Internal Auditor (JHB)
Job Description
Were hiring an Internal Auditor based in South Africa to support delivery of independent, objective internal audit services to UK clients-predominantly not-for-profit and public sector organisations. You will evaluate the effectiveness of risk management, governance, and internal controls, identify improvement opportunities, and produce clear, practical reporting for stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities- Attend virtual meetings/workshops with auditees to understand business processes and controls.
- Support risk-based audit planning (process mapping, risk/control identification, audit programs).
- Execute audit testing and document results clearly and consistently.
- Identify control gaps, raise findings, and draft practical recommendations.
- Prepare draft reports and supporting working papers for review by the UK client manager.
- Support compliance reviews against policies/regulatory requirements and elevate issues requiring action.
- Manage stakeholders through structured updates, timelines, and expectation-setting.
- Contribute to continuous improvement; more experienced hires may coach junior colleagues.
- 12+ months internal audit experience (in-house OR outsourced/consulting).
- Strong audit fundamentals (walkthroughs, testing, evidence, issue writing, reporting).
- Confident written and verbal communication for virtual stakeholder engagement.
- Able to work independently with strong quality and deadline discipline.
- Exposure to not-for-profit / public sector or regulated environments.
- Progress toward CIA / ACCA (or similar).
- Experience with audit/GRC tooling (e.g., TeamMate, AuditBoard, Pentana, SharePoint audit packs).
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