Senior Auditor

-; Sunbury-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Senior Auditor in Sunbury-on-Thames to lead audits focusing on digital and cybersecurity. The successful candidate will have a strong IT risk background and experience in managing teams. This hybrid role offers opportunities for professional growth and the chance to contribute to the company's mission of becoming net zero by 2050.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Paid parental leave

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to translate complex information into clear business language.
• Suitable professional with a degree or extensive relevant experience.
• Deep technical experience in information technology architecture and cybersecurity.
• Relevant IT risk and control experience within bp or similar companies.
• Knowledge of current IT risk trends and mitigations.
• Experience in team leading and managing virtual teams.
• Proven track record of delivering audits and controls projects.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to identify key risks in unfamiliar environments.
• Ability to work independently and manage uncertainty.
• Tactful navigation of relationships with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Identify risks and develop test plans for audits.
• Provide insights to improve risk management.
• Lead discussions with auditees and senior partners.
• Manage relationships with business partners.
• Engage and motivate the audit team for quality execution.
• Write reports and communicate findings professionally.

Skills

Agility core practices

Analytical Thinking

Decision Making

Digital Fluency

Influencing

Internal Auditing

Managing change

Managing volatility

Negotiating

Organizational Knowledge

Organizational Savvy

Regional perspective

Reporting

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Thinking

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Job Description: Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.

About the role

We are a global and diverse team of around 130 people, based predominantly in Sunbury, Houston, Budapest, Kuala Lumpur and Baku. Internal Audit's mission is to "make BP safer and more valuable through our independent insights".

The Senior Auditor role can help you achieve such goals through leading or being a team member on a range of audits across different bp entities, with a particular focus on digital and cyber security. It presents opportunities to contribute to the development of the annual audit programme, work with senior partners, maintain an understanding of developments impacting digital in bp, coach auditors, and participate in various activities related to the continuous improvement of the Internal Audit function. It's an excellent chance for you to develop industry-leading internal audit skills, learn new technology, and improve risk management in bp; while broadening your knowledge and understanding of bp's businesses and operation. It is open to individuals with Information Technology risk assurance experience.

What you will deliver

• Identify and understand relevant risks and controls for each audit; and develop a Terms of Reference and test plan to audit these effectively
• Apply experience and subject matter expertise to provide insights to improve how risks are managed, provide and identify process and performance improvement opportunities
• Lead discussions with auditees and other senior partners in the execution and reporting of audit fieldwork
• Manage relationships with business partners, delivering updates on progress of audit work
• Lead, motivate and engage the audit team to ensure quality execution of testing and conformance with Internal Audit methodology and requirements
• Manage issues as they arise during audit work, raising to the senior audit manager and VP as necessary
• Write reports and communicate audit findings professionally, and with respect, to audit and business partners.
• Conduct audit fieldwork with rigor in line with Internal Audit's methodology
• Apply experience and subject matter expertise to audit test areas assigned
• Support the lead auditor and other team members as required to ensure effective and timely audit delivery
• Provide coaching to other team members
• Engage with business partners professionally and sensitively, and act as an ambassador for Internal Audit.
• Supporting the assessment and reporting on the control environment for key risk areas for the purposes of executive and board reporting
• Planning for future years audit programmes
• Development and delivery of learning & development activities
• Maintaining effective working relationships with business partners
• Continuing to enhance Internal Audit's methodology for key digital and cyber security risks.

What you will need to be successful

• The ability to translate complex and technical information into clear business language that articulates findings, associated risks and actions.
• Suitably qualified professional with degree, or similar educational background, or extensive relevant work experience.
• Deep technical experience in design/operation in areas such as information technology architecture, cloud, network, digital product/platform development, cybersecurity
• Relevant IT risk and control experience (in network security, IT risk or consulting roles) within bp, a similar company or within a relevant professional services organization
• Knowledge and understanding of current and emerging IT risk trends, threats, vulnerabilities and mitigations
• Team lead experience and working / leading virtual and/or global teams
• A proven track record of delivery of audits, relevant risk and controls projects, or line work
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to land challenging messages
• The ability to learn quickly and identify key risks and controls in unfamiliar business environments
• To work independently and manage uncertainty
• The ability to navigate the organisation with tact and manage relationships at different levels including senior leaders

Desirable Criteria

• Audit experience including network and infrastructure security, payment card industry compliance, IT general controls, cyber security and regulatory compliance

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

Travel Requirement: Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills: Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Influencing, Internal Auditing, Managing change, Managing volatility, Negotiating, Organizational Knowledge, Organizational Savvy, Regional perspective, Reporting, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

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