Assistant Vice President , IT Audit Manager in London

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About the team: EMEA Internal Audit Office (EIAO), as the Bank’s third Line of Defence, provides independent assurance to the Board and Executive Management on the quality and effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal controls to monitor, manage and mitigate key risks to achieve the Bank’s objectives.

Main purpose of the role: An exciting new opportunity has emerged for an IT Auditor - Audit Manager (AVP) to join our IT audit team within the EMEA Internal Audit function. In this role, the Audit Manager will support the Senior Audit Manager and Audit Director by executing and delivering key IT audit engagements and reporting issues to senior management. This will include auditing across cyber security, IT Infrastructure and IT applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contributing to planning and executing audits across cyber security, IT Infrastructure and IT applications domains, including delivering audits to budget and agreed timelines.
• Manage day to day interactions with stakeholders to understand control processes and test the controls are designed and operating effectively by obtaining and evaluating audit evidence.
• Display good appreciation of technology risk and control areas, promoting risk awareness throughout the Internal Audit department and among key stakeholders.
• Agree Management Action Plans with stakeholders, ensuring that remedial actions address the underlying root causes to mitigate the risks, and lead issue validation activities to verify that remedial actions are designed and operating effectively.
• Work within a team to deliver high quality audit opinions on the technology control environment.
• Work collaboratively with all Internal Audit colleagues regionally and globally.

Work Experience:

• Essential: Experience in delivering technology audits, including cyber security, IT infrastructure and applications.
• Experience of delivering technology audits, supporting business auditors in identifying relevant technology risks and designing appropriate audit techniques.
• Good knowledge of cyber security and IT infrastructure controls areas, including Identity and Access Management, Data Protection & Confidentiality, Cloud Computing, Operating and Database Management Systems.

Preferred:

• Experience working in Financial Services is preferable.
• A relevant technology and/or technology audit qualification (e.g. CISA, CISSP) is preferable.

Skills and Experience:

• Functional / Technical Competencies: Relevant technology and industry qualifications e.g. CISA, CISSP, CISM, CIA are preferable.

Personal Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability.
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.
• Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement.
• A structured and logical approach to work.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment.
• Strong numerical skills.

Performance and Duties: The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entity’s performance framework and process with relevant input obtained from the dual hatting entity as relevant. As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or Department Head.

Managing Conflicts of Interest: The role holder will have responsibilities for both MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc. The role holder will be required to perform their duties and responsibilities on an entity neutral basis, without favour. The role holder is required to follow regulatory requirements applicable to ensure each business is appropriately supported and to maintain the legal entity integrity of each of MUFG Bank and MUS. The role holder will have responsibility for identifying and resolving where there may be a difference or conflict in needs between MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc, escalating to their manager where required.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements. MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership. We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.