Independent Contractors - Financial Auditors: Senior Internal Auditor | Audit Manager | Senior Audit Manager | Associate Director

Introduction

About Us

We are a South African professional services firm specialising in Internal Audit, Risk Advisory, IT Audit, Governance, Compliance and Business Consulting. We partner with leading organisations across the public and private sectors, delivering high-quality assurance and advisory services that create measurable value for our clients. As our client portfolio continues to grow, we are expanding our panel of highly skilled independent contractors to support engagements across South Africa.

The Opportunity

We are seeking experienced Internal Audit professionals to join our panel of independent contractors at the following levels:

• Senior Internal Auditor

• Audit Manager

• Senior Audit Manager

• Associate Director

Successful candidates will be engaged on a project basis to deliver internal audit, risk advisory, governance and assurance services across a broad range of industries.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Depending on the level of appointment, responsibilities may include

• Plan, execute and report on risk-based internal audit engagements.

• Perform financial, operational, compliance and governance audits.

• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls.

• Develop risk and control matrices (RACMs) and audit programmes.

• Identify control weaknesses and provide practical, value-adding recommendations.

• Prepare high-quality working papers and audit reports.

• Present audit findings to management and executive stakeholders.

• Manage audit engagements from planning through reporting.

• Coach and supervise junior audit team members.

• Support

• proposal preparation and client relationship management (Manager level and above).

• Perform engagement quality reviews and provide strategic client oversight (Associate Director level).

Desired Experience & Qualification

Technical Competencies

Candidates should demonstrate strong knowledge and practical experience in the following areas:

Internal Audit & Assurance

• Risk-based Internal Auditing.

• Internal Control Frameworks.

• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).

• Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC).

• Control Design and Operating Effectiveness Assessments.

• Audit Report Writing.

• Quality Assurance Reviews.

• Follow-up and Issue Validation.

Financial & Business Processes

Experience auditing one or more of the following business processes

• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

• Order-to-Cash (O2C)

• Record-to-Report (R2R)

• Treasury and Cash Management

• Payroll and Human Resources

• Fixed Assets

• Revenue Management

• Budgeting and Financial Reporting

• Tax and Regulatory Compliance

Governance & Compliance

Working knowledge of

• The International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)

• Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)

• Companies Act

• Treasury Regulations

• Relevant industry regulatory requirements

Minimum Requirements

Senior Internal Auditor

• Relevant degree in Accounting, Internal Auditing, Finance or related field.

• Minimum 4 years' relevant audit experience.

• CIA, CA(SA), or equivalent qualification advantageous.

Audit Manager

• Minimum 6–8 years' relevant audit experience.

• Demonstrated experience leading audit engagements.

• Strong client relationship and project management skills.

• Professional certification preferred (CIA, CA(SA), or equivalent).

Senior Audit Manager

• Minimum 8–10 years' experience in a consulting or professional services environment.

• Proven leadership of multiple concurrent audit engagements.

• Experience reviewing audit quality and mentoring teams.

• CIA, CA(SA) or equivalent qualification advantageous.

Associate Director

• Minimum 10–15 years' experience in Internal Audit, Risk Advisory or Assurance.

• Experience engaging Executive Management, Audit Committees and Boards.

• Proven experience overseeing complex audit portfolios.

• CIA, CA(SA) or equivalent qualification advantageous.

Package & Remuneration

Market related hourly rate based on level, agreed prior to every engagement.