Audit Executive

Our client is a deeply rooted leading South African manufacturer responsible for producing some of the nations most-loved household brands. Driven by their purpose WE GROW WHAT MATTERS they are a passion-led business dedicated to nourishing lives communities and the future. This is an opportunity to join an organization where your strategic insights directly contribute to robust governance and operational excellence across a significant national footprint.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Assurance Leadership:Contribute significantly to the formulation of the group-wide audit strategy and annual plans ensuring comprehensive coverage compatible with the Groups strategic objectives and emerging risk landscape.
• Governance and Control Oversight:Promote and monitor the effectiveness and adequacy of internal control processes at both Group strategic and operational levels ensuring adherence to sound governance principles.
• Data-Driven Auditing:Spearhead the embedding of technology-enabled auditing including leveraging Data Analytics and visualization tools (like Power BI) to significantly enhance audit quality insight generation and continuous monitoring capabilities.
• Risk and Compliance Management:Drive combined assurance by coordinating seamlessly with Risk Compliance and External Audit teams to optimize coverage and minimize duplication across assurance providers.
• Reporting Excellence:Oversee the production and presentation of clear timely audit reports and provide high-level summaries of findings for monthly Board packs and Audit Committee reviews.
• Fraud Management:Manage the integrity of the anonymous reporting channels overseeing initial investigations and providing expert insight on outsourced fraud assessments.