Internal Auditor

PG is the name for glass in Southern Africa. Established in Cape Town in 1897, the Group produces, distributes and installs automotive, building glass, aluminium and glass film solutions. The PG Group is a significant worldwide player and our operations comply with the highest international safety, quality and environmental standards.  PG Group is invested in the following divisions:  PG Glass, PG Glass Africa, Shatterprufe, LLumar, Widney, PFG Building Glass, PG Building Glass, PG Primador and PG Aluminium.

Main job purpose

• To provide independent assurance that risk management, governance, compliance and control processes are adequate and operating effectively, thereby supporting business in a  achieving its operational objectives.

Main Objective

• Plan and agree the scope of audits / reviews / projects with related divisional Internal Audit Manager.
• Mapping / unpacking of business processes to evaluate the effectiveness of the control environment.
• Identifying key and compensating controls, testing its adequacy and effectiveness as it relates to remediating control risk.
• Assessing compliance with policies, standards, procedures, regulatory prescripts and business practices.
• Analysing data during audits / reviews to identify key control and operational efficiency risks and/or non-compliance to prescribed policies, standards, procedures, regulatory prescripts or business practices.
• Attend stock counts as required during scheduled audits and reviews.
• Compile audit working papers for review.
• Draft concise risk based audit reports for discussion with the business, highlighting root causes, its impact as well as practical, cost effective and value adding recommendations.
• Agree recommended remediation, allocated responsible manager as well as reasonable timeframe for implementation.
• Follow-up on agreed action to address and mitigate control risk exposure, and complete monthly observation & audit activity trackers, in order to effectively track and drive timely close-out.
• Collate and summarise divisional audit findings, identifying control trends for input in monthly audit and risk feedback to divisional Exco/s.
• Conduct ad-hoc supply chain, operational, financial governance and/or value added reviews, whilst maintaining functional independence.
• Provide forensic assignment support in an auditing capacity to applicable lead investigator.

Critical job requirements

• Grade 12     
• B Degree relevant and in support of Governance / Risk Management / Internal Audit / Finance/ Supply Chain
• Honours / Post Graduate degree in Accounting or Internal Auditing       
• Professional certification i.e. CIA / CA (SA)
• Minimum 3 to 5 years (including articles) professional experience in Governance / Risk Management / Internal Audit / Finance       
• Risk based auditing techniques   
• Client liaison and relations management
• 2 to 3 years supervisory experience in an audit environment 
• Manufacturing and / or Retail      

Knowledge and Skills

• Internal Auditing     
• Risk Management
• Control Environment         
• Governance
• Compliance  
• Strong communication skills - both verbal and written 
• Application of risk based auditing techniques
• Planning and execution of internal audits according to international professional practices framework (IIA)    
• Microsoft Office (Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Business risk and process knowledge and understanding         
• SAP
• Translate audit results into business impact     
• Supervision and / or review of junior staff work

PG Group, and its subsidiaries, are committed to the principles of employment equity and as such are equal opportunity employers.  Qualified applicants who apply for any vacancies will be considered with due consideration based on of fairness and equity. Factors such as race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability are not consider exclusively and are not determinative of any appointments made by PG Group or its subsidiaries.

Requisition ID: 2761