Assurance - Financial Services - Technology Risk - Senior Consultant - UK Wide

Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services organisation in London seeks a Senior Consultant for their Technology Risk team. The role involves managing technology risks for prestigious financial services clients, providing both IT assurance and consulting across varied engagements. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and professional audit qualifications, contributing to a flexible environment focused on professional growth.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable professional IT External or Internal Audit experience.
• Knowledge of payments and Operational resilience.
• Experience in a professional services consultancy or financial institution.

Responsibilities

• Engage in high-profile client projects focusing on IT risks.
• Build strong relationships through effective communication.
• Assist in project management and identifying risks.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Client Communication

Project Management

Risk Assessment

Education

Professional IT Audit Qualifications (CISA, CISSP, etc.)

Job description

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 Senior Consultant 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 Senior Consultant 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. There 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

You will work alongside our Senior Managers and Managers on several high-profile clients undertaking various engagements, building positive and credible relationships through confident and clear communication. These engagements focus on improving processes and controls around emerging issues related to technology and data risks. You will be proactive in responding to client needs, queries and concerns, as well as in helping clients and colleagues adjust to change. The variety of engagements our team participates in creates 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 of some of our biggest clients and being able to assure and advise on the associated risks. This would include but is not limited to areas such as their adoption of cloud, use of Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation.
• Working on client engagements and attend client meetings to identify risks, test controls and provide an opinion on the security of the clients' IT environment.
• Analysing data and presenting your work with a clear focus on quality.
• Communicating with confidence, integrity and authenticity to build strong relationships.
• Assisting in the project management of client engagements.
• Working closely with Assurance colleagues to identify and communicate risks affecting the financial audit.
• Getting involved with industry research and client thought leadership.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Demonstrable professional IT External or Internal Audit experience.
• Experience in delivering high quality integrated audits across IT/operations/finance including IT general controls (ITGC), IT automated controls audit.
• Knowledge of payments, front-to-back-office controls, change programmes, and Operational resilience.
• Third Party Risk Management and Information Security auditing experience.
• 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.

Ideally, you will also have

• Experience within the FS industry and a good understanding of the FS technology landscape.
• Experience in conducting IT audits over major change programmes and regulatory remediation programmes.
• Understanding of the UK and EMEIA FS regulatory environment.
• Recognised professional qualification such as CISA, CISSP, CISM, CGEIT, ITIL, PMP, or other specialised IT certifications.

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.