IT Audit Manager - Birmingham or Edinburgh

Akkodis; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking an Internal IT Audit Manager for a UK-wide hybrid role based in Birmingham or Edinburgh. The position involves 1-2 days in the office with occasional travel, supporting the risk, governance and control environment across a portfolio of audits.

The ideal candidate will have internal IT audit leadership experience in financial services, strong stakeholder liaison skills, and qualifications such as CISA or CISSP, with knowledge of cyber security testing and regulatory

Qualifications

• Proven internal IT audit management experience in financial services.
• Strong ability to challenge risk, governance and control environments.
• Experience with cyber security controls and testing approaches such as CBEST.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of IT audit assignments from planning through execution to reporting and closure.
• Provide influential insights to senior stakeholders and challenge control environments.
• Coordinate with risk, governance and business units to ensure timely audit delivery aligned to strategy.
• Maintain regulatory awareness and ensure audits reflect regulatory impacts on the portfolio.

Skills

Senior stakeholder liaison

Cyber security expertise

End-to-end internal audit experience

Regulatory awareness

CBEST testing knowledge

Education

CISA

CISSP

Job description

Internal IT Audit Manager

Full Time / Permanent

65,000 - 80,000 + generous bonus and comprehensive benefits

Birmingham or Edinburgh / Hybrid / 1-2 days a week in either office plus occasional travel

Background:

I am looking for an experienced Internal IT Audit Manager / Internal IT Auditor to join a major UK based financial services organisation on a permanent basis.

This is a hybrid role working out of either their Birmingham or Edinburgh offices and will also include occasional UK travel. We are ideally looking for someone living within a commutable distance of either Birmingham or Edinburgh who is happy being in the office 1-2 days a week.

The Role:

As an Internal IT Audit Manager, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference by challenging the effectiveness of the risk, governance, and control environment. You will help provide influential insight through the work you deliver.

You will work across a portfolio of audits and ad-hoc projects over a variety of areas aligned to strategy and core customer purpose and execute each audit end to end to agreed timelines.

Skills and Experience required:

• Proven experience operating as an Internal IT Audit Manager or Internal IT Auditor within a regulated or financial services environment.
• Must have the senior stakeholder liaison experience whilst also being technically astute and able to challenge when required
• Deep knowledge of cyber security including penetration and CBEST test ideally
• Must have broad end to end internal audit experience
• Relevant professional qualifications including CISA or CISSP are essential
• Must also have good regulatory awareness and understand the impact of regulations on your portfolio.
• Financial services, life and pensions or insurance experience is preferred.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.