Stakeholder Interaction
- Build relationships with key stakeholders to stay at the forefront of changes to the business and to promote the value of internal audit.
- Facilitate workshops with key executives to identify appropriate solutions for recurring or thematic audit issues.
- Maintain a high level of strategic foresight by identifying audit client and business needs and recommending internal audit plan changes accordingly.
Audit Planning
- Develop a rolling internal audit plan based on a comprehensive assessment of risks, taking into considerations other assurance providers inputs and management’s views.
- Maintain a high level of strategic foresight by identifying audit client and business needs and recommending internal audit plan changes accordingly.
- Update the internal audit plan based on changes to the risk profile and emerging risks.
Audit Execution and Action Planning
- Manage the execution and quality assurance of risk based internal audits covering support functions, including Project Management, Finance, Procurement, Human Capital and Technology.
- Monitor the status of the implementation of high priority management action plans (corrective actions).
- Overseeing the work of specialist internal auditors including IT, SCM, ERM and outsourced providers, where required.
- Encourage and lead innovation and improvements to the internal audit department initiatives, advisory projects, and its processes.
Audit Reporting
- Keep Head of Internal Audit informed of audit progress and key risks and controls changes.
- Review internal audit reports that communicate to thematic / systematic issues. Analyzing root causes where applicable.
- Submit periodic progress reports to key stakeholders.
Policies and Procedures
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies and departmental policies and procedures.
- Comply with the Institute of Internal Auditor's Code of Ethics.
- Maintain an Internal Audit quality assurance and improvement program, to conform to international professional practices framework (IPPF) for streamlining Internal Audit activities and deliverables.