Specialist: Combined Assurance

About the role

Transnet Pipelines is looking for a Specialist: Combined Assurance (Grade E) in Durban Central, reporting to the Senior Manager: Governance, Risk & Controls. The role develops and manages control compliance to maintain a sound control environment and give stakeholders assurance, supporting the achievement of strategy through integrated combined assurance across the pipeline. Preference is given to persons with disabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Develop the Combined Risk Assurance Universe covering strategic, tactical and operational risks and auditable units, and regularly update it to cover all assurance activities.
• Coordinate and optimise risk-based assurance activities to reduce costs, audit fatigue and duplication, and align assurance with organisational objectives and KPIs.
• Review assurance reports and submit them to the management committee, and oversee the Combined Assurance Management System.
• Help develop assurance plans, lead lines of assurance in line with professional standards and accreditation, and monitor corrective and preventative measures.
• Collaborate with assurance providers and management, and monitor internal and external auditors so they obtain sufficient, objective information.
• Prepare assurance reports, facilitate close-out meetings with executive and senior management, and track action plans, escalating overdue outcomes.
• Support training and awareness on the Combined Assurance policy, develop KPIs for the first, second and third lines of assurance, research best practices and present assurance reports at governance forums.

Required profile

• Postgraduate degree in risk, accounting or auditing.
• 6-8 years of experience in a financial compliance role involving risk conversion and improved controls.
• Trust and honesty in handling finances, as per the National Credit Act Amendment 19 Standard.
• Willingness to work extended hours and a driver's licence (code 08).

Required skills

• Advanced knowledge of audit and combined assurance practices and the Combined Assurance model.
• Knowledge of finance and accounting systems, King IV and corporate governance principles, and relevant legislation.
• Internal audit standards, governance, risk and control, and internal audit delivery.
• Communication, presentation, project management, report writing and time management.