As the Senior Audit Manager, you will lead the audit team and provide independent assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal controls within the FirstRand Namibia Group. You will also be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the audit function, developing team capability and providing advisory insights to enhance business resilience and operational effectiveness.
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ARE YOU SOMEONE WHO CAN:
- Lead and oversee the delivery of audit engagements across financial, operational, and business processes to provide independent assurance on control effectiveness.
- Define and drive the execution of audit plans aligned with organisational strategy, risk profile, and regulatory requirements.
- Provide expert advisory and consulting services to stakeholders to enhance governance, risk management, and operational efficiency.
- Review and challenge audit findings to ensure clarity of root causes, risk implications, and value-adding recommendations.
- Engage senior leadership and governance forums to present audit outcomes, insights, and emerging risk themes.
- Identify systemic control weaknesses, emerging risks, and trends and drive appropriate escalation and remediation actions.
- Ensure audit activities comply with internal audit standards, methodologies, and regulatory requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement of audit methodologies, tools, and approaches to enhance audit quality and impact.
- Take full accountability for audit team performance, including planning, resourcing, delivery quality, and productivity.
- Lead, coach, and develop audit managers and teams to build capability, technical depth, and a high-performance culture.
- Foster a culture of independence, professional judgement, and ethical conduct within the audit function.
- Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Business stakeholders to strengthen the control environment.
- Oversee the tracking and closure of audit findings and management actions to ensure timely remediation.
- Provide strategic input into audit-related initiatives, regulatory engagements, and organisational governance forums.
YOU WILL BE AN IDEAL CANDIDATE IF YOU MEET THE BELOW REQUIREMENTS:
- Relevant Degree in Audit, Accounting, Finance, Risk, IT, or a related discipline.
- Minimum qualification: CA, CISA, CIA, CRMA, FRM, or relevant professional certification.
- 7–10 years’ experience in Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, or Assurance environments.
- Minimum 5 years’ leadership experience.
- Banking and financial services sector experience will be an added advantage.
You will have access to:
- Opportunities to network and collaborate with solutionists specialist teams.
- A challenging and evolving working environment.
- Opportunities to innovate and grow within the Banking ecosystem.
We can be a match if you are:
- Always doing the right thing – Fight for ethical conduct and transparency, both inside and outside
- Curious – Believe in insight, creativity, and its power to unlock value
- Deeply Invested – Take initiative and be a leader in your own right
- Valuing differences – Be inclusive, gracious, decent, and humble
- Building Trust not Territory – Crete a culture of sharing
- Courageous – We’ve built a culture of bravery by speaking our minds and encouraging others to do the same
The company ONLY accept applications via their career portal. Interested candidates can apply via the link below:
Apply online via: FNB Career Portal
