing.
Conducts audit testing of specified areas and identifies reportable issues and risk dimensions.
Conducts audit within the time budgets and timeline determined as per the audit plan.

Auditee / Management Reporting

Draft audit findings about needed improvements in the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of controls, risk and governance of audit areas.
Validate the accuracy of findings.
Recommend solutions for improvement of processes and controls.
Effectively engage and communicate with auditee, audit team, other stakeholders and Internal Audit management.
Prepare the draft audit report
Attend and provide inputs in the closing meeting.
Ensure that the post audit questionnaire is completed.

Audit Project Quality

Ensure that working papers conforms with the methodology of Internal Audit and IIASA standards.
Maintain working papers in the internal audit tool(s) used.

Admin /Other responsibilities

Participating in risk assessment of potential risks affecting the Internal Audit’s unit
Assist with timeous submission of the Internal Audit department’s risk register to the risk unit.
Provide an update on the status of the projects in the Internal Audit meetings.
Perform follow up audits.
Perform any other tasks as required from time to time.

EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKS

Employment reference checks are a requirement as part of SANRAL’s recruitment and selection process. In order for SANRAL to conduct these checks a consent form needs to be completed and signed by the applicant. As an applicant of this position, you authorize SANRAL to process all the information provided for the purpose of your application for the position as well as the verification and record keeping of such credentials.

Please note that this is a confidential document and is intended for internal use by SANRAL’s Human resources department only.