Internal Auditor
Listing reference: manco_000516
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 14 February 2024
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: University and Academy
Location: Durban
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
MANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private Higher Education distance provider, offering Undergraduate and Postgraduate qualifications, has/have the following vacancy/vacancies available:
Internal Auditor - (Durban)
Job description
Internal Audits
Undertake audits by:
· Developing audit scopes and generating audit working documents
· Communicating audits to the relevant process owner/s
Documenting and evaluating systems and controls to determine their existence, adequacy, effectiveness and continuity to ensure the following:
- effectiveness and efficiency of operations
- compliance to regulatory requirements and institutional policies and procedures
- reliability and integrity of information safeguarding of assets
· Engaging with staff throughout the audit with the view to ensure conformity with applicable policy and procedures in all phases of the audit process
· Providing guidance where such policies and procedures do not exist and with the implementation thereof
· Consolidating results and compiling audit reports
· Developing and discussing findings, recommendations and time lines (or corrective action with responsible person of operations audited and monitor the impl8mentation status of agreed recommendations
· Establishing audit review dates within a 5-year cycle.
Risk management
Establish and implement the institutional risk management strategy:
· Develop and implement institutional risk management plan and facilitate cascading of the plan to the departments
· Identifying procedural gaps and risk areas within business processes
· Collaborating with operational and academic staff to establish internal mechanisms by which to mitigate risks and develop policies, procedures, standards and systems surrounding the risks
· Reviewing the effectiveness of the implemented mechanism/internal controls to reduce risks and advise relevant process owner/s of findings
· Monitor implementation of the risk mitigation plan stemming from risk assessments conducted
· Conducting research to determine best practices and benchmark against other institutions to enhance the management of quality processes and at times this may require collecting, analysis and interpreting statistical data.
· Roll out institutional Risk Assessment awareness campaign
Promote quality standards
Promote quality standards throughout the organisation by:
· Participate in reviewing institutional documents including but not limited to policies, procedures, website content and other materials for stakeholder consumption
· Providing guidance for the development of standard operating procedures for departments
· Conduct surprise audits and observations in departments and meetings
Quality Assurance Management System (QAMS)
Monitor the implementation of the QAMS by:
· Contribute towards committee activities and implementation of resolutions
· Provide reasonable assurance that correct and current documents are maintained on the QMS
· Provide reasonable assurance the submission of quality documents required from departments
· Monitoring the implementation of planned quality improvement initiatives
· Contribute to the cascading of QAMS to all departments
· Internal Audit & Risk Assessment components of QAMS Ecosystem are blueprinted, with accompanying matrices and forms
· Ensure institutional compliance with POPIA
Investigations
· Conduct and/or coordinate investigation for non-compliance with and/or violations of the institution’s policies and procedures, and other regulations.
General Duties
· Generate departmental reports at specific annual intervals
· Organise and conduct meetings and presentations, develop appropriate templates for meeting documents, collate information and generate meeting packs and record minutes of the meetings
· Filing of reports with the appropriate annexures
· Develop forms and templates for utilisation within the institution
· Office administration
· Partaking on special projects and committee work
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- Diploma specialising in auditing
- Preferably Bachelor's degree specialising in auditing
Experience
- At least three years of experience directly related to auditing duties and responsibilities in higher education.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
· Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
· Ability to analyse and solve problems
· Ability to supervise and train assigned staff
· Ability to successfully communicate policies, and procedures in a manner easily understood by stakeholders
· Knowledge of current changes and developments in the South African Higher Education landscape
· Ability to work effectively with diverse people
· Ability to analyse processes and make recommendations for improvements
· Knowledge of the Institution’s and regulatory auditing policies, standards, and procedures