ABSA Vacancies – Senior Assurance Manager

Job Description:

Support the Senior Assurance Manager IT General Controls: Lead/Senior Assurance Manager Project Change: Lead to drive and execute on the agreed ITO A&T Combined Assurance coverage plan. Assist in the improvement of the control environment for Information Technology Office (ITO) as well as other business clusters through assurance activities in alignment with the ITO A&T methodology, assurance standard, governance and delivery objectives

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the Senior Manager: Combined Assurance and Reporting in validating effective controls as per the Control Self-Assessment (CSA) for the business units.
• Execute on the Design Effectiveness Testing (DEA) and Operating Effectiveness Testing (OET) in line with the ITO A&T methodology and Assurance standard requirements.
• Mentor and coach less experienced team members on assigned assurance reviews by providing guidance around the ITO A&T methodology and assurance process and manage the teams that are assigned to the assurance review effectively by delegating assurance work to empower each individual team member.
• Prepare detailed working papers for all assurance reviews to ensure a consistent testing approach across all business units.
• Plan the delivery of assigned assurances to a high quality and in line with Key Performance Indicators as per the ITO A&T methodology which includes preparation of the announcement memo and meeting key deliverables in terms of assurance timelines.
• Design and ensure the execution of approved sampling techniques, testing strategies on assurance reviews.
• Develop the Assurance Plan through consultation with the respective Risk Leads, CIOs and the Senior Assurance Manager IT General Controls: Lead/Senior Assurance Manager Project Change: Lead.
• Manage the execution of Design Effectiveness Testing (DEA) and Operating Effectiveness Testing (OET) of the assigned assurance team on a review in line with methodology requirements.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of business clusters and use this knowledge to assess risks and controls through identifying, assessing and documenting risks and controls within these processes.
• Use business knowledge to assess evolving risks, write high quality reports with observations which are insightful, address the root cause, have agreed actions that fully mitigate the risk, support the Issues Management process and require no further assurance work to support them.
• Provide consulting services to implement lasting change and sustained improvements around critical processes to support the bank’s top priorities.

Qualification & Experience:

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Job Details:

Company: Absa Group Limited

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Randburg, Gauteng, SA

Application Deadline: N/A

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