Controls Advisory Manager (IT) FS

Deloitte LLP; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London seeks a Manager in the technology controls advisory team. The role involves delivering technology control projects, assessing and implementing controls, and managing client relationships. Candidates should have experience in audit or internal controls, strong project management skills, and knowledge of relevant technologies. Join a dynamic team focused on efficiency and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in external/internal audit or equivalent role.
• Strong understanding of audit requirements.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technology control projects.
• Assess and implement technology controls.
• Manage client relationships and stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent communication

Risk management

Project management

Team leadership

Business development

Tools

S/4 Hana

Oracle ERP

MS Dynamics

AWS

Google Cloud

SQL Database

Job description

The Controls Advisory team supports those accountable for Financial Service organisations technology risks, regulatory expectations and compliance requirements through driving efficiency, effectiveness and modernisation of their control environment to achieve better business outcomes.

Our team works across the Financial Services sector helping senior client leaders with some of their most important and reputationally impactful challenges.

Job Overview

If you have practical delivery experience of assessing, designing and implementing technology controls and are looking to develop your career in a market-leading technology controls advisory team, then this could be the role for you.

As a Manager within the team, you will be a key member of controls advisory team. Combining your technology risk and controls expertise with your stakeholder and project management skills and experience, this role will provide you with opportunities to lead multi-disciplinary teams leveraging your knowledge of risk, controls and technology to assess, design and implement technology controls for a wide range of clients across Financial Services industry.

Responsibilities

• Delivering technology control projects as a standalone project or part of a wider controls transformation including other controls specialists.
• Assessing, designing and implementing technology controls across areas including: IT general controls, business process controls, programme management controls etc.
• Applying your risk and controls experience to support clients in meeting specific requirements e.g. SOX, UK corporate reform.
• Understanding of the key regulators and their expectations and supporting our clients in most efficiently and effectively meeting these mandates
• Providing understanding how peer organisations across the Financial Services sector operate
• Guiding, managing and leading team members within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution;
• Actively managing key risks and issues;
• Developing client relationships and managing key stakeholders;
• Developing and growing the practice including business development;
• Leading and shaping the strategy and team.

Requirements

• Background assessing, designing and/or implementing controls in an external audit, internal audit, internal controls or equivalent role.
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team e.g. alongside business process specialists to identify automated controls.
• Experience working in organisations subject to SOX requirements.
• Clear understanding of audit requirements and expectations, with the ability to use this experience when performing advisory services to our clients
• Excellent communicator with the ability to articulate complex ideas, and effectively manage key stakeholders.
• Proven ability to understand, mitigate and manage risk.
• Proven ability to structure and deliver projects.
• Proven ability to lead and direct teams across multiple locations.
• Excellent people management and development skills with a strong focus on team development.
• Knowledge of common application technologies e.g. S/4 Hana, Oracle ERP, MS Dynamics, Blackline, Workday,
• Knowledge of common infrastructure technologies e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, SQL Database, Oracle database
• Experience of assessing AI risks and how AI can be responsibly used to improve control environments.
• Industry specific risk and controls expertise e.g. Financial Services.
• Experience with specific Financial Services regulators and regulation e.g. PRA, MAS, HKMA, DORA
• Experience implementing controls as part of a system implementation e.g. implementing automated business process controls.

We are committed to making an impact and creating a work environment where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution.