IT Audit Assistant Manager

A growing international financial services business has a client-focused role for an IT Audit Assistant Manager to be  involved in planning and delivering IT audit and assurance-based engagements for clients, with a focus on audit quality and audit innovation. 

The role holder will be responsible for completing all aspects of the engagement lifecycle, including engagement execution and delivery, writing reports, and communicating with engagement managers.

The Assistant Manager owns deliverables/areas of an engagement/project with minimal input – delivering quality outputs, and helping review the work of less experienced members of the engagement/project team. They will contribute to the planning and delivery of engagements including work plans, timelines, project management and resource allocation and may manage small engagements depending on experience and business area. 

The desirable candidate will have the following skills and experience: 

• Proven experience in delivering IT audit and assurance services and/or information security assessments. External audit experience would be beneficial.
• Recognised relevant qualification (e.g. CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CISSP, ACCA, ACA, CPA or equivalent qualifications) is essential.
• Knowledge of systems environments within industry sectors.
• Experience in business analysis and understanding of core business processes. Experience in the financial services sector would be beneficial.
• Experience in identifying and assessing complex IT risks and controls.
• Experience in using digital and data analytics tools (including Alteryx, PowerBI, UIPath, and SQL) would be beneficial.
• Demonstrable analytical and project management skills.