Would you like to be part of a value-driven, commercially oriented international environment where we enable global trade every day?
We have an opportunity available for a career-minded individual to join us as Manager - Internal Audit, with Group Internal Audit (GIA), based in Cape Town. GIA works in a dynamic environment and adds value by providing independent assurance to Maersk’s Board of Directors over the adequacy and effectiveness of the Group’s governance, risk management, and internal control processes through open communication, professionalism, and trust.
WHAT WE OFFER:
When you join Maersk, you’ll find that the world is your workplace. You’ll work in a culturally diverse, stimulating environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things. We believe in individual performance within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values. To us teamwork means acceptance, respect, dedication, and the idea that we can achieve more when we all pull together.
Living our values means competing in the marketplace in an ethical way so our name is synonymous with being a credible and valuable business partner. Through Constant Care and Humbleness, we strive to prepare for the future, while never forgetting that our customers and competitors are key to our ability to improve. In our daily work Uprightness and Our Employees mean that transparency and accountability in everything we do go hand in hand with being an inspiring, challenging place to work. At Maersk, we take pride in hiring the best person for the job – irrespective of gender, age, nationality, or religious belief.
GIA is an independent body that reports to the Maersk Board and the Audit Committee. We perform risk-based global audits using the COSO framework. In this role you will be exposed to a wide and challenging range of business issues through regular engagement with key stakeholders across all management levels within the Group.
Here you will work and communicate across geographical and cultural borders, which will enable you to build a strong professional network. We believe people thrive when they are in charge of their career paths and professional growth. We will provide you with opportunities to broaden your knowledge and strengthen your technical and professional foundation.
By choosing Maersk, you join not only for the role, but for a career. From here your path may take you towards extended responsibilities within Group Internal Audit, in an audit finance/operational role in any of our businesses, or in an adjacent function. Whichever you choose, you will be equipped with solid business relationships and commercial understanding.
GIA is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and has satellite offices in Singapore, South Africa, and USA. Audit teams are often mixed to include colleagues from different locations. We are a team of 42 professionals of many nationalities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, Africa Region, you will participate in financial, operational, enterprise risk, ESG and other audits, under the lead of a Senior Internal Audit manager. This includes reviewing and providing advice on the adequacy and effectiveness of the control framework and control environment, as well as on the controls over financial reporting, investments and asset safeguarding across all the businesses in the Group.
In the planning phase, you will perform a risk assessment and prepare an audit program and an internal control questionnaire. During fieldwork, you will carry responsibility for one or several areas of the audit, perform interviews and document the outcomes. Together with the Lead Auditor, you will present the findings at the closing meeting.
As we strongly believe in knowledge sharing, the team will be there for you, and we expect that you too contribute and engage so that we can deliver state-of-the-art assurance that enables our business.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Minimum 7 – 10 years' relevant experience in Internal Auditing
Professional accounting or audit qualification such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) highly preferable
Exposure to similar, capital-intensive industries, e.g., oil & gas, shipping, mining, construction, automotive, freight forwarding etc. would be an advantage
Ability to perform data analysis to support your findings, using MS Excel or more advanced tools
Ability to grasp the big picture and zoom in to the details based on risk assessments in order to consistently deliver quality output within agreed deadlines
Excellent command of written and spoken English is a pre-requisite and should also be evident through good report writing skills
Willingness to travel locally and internationally for business requirements up to 60 - 70 days of the year
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