Job Description

Description:
The Audit and Controls Lead provides expert knowledge to deliver activities in relation to implementing and maintaining control systems, processes and high quality internal audit activities, which add value and improve the organizations operations and provide assurance it is in conformity with the Standards and Code of Ethics, (across financial and non-financial areas of the business). The Audit and Controls Lead focuses on the execution of activities relating to the design, development, implementation and maintenance of Vodafone\'s audit programmes and control systems. Typically reports to the Senior Audit and Controls Manager.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implements audit plans and activities within the Internal Audit (IA) Guidelines and Methodology to help add value to Vodafone by identifying risks and assessing control environments;
• Understands the Corporate Governance requirements of market(s);
• Develops, implements and maintains assurance plans within systems, audit plans and executes audits in line with the IA guidelines and methodology;
• Delivers independent, objective internal audit activity;
• Identifies key controls in operation, using knowledge of the correct methodology;
• Identifies and highlights potential control problems through analysis and reporting;
• Ensures solid relations are fostered with relevant managers, informing and engaging them on the audit objective/s and communication audit results promptly;
• Maintains a system to monitor the disposition of results communicated to management;
• Ensures audit reports include the engagements objectives and scope as well as applicable conclusions, recommendations, and action plans;
• Ensures accuracy of engagement communications (eg Auditors executive summary and possibly grading);
• Maintains solid relationships with partners (audit teams, auditees, management, external advisors and PMO etc) across the organisation to understand issues and identify areas in the control environment for improvement ;
• Conducts deployment activities of relevant control tools and resources in accordance with the functional strategy;
• Has a good understanding of issues and identifies areas in the control environment for improvement using acquired technical experience;
• May provide informal guidance to junior staff

Skills:

Fraud and Ethics
Internal Audit Methodology
Internal Controls
Audit Governance
Audit Process
Audit Delivery
Audit Reporting
Program Assurance

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