Assurance - Financial Services - Technology Risk - Manager - UK Wide

Technology is at the heart of most modern organisations. As well as opening a world of opportunities, technology exposes organisations to a variety of risks. We help our clients to identify and manage these risks to protect their stakeholders. As a Manager within our Technology Risk team, you will help our clients identify and manage their technology risks whilst simultaneously gaining skills to develop a career in a fast-growing professional services organisation.

Working with some of the world’s most prestigious Financial Services (FS) organisations, you will be an integral part of our Technology Risk team, part of Assurance Advisory within EY UK.

The opportunity

We are a market leader across the Big-4 with significant new audit engagements across financial services clients and substantial projected revenue growth in the coming years. Our ongoing advancements in innovation and automation continue to place us ahead of our competitors. We maintain a clear focus on delivering high-quality, high-profile, multi-discipline, and multi-country projects, aiding clients in resolving their most complex IT and data challenges while prioritising quality. We are part of a single integrated financial services team with over 250 people in the FS UK Technology Risk team, serving some of the largest financial services institutions globally.

As a Technology Risk Manager, you will be an influential member of our Technology Risk team, and you will have the opportunity to work on a range of IT Assurance projects. These include IT External Audit Support (known in EY as FAIT or Financial Audit IT), IT Internal Audit, IT components of Regulatory Reviews and other assurance activities (e.g. client money, Solvency II, IFRS17, Section 166, Service Organisation Controls Reporting), Cyber assurance, Emerging Technology risk including AI, Trust in Robotics Process Automation and other controls related work within FS. This portfolio also includes collaboration with our wider Assurance and Consulting colleagues to help clients protect their reputation by mitigating their business, financial reporting and IT risks, on a broad range of topics where design or effectiveness reviews over IT and data controls are required.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Be considered as a primary contact for both the client and the team, engaging in regular discussions with the client regarding future trends, and playing a part in owning and growing the EY relationship with the client.
• Contribute to fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment while coaching and counselling junior team members in their professional growth.
• Play a crucial role in upholding exceptional client service, quality, and delivery standards.
• Manage team and project resources and budgets effectively.
• Create a flexible environment offering numerous opportunities for professional growth and development across assurance and consulting domains.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Learning about EY, our clients and their businesses.
• Understanding the IT landscape across a portfolio of clients and being able to assure and advise on the associated risks.
• Managing client engagements and leading client meetings to identify risks, test controls and provide an opinion on the security of the clients’ IT environment.
• Fostering and maintaining excellent client relationships and expectations.
• High quality outcomes and deliverables underpinned by a keen attention to detail.
• Building relationships with colleagues across the business, supporting them and promoting a diverse and collaborative culture.
• Getting involved with industry research and client thought leadership.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Demonstrable professional experience in managing and delivering complex and global external IT Audits (FAIT) on FS clients.
• Experience managing and delivering a portfolio of IT external audit clients, with timely delivery, cost efficiency, and high audit quality.
• Hands-on experience in managing and delivering IT general controls (ITGC) and IT automated controls audits.
• Good technical understanding of SOX, and IT audit methodologies.
• Experience working for a professional services consultancy firm, major financial institution or blue-chip industry firm in IT external audit, IT internal audit, or IT risk management is highly preferred but not essential.

What We Look For

As a trusted business advisor specialising in the Technology Risk field, you will be responsible for identifying, addressing, and resolving questions that have not yet been considered by our clients. If you are ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to building a better working world by helping organisations to identify and manage their technology risks whilst simultaneously gaining skills to develop a career in professional services, this role is for you.

What Working At EY Offers

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. We offer a competitive remuneration package, including support for flexible working and career development.