IT Auditor AVP

Robert Walters UK; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An international Financial Services company in London is seeking an IT Audit AVP to lead complex audits and enhance audit practices. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a proactive attitude, and relevant qualifications in technology and audit. Responsibilities include executing audits and managing stakeholder relationships. This role offers an opportunity for professional growth within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong team player and ability to work independently.
• Proactive, self-motivated with minimal supervision.
• Results-oriented, delivering high-quality results.
• Ability to engage stakeholders.
• Innovative problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Execution of planning, testing, and reporting for audits.
• Tracking management's remediation activities.
• Contributing to the improvement of audit practices.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills

Team player

Proactive and self-motivated

Results oriented

Stakeholder engagement

Innovative problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Audit and technology certifications (CISA, CISSP, etc.)

Job description

My client, an international Financial Services outfit, are looking for an IT Audit AVP to join their growing department.

What you will be doing:

Audit Execution: (90%)

• Execution of planning, testing and reporting for complex audits, including designing test strategies, completing audit test papers and drafting of audit findings.
• Tracking of management's remediation activities.
• Validation to confirm management's remediation of audit and regulatory issues.
• Actively contributing to the ongoing improvement of audit practices and methodology.

Stakeholder Management / Strategic: (5%)

• Develop and maintain working relationships with peers across the organization.
• Monitor strategic developments within CLS and highlight any unidentified risks or potential control issues.

Professional Development (5%)

• Proactively maintain knowledge, skills and disciplines, with on-going professional development.
• Maintain the professional standard of the Internal Audit function and work within its agreed Terms of Reference and IIA standards/guidelines, Charter and Mandate.

What we're looking for:

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (verbal and written).
• Must be a strong team player but also be able to work independently.
• Proactive, self-motivated, ability to plan, organize, perform and manage work with minimal supervision.
• Results orientated - able to deliver high quality results in an environment of changing demands, variable workloads and tight timescales.
• Ability to engage stakeholders.
• Innovative problem-solving approach. Able to think on a broad scale about issues affecting the company, not just those related to IA or the control environment.
• Able to interpret internal and external issues and recommend solutions/best practices.

Professional qualifications / certifications:

• Degree level education (desirable) - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related field of study preferred.
• Audit and technology certifications (desirable) - CISA, CGEIT, CISSP, CISM, CompTIA, SANS, ISC2, etc.

If this role is of interest please apply to this advertisement or call me on 0207 509 8040 or email me on [e-mail]

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