Internal Audit Supervisor
Listing reference: reunt_000289
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 5 December 2026
Position summary
Industry: Engineering
Job category: Internal Auditing
Location: Woodmead
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Reunert Management Services is seeking an experienced and commercially astute Internal Audit Supervisor to join its Group Internal Audit team.
This role offers the opportunity to lead and execute complex, risk-based assurance and advisory engagements across a diversified Group operating in manufacturing, technology-enabled services and multi-entity business environments. You will provide objective insights into governance, risk management and internal control processes, while supervising audit engagements and developing team members.
Job description
Audit planning and risk assessment
- Assist the Head of Internal Audit to identify and evaluate audit risk areas and develop the risk-based annual internal audit plan.
- Contribute to scoping, prioritising and scheduling engagements based on business risk, strategic priorities, emerging risks and stakeholder input.
Audit execution and supervision
- Supervise engagements from planning through to reporting, ensuring procedures are appropriately designed, evidence is sufficient and conclusions are clearly supported.
- Perform audit procedures, including defining issues, developing criteria, analysing evidence and documenting client processes.
- Identify control weaknesses, governance gaps and improvement opportunities, and develop practical recommendations with management.
- Ensure all audit activities comply with the IIA International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and with organisational and professional ethical standards.
Reporting and stakeholder engagement
- Prepare and/or review clear, factual and balanced audit reports covering risks, control issues, root causes, agreed actions and management accountability.
- Present audit results and key matters to management and, where required, support reporting to the Board or Audit Committee.
Quality assurance and continuous improvement
- Support quality assurance activities, including file reviews, methodology enhancements and lessons learnt from completed engagements.
- Promote the use of data analytics, technology and audit tools to improve efficiency, coverage and insight.
People management
- Coach, mentor and develop direct reports and the wider audit team, including identifying and delivering training and development needs.
- Encourage and reinforce the Group Values, leadership principles and related initiatives.
Governance, ethics and confidentiality
- Exercise due professional care, sound judgement and objectivity in all audit work.
- Protect confidential, commercially sensitive and personal information in line with Group policies and legal requirements, including POPIA where relevant.
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Internal Auditing, Finance or a related field.
- CA(SA) highly preferred.
- CIA, CISA or other relevant professional qualifications are advantageous.
- Minimum of five years' relevant experience in internal audit, external audit, risk management, accounting, operations, business analysis or programme evaluation.
- At least three years' supervisory experience, including leading audit teams, reviewing work, coaching team members and managing engagements.
- Experience in financial, operational and compliance auditing.
- Experience reporting to executive management and Audit and Risk Committees.
- Experience in a multi-entity environment or diversified industrial group.
Advantageous:
- Big Four experience in a multi-entity client environment.
- Exposure to manufacturing, technology-enabled services, ERP environments, cybersecurity, IT general controls or digital transformation