PositionJob PurposeTo conduct portfolio audits and manage stakeholder relationships to ensure risk is mitigated in accordance with Nedbank Group standards.Job ResponsibilitiesStrategic insights & Client Centricity:Stay abreast of developments in the field of expertise, emerging risks, and industry trends (including competitors and digital trends).Understand current business strategy, reality, impact of transformation, digital initiatives, risks, and expectations and consider key and/or emerging risks to update the annual risk-based audit plan, in order to support relevant Assurance reporting.Be commercially minded with a Nedbank client-centric approach and understand the broader business strategy in the assurance approach.Transformational Assurance:Lead and execute assurance assignment planning, fieldwork, and reporting in line with the assurance methodology.Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models, and systems through agile thinking.Identify and assess the design adequacy and operational effectiveness of manual and automated controls within the scope of work and utilizing data analytics.Identify and ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines in line with the assurance scope.Influence stakeholders to address inefficiencies in resolving findings by demonstrating the benefits of best practice.Ensure continuous improvement of the quality of assurance through providing professional insights.Ensure improved productivity and efficiency and the delivery of projects and assurance assignments within agreed timelines.Achieve operational excellence and support the implementation of business optimization improvement in assurance.Apply professional judgment in all assurance interactions.Deal with complex verbal and documented information and data in the assurance process.Digital Platform & Data Driven Assurance reviews:Apply knowledge of the banking sector, digital transformation, and emerging risks to assess and engage with stakeholders on large-scale and complex changing environments, data, IT infrastructure, and technology and determine the best approach and testing strategy to provide insightful reporting.Integrated Risk and Control EnvironmentEngage with the risk and compliance and audit community to ensure a coordinated assurance approach and assessment of risk and control to ensure scope is appropriately defined.Impactful Reporting:Prepare quality, relevant, and commercially astute assignments and reports that provide intelligence and meaningful insights that enable the management of risk to be a strategic and competitive differentiator for Nedbank.The ability to tell stories and write reports in a succinct and concise manner which is visually appealing and at an appropriate level for various stakeholders and governance forums.Business Partner Relationships:Build and maintain an open and constructive relationship during and outside of scheduled meetings as a Trusted Advisor with senior internal and external stakeholders including Internal and External Audit and Business Executives and the risk and compliance community.Build trusting relationships and improve credibility and quality of assurance outputs by achieving team objectives through engaging with staff, peers, and other departments for reporting purposes.Create an environment of teamwork that contributes to RBB Risk;Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities.Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).Minimum Experience Level5+ years in banking/financial services industry experience (preferably within Auditing or Risk).5+ years' experience (minimum 5 years with Internal auditing/risk management experience and a minimum of 2 years with people management experience).Essential Qualifications - NQF LevelAdvanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees.Preferred QualificationCA (SA).Preferred CertificationsCertified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and optional Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA).Type of ExposureInfluencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas.Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholders' understanding.Building and maintaining effective relationships with the Risk community and other internal and external stakeholders.Auditing.Interacting with diverse people.Analyzing and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data.Financial services; preferably banking – retail and commercial exposure (products and/or channels).Communicating standards to others.Consolidating data from various sources and identifying/interpreting trends.Technical / Professional KnowledgeAccounting standards.Change management.Governance, Risk, and Controls.Principles of project management.Relevant regulatory knowledge.Risk management process and frameworks.Strategic planning.Institute of Internal Auditors standards.Code of Ethics.DisclaimerPreference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups.Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566.
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