(Senior) IT Auditor

Senior IT Auditor

The position

The principal role of Internal Audit is to provide assurance and confidence to the Board as to the adequacy of design, effectiveness of operation and sustainability of the whole system of internal controls, including risk management.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the planning, execution and reporting of concurrently running IT Audit Assurance assignments, using effective project management disciplines. 
• Oversees audit assignment activities to ensure that appropriate controls exist, processing is efficient and accurate, and procedures are in compliance with corporate standards. 
• Provides direction, training, and evaluation for less experienced IT audit members of the audit team.
• Ensure that the established audit methodology and practice guides are consistently followed on all IT audit project assurance assignments.
• Assist the audit plan development process by sharing knowledge of identified risks, effectiveness of mitigating activities, and management concerns.
• Identify and make practical recommendations for discussion and subsequent agreement with IT management.
• Produce quality draft reports for review and co-ordinate the issue of the final report.
• Participate in and provide risk control advice and project assurance on large scale IT projects.
• Undertake IT special projects and investigations in the overall drive for improvements in the company’s control environment.
• Promote controls and sound risk management in the course of work and during interaction with IT and business areas.
• Provide technical consultancy advice to both IT and Business Audit colleagues as directed by the Audit Manager. 

Candidate profile

• Possesses and applies knowledge of Information Technology auditing to the completion of complex assignments. 
• Use effective project management disciplines to deliver audits successfully meeting all project metrics and milestones.
• Demonstrate strong and consistent analytical and technical auditing skills.
• Open and consistent communication within the team as well as with management.
• Demonstrate effective problem resolution, decision making, and communications during all audit phases using a pro-active and positive approach.
• Constantly strive for process improvements. Suggest changes in processes to achieve efficiencies through use of technology.

Requirements

• Strong leadership skills with personal credibility
• Well developed communications and relationship skills
• Strong project management skills
• Sound judgement and ability to operate independently and objectively
• Successful implementation, communication and understanding of the Internal Audit vision and strategy
• Working knowledge of the Financial Services industry
• Supervisory / mentoring experience
• Knowledge or work experience using data interrogation tools and/or programming
• Minimum 5 years IT audit or equivalent experience
• Financial services experience advantageous
• Professional IT Audit qualifications or similar professional qualification
• May also, or alternatively, have a degree
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Travel may be required (approximately 10 – 20%)