Internal Audit Internship Programme (X1 Position)

Remuneration: R100 000.00 all-inclusive package Two-year employment contract Internship overview:

• The internship programme is a structured professional training and work experience programme with the goal of providing high quality training and practical exposure in all aspects of internal audit and the underlying reforms.
• The programme has a logical training sequence that builds on the skills and competencies acquired during university training.

Requirements

• National Diploma in Internal Auditing/Accounting. Knowledge of the standards for the professional practice in Internal Auditing and the code of ethics developed by the institute of Internal Auditors.
• The candidate must have an excellent analytical, creative thinking, independent and innovative ability.
• The ability to maintain good relations with clients and willingness to travel within the District.
• The programme is aimed at unemployed graduates.

Key performance areas

• Conducts Audits of processes, systems and procedures, by requesting specific records and relating to the functional area for the purposes of the audit.
• Analyzing system applications and performing audit tests to check for conformity and consistency. Obtaining evidence, extracting information and/ or documents relating to the process and/ or observing work sequence to assess procedural application.
• Comparing evidence against procedures and systems to establish occurrences of deviations.
• Compiling the audit programme detailing audit procedures and tests and forwarding for approval and discussion on the implementation.
• Preparing reports detailing outcomes/ observations of completed audits, by referring to working papers and compiling a schedule of findings with respect to the audit process.
• Identifying weaknesses in the system or procedure referring to specific observations of applications or information elicited through interviews or analyses.
• Formulating recommendations to address system and procedural weaknesses.
• Submitting and discussing the schedule of findings with the immediate superior prior to preparing draft reports.
• Correcting specific inclusions of the draft and resubmitting for approval and compilation of final reports.
• Monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of the approved.
• Recommendations through consultation with the functional area and comparative studies of processes.