Title:  Senior Internal Auditor: Climate and Environmental Risk

REQUISITION DETAILS

Req ID: 147515 Thembi Mtshali

Location: Johannesburg

Closing Date : 4 September 2026

Job Family

Governance And Compliance

Career Stream

Internal Audit

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self Professional

FAIS Affected

Job Purpose

The Senior Internal Auditor role exists to deliver individual audit engagements end-to-end by translating portfolio assurance priorities into high-quality, timely and cost-effective audit execution. The role plans, executes, concludes and reports on audits within assigned scope, applying sound professional judgement, disciplined methodology application and credible stakeholder engagement. 

Job Responsibilities

Audit Strategy
•    Apply portfolio and sub portfolio assurance priorities to individual audit engagements, ensuring audit objectives are aligned to key business risks, regulatory expectations, and agreed assurance focus areas.
•    Identify and escalate emerging engagement level risks, delivery constraints, and systemic themes through established governance and audit leadership channels.
Audit Planning & Design
•    Lead the planning and design of audit engagements through risk assessment, walkthroughs, scope definition, and the development of Risk and Control Matrices (RACM), audit programmes, and data requirements.
•    Ensure audits are risk based, appropriately scoped, executable within agreed timelines and resources, and aligned to Group Internal Audit methodology, IIA Standards, and quality requirements.
Audit Advisory & Partnering
•    Lead engagement level stakeholder interactions, including kick off, walkthrough, and close out discussions.
•    Manage auditee expectations, document requests and requirements, scope and findings discussions professionally, demonstrating understanding of business objectives, client impact, and commercial context.
•    Provide constructive challenge while maintaining audit independence, credibility, and professionalism across the audit lifecycle.
Audit Execution
•    Accountable for the end to end execution of audit fieldwork across business as usual processes, programmes, digital initiatives, and complex change environments.
•    Apply data analytics and test automated controls as part of audit execution.
•    Direct and coordinate audit team activities to ensure disciplined execution of audit programmes, validated evidence, robust workpaper standards and appropriate addressing of review notes.
•    Manage engagement productivity and efficiency by managing timelines, budgets, and delivery risks, escalating issues and blockers timeously.

Job Responsibilities Continue

Risk Based Assurance 
•    Evaluate audit results and apply sound professional judgement to determine engagement level conclusions, proposed ratings, and issue severity.
•    Ensure findings are balanced, evidence based, and clearly articulate risk, impact, root cause, and actionable recommendations.
•    Escalate high risk judgements and significant issues in line with governance and escalation requirements.
Audit Reporting 
•    Lead the drafting and finalisation of clear, accurate, and insight driven audit reports that support effective decision making.
•    Agree management action plans with clear ownership, realistic timelines, and defined closure evidence.
•    Ensure issue tracking, validation, follow up, and closure activities are completed in line with internal standards and governance expectations, providing high quality inputs into engagement level and portfolio reporting
Regulatory, Governance & Quality Compliance
•    Ensure audit engagements comply with Group Internal Audit methodology, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Standards, and applicable regulatory requirements
•    Maintain appropriate documentation, version control, and governance compliance across engagement deliverables
People Leadership & Capability Development
•    Lead, coach, and develop Internal Auditors and Graduates assigned to engagements through clear expectations, constructive feedback, and on the job capability development
•    Promote disciplined execution, ethical conduct, and continuous improvement within audit teams

Qualifications

Essential: Relevant degree or advanced diploma (e.g. BCom) in Accounting, Auditing, Risk, Finance or related field.
Preferred: Honours degree where role complexity warrants and professional qualification in progress (e.g. CIA, CA(SA) or equivalent).

Minimum Experience Level

Essential experience: Minimum of 5+ years’ relevant internal audit, external audit or assurance experience. At least 3-5 years in climate, environmental, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), sustainability assurance, risk management or environmental consulting.

Preferred: Approximately 4 – 6 years’ relevant experience, including leading audit engagements and supervising team members where applicable. Typically 1–3 years engagement lead or supervisory experience.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies