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Job Vacancy Details
Senior IT Auditor
Financial Services
Bristol
Permanent ⁄ £45000 - £53000
Updated May 13, 2012
1. Lead the planning of Internal Audit Reviews
• Engage with business to gain clear understanding of the IT control environment under review and any concerns they may have
• Develop audit scope and objectives for each review
• Clearance of audit scope and objectives with management
• Gain understanding of business and technical environment to enable identification of key risks to be reviewed during each review
• Developing detailed fieldwork plans and time budgets for each review
2. Lead the execution of Internal Audit Reviews
• Perform audit fieldwork to assess the adequacy of control environments, risk management, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring in the areas under review
• Document fieldwork results and conclusions
• Identify emerging issues for consideration in reporting
• Flag potentially serious issues to audit and business management as they emerge
• Conduct close out meeting with management to agree audit findings
3. Reporting Internal Audit Reviews
• Drafting audit reports for review by audit and business management
• Agree management action plans and target dates
• Ensure all reported issues are evidenced in audit documentation
4. Monitoring Management Action Plans
• Monitor progress of assigned management actions plans resulting from audit reviews
• Liaise with management to agree status of management action plans and update GIA action tracking database accordingly
• Where appropriate, contribute updates on management actions to GIA monthly report to Executive Management
5. Manage Business Relationships
• Identify, build and maintain relationships with appropriate members of the business within assigned relationship management areas
• Use these relationships to provide early warning of potential control or risk management issues and identify areas for inclusion in the annual audit plan and individual audits.
• Use these relationships to keep the business informed of GIA activity and to promote GIA's role and profile
• Use these relationships to influence improvement in risk management and control in business processes, projects and change management
6. Develop and Maintain Strong Business Understanding
• Develop and maintain a good awareness and understanding of key business, finance, regulatory and IT activities and
Who we're looking for
Essential:
• Significant knowledge of Information Systems technologies (including virtualisation), database technologies (including Oracle and SQL server), network infrastructures (including CISCO) and IS/IT security approaches.
• Significant knowledge of the insurance and/or Life business environment or significant knowledge of an audit, control or risk management function
• Significant oral/written communication, planning, project management, analytical, networking and influencing skills
• Significant stakeholder management and relationship building skills
Desirable:
• Significant experience of the insurance and/or Life business environment and significant experience in an audit, control or risk management function
• Degree and/or relevant professional qualification (e.g. CISA, QiCA, CISSP) and/or significant relevant audit, risk management, control or financial services qualification
• Significant knowledge of software development lifecycles, including iterative approaches
• Significant knowledge of common IT management frameworks (e.g. ITIL, COBIT)
About our client
Key Bristol employer
What's on offer
up to £53,000 + benefits
Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 1793 486 785.
Job Ref: 13153410
Your application will be sent to Natalie Wells.
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