Audit Automation & Data Analytics Specialist
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Old Mutual Limited
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Job Description
This exciting role is responsible for executing data analytics and digital audit delivery for Group Internal Audit, within the Financial, Credit, Regulatory and Compliance risk portfolios.The role is responsible for supporting internal audit engagements and executing data analytics and digital audit approaches to achieve the including delivery of the audit plan to the satisfaction of the relevant stakeholders.
This role will also help to develop data driven insights by including analytics performed on internal audit engagements onto our Integrated Assurance Platform (IAP). The successful candidate will provide in depth analysis of data using data mining and profiling techniques. The role will also support the development of digital audit procedures such as audit automation and robotics.
Successful candidates will be able to obtain an understanding of a complex IT estate including Mainframe, iSeries, ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle, managed by multiple service providers, as well as a holistic view of the Group by auditing across processes and segments within the organisation. Sustained, quality interaction with members of Senior Management during audits will increase your profile within the business. The mix of skills within Group Internal Audit (GIA) also provides you with the ability to increase your business knowledge and marketability across the organisation. GIA is part of a learning organisation and actively encourages and supports all employees to further their education.
Audit Services/Execution
Understand the business and IT management processes to ensure alignment with IT best practices.
Involvement throughout the three audit phases (planning, execution & reporting )
Devise and promote creative data visualization to derive actionable intelligence.
Support audit assignments using data analytics to execute on control objectives.
Proactively improve analytic approaches, methodologies, data and reporting capabilities.
Prepare workpapers to substantiate data analytic findings through enhanced story telling.
Develop and continuously update standard operating procedures.
Provide assistance with IT audit coverage planning.
Develops and maintains client relationships at the appropriate level.
Keeps abreast and applies industry and technical knowledge.
Work with the Audit Manager Data Analytics to support the Head of Audit and the Finance, Credit and Regulatory Senior Managers to deliver the audit plan.
Personal Effectiveness
Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality over periods of up to a year.
Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
Accepts and lives the company values
Qualifications
Relevant 3-year degree (Engineering, IT, Computer Science)
Either have or working towards: Honours Degree in IT (Would be a distinct advantage)
Advanced programming or similar qualification
Skills
Exceptional Stakeholder Engagement to enhance relationship
Ability to build relationships with other IT specialist across OML
Excellent Communication Skills
Knowledge and skills transfer
Experience:
Previous working experience in an audit environment would be advantageous
Experience with automation technologies (e.g. Blue Prism, Power Automate, Athena, etc) and API programming will be advantageous
Strong technical experience with multiple databases
Experience with data architecture, data modelling, dashboards/visualisation
Skills
Education
Bachelors Degree (B)Closing Date
07 November 2024The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.
Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.
Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.
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