IT Audit and Assurance Manager

4 months ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Audit & Risk Recruitment Full time

Audit and Risk Recruitment are working with a globally operating and market leading technology business who are looking to hire an ambitious and forward thinking Internal IT Audit and Assurance Manager.


Our client gives the unique opportunity to join a exciting and fast-paced function, working with stakeholders across the globe. They give unique amount of employee flexibility, with multiple health benefits, a positive work environment and relaxed company culture.


The purpose of the wider role is to identify and automate control risks within the business, examining and evaluating the adequacy of controls to mitigate those risks within their respective remit. The role will also offer the freedom to take the team in the direction you see fit, whether that is AI Automation, integrating data analytics through data scraping and wider data governance or working within ERP transformation projects


This is through the designing and delivery of the Technology internal audit plan, reporting to the head of the function to manage and implement automation, ERP transformation projects and data analytics in a truly hands on and limitless role.


Key responsibilities:


• Understands the strategic direction and values of our Risk and Audit department (including IA Strategy, IA Charter, Ways of Working, Team values) ensuring that the activities executed and behaviours exhibited are in line with the department and company


• Lead numerous internal audit projects in line with departmental and other appropriate IT Audit standards from planning through to completion, performing risk assessment planning procedures and audit test procedures


• Supervises staff external consultants and guest auditors as appropriate on audit projects


• Have a comfortable understanding of SOX, with the aim to reduce the reliance on SOX and implement a range of continuous monitoring and control automated solutions.


• Ensures that all appropriate documents are produced to the high-quality standard and retained on Riskonnect


• Works with the Technology and Head of Risk and wider IT audit team to maintain and develop relationships with key stakeholders (e.g. global, Regional & Country Technology Directors) to help ensure the audit work carried out adequately addresses the key risks in Technology in the Group


• Works with the business to facilitate changes to improve the controls environment to mitigate risks to an acceptable level


• Ensures that reported actions agreed with management are followed-up to establish whether they have been carried out to an acceptable level


• Assists with the preparation of appropriate Management and Audit Committee reporting, as appropriate


• Collaboratively works with other team members to ensure audit work and other projects undertaken throughout the Group provides appropriate assurance



Essential personal skills:


  • Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)


  • Good relationship management capability, including dealing confidently with senior management


  • Enthusiastic, confident and a team player


  • Flexible and positive approach to work, including willingness to undertake substantial international business travel


  • Able to pay attention to detail whilst combining with the ability to see the ‘big picture’


  • Organised and able to prioritise and meet deadlines. A strong ability to self-manage will be critical given the international travel.


  • Open to learn and happy to incorporate feedback into behaviours.


Desired experience:


  • IT internal audit experience or experience outside of standard ITGC work.


  • Understanding of SOX regulations with any automated controls experience placing the candidate at a significant advantage


  • Understanding the technical elements of IT Audit, having working inside an IT internal Audit team or IT engineering team (not essential).


  • Has undertaken security audits;


  • Working in a global organisation with senior stakeholders;


  • Risk assessment prior to undertaking an audit; and


  • Project/Programme assurance.


  • Affinity with services including Workday and wider ERP transformation/Audit work


  • Ideally (but not essential) have a CISA, CISM or other relevant IT audit qualification


  • Worked inside a top 30 practice firm conducting IT audit, risk or controls assurance for non-financial service clients (desired but not essential)


About our client


Our client is headquartered in Scotland operates in markets worldwide.


Joining our client offers the opportunity to produce career-defining work. Along the way, you’ll team up with inspiring colleagues and encounter a richness of clients, cultures and experiences. They offer exciting challenges, memorable experiences and opportunities to shape your future.


Inclusion and Diversity


They are proud to be different and that starts with our people. They believe in equal opportunities for everyone. They won’t define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes them great, they want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That’s what they care about. So, whether you’re joining them, or looking to move to a different part of the business, they work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.


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