IT Audit Executive

IT Audit Executive OR Senior Our London Audit Team are currently recruiting for an IT Audit Executive/Senior to join our newly formed function. This role will suit someone technically savy, qualified and someone who can deliver under pressure. You will take responsibility for completing audit work, ensuring deadlines are met and compliance with necessary regulations. The successful candidate will manage a portfolio of IT Risk Assurance engagements with clients, and report to a Senior Manager or Director. You will be responsible for the day to day running of engagements and the quality of the output. What is in it for you? Genuine Work Life balance Accredited Investor in People New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential 33 days holiday Inc. Bank Holidays, plus the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days Very competitive salary Employee Recognition awards and bonuses Amazing employee referral scheme, paying up to £4000 for a successful referral Responsibilities Allocate section to junior staff and brief on what is expected of them, answer all questions and produce review points. Monitor clearance of queries and ensure work is well presented and technically accurate. Produce a detailed audit planning memorandum, including details of any potential difficulties that may have been encountered during previous audits and ensure correct tests are applied to produce sufficient audit evidence, discuss with Partner/Director/Senior Manager/Manager. Plan how testing work should be allocated amongst junior team members. Complete audits in accordance with MHA MacIntyre Hudson audit procedures, with assistance from more senior members of staff. Monitor the progress of jobs, ensure that budgets are met, address any problems that are encountered to ensure that the audit is finished within budget and timeframe. Check and supervise the work of more junior staff both on site and in office and complete any sections as necessary. Sign off audit sections, address any problems and/or queries and complete the file before passing it on to the Partner/Director/Senior Manager/Manager for review. Consulting and advisory skills - using advanced data & evidence management, client management on remediation programmes, to drive innovation & continuous improvement across relevant service lines. Strong technical outlook and the ability to combine practical knowledge with your capability in your specialist service line/area. Managing a portfolio of IT Risk and Assurance engagements with clients, reporting to a Senior Manager or Director, responsible for the day to day running of engagements and the quality of the team's output. Managing and creating reports and via review ensuring the highest quality deliverables. Contributing to developing the market for IT Risk Assurance services across all sectors, identifying sales opportunities and escalating to senior management. Contributing to the creation of proposals and marketing material. Managing engagements to time and budget. Contributing to the development of the existing IT Risk Assurance team, acting as mentor and coach to junior members of the team and leading by example. Skills and Qualifications You will have a proven track record in External and/or Internal IT Audit, either as a professional in the delivery or as an experienced Manager with experience with a top tier professional services firm or management consultancy. Working knowledge in major ERP (e.g. SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Dynamics) implementation approach and project life cycle. Experience and the successful line management of professional services individuals, including coaching and developing staff in the day to day delivery. The successful individual will be able to demonstrate the ability to deliver either Assurance or Advisory services in a variety of the following areas: IT risk, control and audit skills: S4/HANA Finance, Oracle, Hyperion, Dynamics, mid-tier accounting packages Exposure to database systems including DB2, Sybase, RDS, OS/400, Oracle The ability to drive operating systems including OS/400, Windows, Unix (flavours incl AIX, HPUX, Red Hat, Solaris) The ability to use SOx404 process control mapping (for risks and controls), IT testing, IT test and exception handling documentation, IT risk and control improvement Core GAM competencies (including compulsory training and certification): audit planning, audit documentation (subject to FRC inspection), audit testing incl exception handling, use of GAM, use of Canvas, integration with Audit ITPRM skills to include Process controls, ITGC controls, SOD controls, migration risks and controls, HYpercare controls, interface controls, IPE controls SOCR skills: ISAE3402 frameworks, SSAE16 frameworks, COSO, COBIT, sampling, control descriptions, testing, exception handling, reporting Ongoing interactions with CIO, CFO, GFC, CISO, Head of Change, Head of Risk, Head of Audit, Head of Digital Client focused with excellent communication - oral and written, ability to deal with variety of people in different environments Organised and commercially aware Ability to work well under pressure and demonstrate a positive and committed attitude to MHA MacIntyre Hudson in dealings with both clients and staff. Our application form takes just a few minutes to complete and includes some diversity questions. MHA Macintyre Hudson is a committed member of Access Accountancy and as such, we track our diversity stats and actively work to improve on these year on year, looking at new ways to promote our roles to the widest audience. Any data collected is fully anonymised before sharing with any external parties, as per our Data Protection Policy and is not visible to hiring managers, or used in any way during the selection process. If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, please contact the recruitment team. If you are interested, please apply using the 'apply' button. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89831499