Analyst (Senior IT Auditor)

MUFG Americas; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational financial services firm based in London is looking for a Senior IT Auditor to join their audit team. The role involves executing audit engagements, monitoring technology risks, and ensuring compliance within the organization. Candidates should have experience in technology audits, relevant qualifications, and strong communication skills. The firm promotes diversity and is open to flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering technology audits in a multinational financial services organisation.
• Ability to articulate key technology components and corresponding risks.
• A relevant technology and/or technology audit qualification.

Responsibilities

• Undertake ongoing monitoring of technology risks and compliance.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with stakeholders.
• Execute audit engagements to the required methodology standard.

Skills

Knowledge of auditing methods and industry practices

Clear and professional communication skills (verbal and written)

Strong decision making skills

Education

CISA, CISM, CISSP, ACA, CIA

Higher education or equivalent industry experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

An exciting new opportunity has emerged for aSenior IT Auditor to join our IT audit team within the EMEA Internal Audit function. Senior Auditors are responsible for the execution of audit engagements, working within audit teams on the delivery of audit engagements. Delivery and execution of all engagements will adhere to audit methodology and include formal sign-offs of key documents and processes within an audit file.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities of the Senior Auditor will include:

• Undertaking effective ongoing monitoring of the primary business areas, technology risk and other risk exposures, and compliance in the EMEA portfolio to assist the monitoring officer, highlighting key risk issues to business and EIACE management.
• On occasion, assist in aspects of the maintenance of the risk universe, risk assessments and audit plans where required.
• Support and occasionally lead in continuous monitoring assignments assigned by the Head of Audit.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with key stakeholders and auditees within their engagements.
• Execute and deliver aspects of audit engagements to the required methodology standard.
• Apply audit methodology to all work performed, seeking guidance as required.
• Understand and develop knowledge of the technology functions responsible for delivering systems across the corporate banking, investment banking and securities trading divisions as well as operations support and risk management functions.
• On occasion, the senior IT auditor is required to work on strategic initiatives, supporting the ongoing development of the audit function both regionally and globally.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Experience of delivering technology audits in the context of a multinational financial services organisation.
• Ability to articulate an understanding of key technology components required to deliver IT within a multinational financial services organisation, describe corresponding risks and develop and implement appropriate audit techniques.
• Experience of delivering integrated audits, supporting business auditors in identifying relevant technology risks and designing appropriate audit techniques
• A relevant technology and/or technology audit qualification.

Preferred:

• Experience of working in an audit function for a major corporate/investment bank or similar Big-4 experience.
• Experience of working in a 1st line technology role.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

Essential:

• Knowledge of auditing methods and industry practices.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of IT infrastructure.
• An understanding of banking and financial services.
• Clear and professional communication skills (verbal and written).

Preferred:

• Strong acumen regarding auditing methods and industry practices is preferred.

Education / Qualifications:

Essential:

• Relevant qualification and/or material progress in achieving relevant qualification(s), namely CISA, CISM, CISSP, ACA, CIA etc.
• Higher education or equivalent industry experience.

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
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• 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
• Excellent Microsoft Office 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.

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.