IT Audit Manager

IT Audit Manager for Retail and Commercial Bank in London. My client is a major UK Corporate Banking house with some retail products looking to expand its IT Audit team. The ideal candidate will have a technical IT focus, whether that is exposure to:

• Cybersecurity
• Cloud
• Infrastructure
• Applications

Responsibilities

• Producing high quality analysis and input to the annual risk assessment process and related annual audit plan.
• Tracking outstanding management actions through to closure, ensuring they are appropriately resolved with supporting evidence or escalated in a timely manner.
• Proactive interaction across the GIA function to support the delivery of departmental goals and to maintain high quality outputs.
• Delivering quality, risk-based, value-adding audits and reviews on a timely basis in line with methodology.
• Performing business monitoring to ensure that GIA is aware of changes in business activities and objectives, and a necessary audit response is developed.
• Developing and maintaining strong business relationships with business management.
• Encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing between GIA, Risk, Compliance and the business to help embed a robust risk management and control culture across the bank.
• Ensure that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/ARE:

• Proven experience of working in IT internal audit roles, preferably with Financial Services.
• Proven knowledge of the technology, operational risk, data and cyber risks, including best practice standards and regulations applicable to Close Brothers.
• Proven understanding of SDLC, Cloud and other Technology-related topics.
• Demonstrable experience of leading/supporting continuous monitoring and stakeholder management.
• High level of motivation and ability to work in an organised manner under pressure.
• An ability to build strong relationships with auditees.
• An ability to influence and negotiate.
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of data analytics.
• Proven competence to deliver projects on time and to budget.

My client will consider candidates from consultancy, but you must have done non-standard audits such as the topics covered above. My client cannot sponsor, so you must already be UK-based and not require sponsorship. Ideally, you will have already worked in an IT Audit function within financial services. This role is ideally suited to candidates who have led their first few projects and are looking to make a step-up, as you will be entrusted to deliver complex projects and manage relationships immediately.