Audit Documentation Author - Birmingham

FDM Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm seeks a Technical Author to join their client in the finance sector. In this hybrid role based in Birmingham, you'll create and manage essential audit documentation in collaboration with IT specialists. Candidates should have at least four years of experience in governance documentation, with effective communication and project management skills. The position offers opportunities for career development within the company.

Benefits

Career coaching and mentoring

Assignments with global companies

Annual leave

Workplace pension

BAYE share scheme

Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years experience writing formal governance documentation for IT functions.
• Ability to scrutinize documentation objectively to identify shortcomings.
• Ability to quickly understand new technical information.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate in a diverse environment.
• Ability to manage small projects and adapt to changes.

Responsibilities

• Create documentation for internal and external auditors.
• Determine required artifacts for audit remediation.
• Track production of supporting artifacts and secure approvals.
• Own the production of audit documentation throughout its lifecycle.
• Establish and improve the audit activities framework.

Skills

Formal governance documentation writing

Objective scrutiny of documentation

Effective communication

Relationship building

Project management

Job description

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Technical Author to work for our client within the finance sector. This is initially a 12-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Birmingham.

Our client is seeking a Technical Author to be part of the new Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) Operations Management (OM) central audit governance team. You will collaborate with ITIL service management SMEs to create robust audit related documentation to support the timely closure of internal and external / regulatory findings. You will use your advanced documentation skills to articulate and evidence the work completed, in order to satisfy internal risk management scrutiny and demonstrate to auditors and regulators that the findings have been remediated. You will be responsible for owning and managing all aspects of the documentation's production throughout its lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Work in close collaboration with IT service management process owners and their SMEs to create documentation for an audience of internal and external auditors
• Determine the full list of artifacts the auditors will require as evidence of the finding remediation, and create and own the plan to ensure their timely production
• Track the production of the supporting artifacts, review their quality / appropriateness with regard to passing auditor scrutiny, and drive others to meet the planned deadlines - thereby ensuring all evidence is available in your audit document to support on-time closure of the finding
• Own the production of the audit documentation throughout its lifecycle, including: being the primary author, eliciting information from SMEs (facilitating workshops when required), iterating and tracking document versions, securing evidence and gaining the various approvals required
• Help to establish and continually improving the framework for managing audit activities

About You

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years experience writing formal governance documentation for IT functions that stands up to audit scrutiny - e.g. policies, procedures, term of reference, senior management briefings
• Ability to scrutinize documentation in an objective, unbiased way, as though through the eyes of an auditor - to identify shortcomings, gaps, anomalies and potential risk exposure
• Ability to quickly understand new technical information and concepts, and from this produce documents that communicate effectively and efficiently with auditor audiences who are unfamiliar with the subject
• Ability to quickly build relationships, collaborate and influence to achieve results in a fast-moving, diverse, global environment
• Be able to manage small projects and work to pressing deadlines, including being flexible and accommodating changes to plans and demand
• Basic understanding of risk frameworks and banking regulations

About Us

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave, work-place pension and BAYE share scheme

About FDM

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.