IT Audit Supervisor - East London, South Africa - University of Fort Hare

University of Fort Hare

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East London, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Eastern Cape, East London
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The University of Fort Hare is a vibrant, equitable and sustainable African university, committed to teaching

and research excellence at the service of its students, scholars and the wider community.

The University of Fort Hare seeks to appoint for the following vacancy:

IT AUDIT SUPERVISOR

Job Purpose:

To analyse and assess the University's technological infrastructure in order to ensure that processes and

systems run accurately and efficiently, remain secure and meet compliance regulations. Examine the UFH IT

systems to ensure sufficient controls are kept, the security of data stored or transported and the

safeguarding of sensitive information by identifying weaknesses in a system's network and suggest

strategies to prevent any security breaches in the technology. Identify any IT issues that fall under the audit,

specifically those related to IT security and risk management and communicate findings to University

management and offer solutions to improve or change processes and systems to ensure IT security and

governance.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Internal Audit or Computer Science or Business Information Systems / BTech

in Internal Audit.

Be registered in IIASA / ISACA

Minimum Experience:

Relevant 5 years IT auditing experience including Data Analysis (BI Tools), IT General Controls

Reviews and Application Controls Reviews with a minimum of two years as a supervisor.

Added advantage:

Certifications such as CISA, CGEIT, CRISC or CISM will be an added advantage.
Certification in Data analytics would be advantageous.
Must have IT auditing experience gained in a Large State-Owned Company or Higher education

sector and/ or auditing/ advisory firm with a similar size will be advantageous.

Duties:

Prepare planning documents timeously to IT Audit Manager for review.
Prepare audit file and crossreference all working papers to audit evidence in accordance with the

Quality Assurance standards.

Provide assurance and recommend controls in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.
Formulate the audit program based on the outcome of the preliminary survey using appropriate

audit methodologies and technologies.

Perform various other reviews of IT management policies and procedures such as change

management, business continuity planning/ disaster recovery and information security to ensure

that controls surrounding these processes are adequate.

Perform data analysis using auditing software such as ACL.
Ensure that audit work performed complies with COBIT, IIA, King IV, mL and ISACA Standards where

applicable.

Draft audit report with findings and substantiated by valid audit evidence, identify root causes and

provide practical recommendations.

Advise management to develop and implement cost effective solutions to IT internal control issues

during systems development and enhancement to ensure systems effectiveness and IT governance

Serving as a department support resource on technology controls and practices.
Assist management with Identifying and mitigating risks on various system development projects.
Provide advisory to IT management on new policies and procedures and also participate on the

development of controls for new allocations.

Advise business on projects that are undertaken to fulfil their objective and follow correct

methodologies.

Key Competencies:

Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse and disseminate information with

attention to detail and accuracy.

Adept at using queries to retrieve data from Sequel (SQL) database.
Ability to analyses and interpret numbers and data.
Ability to organise datasets and create pivots and graphs in MS Excel (advanced level).
Familiarity with data visualization tools.

recommendations for improvements to internal process, procedures and policies.

Excellent communication and listening skills with ability to interact effectively with all levels of

management.

Report writing and presentation skills.
Knowledge of IT Audit frameworks (for e.g. COBIT, ITIL, ISO2700 etc.).
Knowledge of International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing will be an

advantage.

Closing Date: 29 January 2023

To apply:
Interested applicants who meet the criteria are invited to:
must clearly indicate the name of the post applied for on the SUBJECT LINE.

Submit the motivation and resume as well as supporting documents namely; ID/passport,
Note that for all re-advertised positions this advert supersedes the one advertised previously owing
No faxes or walk-ins (hard copies) will be accepted.

The University reserves the right NOT to make a permanent appointment at this stage.

University of Fort Hare is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Pursuant to complying with

the Employment Equity Act No.55 of 1998, when appointing preferen