Vacancy Details
Employer: Empire Recruitment
What You’ll Be Leading
- End-to-end internal audit engagements across multiple business areas
- Risk assessments, audit planning, testing, and reporting
- Integrated audits focused on operational processes and controls
- Strategic project reviews, governance evaluations, and risk analysis
- Stakeholder engagement with senior leadership and management teams
- Guidance, coaching, and review of junior auditors’ work
- Identification of process improvements and control enhancements
What Sets This Role Apart
You won’t just “tick boxes.”You’ll influence business decisions, strengthen governance, and contribute directly to organisational resilience and operational excellence.
You’ll also:
- Drive audit quality and professional standards
- Identify root causes and practical solutions
- Present insights and findings to leadership teams
- Contribute to audit strategy and departmental growth
- Help shape a high-performing internal audit culture
What You Bring
- Strong internal audit expertise with a strategic mindset
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving ability
- Confidence engaging with executives and stakeholders
- Strong project management and multitasking capability
- The ability to work independently while leading others
- A proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused approach
Experience & Qualifications
- BCom / BCom Honours or relevant Internal Auditing qualification
- CFE preferred or in progress
- 3–6 years’ Internal Auditing experience from short term insurance or financial services industries
- Minimum 2 years in a Senior Auditor capacity
- Experience in governance, risk, and compliance environments
- Strong understanding of IIA standards and methodologies
- Knowledge of short-term insurance advantageous
- Experience with audit tools such as IDEA and GRC
- Strong MS Office proficiency
Why Join?
Because modern auditing is no longer just about compliance — it’s about influence, strategy, and enabling better business outcomes.This is an opportunity to step into a role where your expertise will be heard, your insights valued, and your leadership trusted.
Ready to elevate internal audit from process to impact? Apply now.
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About Empire Recruitment
About
At Empire Recruitment, we build valuable and meaningful relationships with all our clients and customers.
Our clients being, those who require only the best talent that SA has to offer and our customers, the professionals looking to be guided as they take those crucial steps in their careers.
With our expert industry knowledge, we are able to make connections that help businesses flourish. We understand that successful organizations are centered around it’s people and bringing in the best fit for their business is of the utmost importance. In order to make these connections we take the time to understand our clients and customers needs at the outset.
Building your future
Our Values:
- Integrity
- Commitment to our customers and client
- Quality
- Continuous Learning
- People Focused
We specialise in:
- Engineering
- Human Resources
- IT and Telecoms
- Sales and Marketing
- Supply Chain
B-BBEE Rating
Empire Recruitment is proud to be a Level 1 B-BBEE contributor.
Contact information:
Inchanga Road, Fourways
Monday to Friday 8:00 to 16:30
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