Senior Internal Audit Manager, IT

abrdn Inc.; City of Edinburgh; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

40 days annual leave

16% employer pension contribution

Discretionary bonus

Private healthcare

Gym discounts

Season ticket loans

Employee discount portal

Zusammenfassung

Aberdeen Group plc, a leading investment company in Europe, is seeking an IT Senior Audit Manager to join Internal Audit. You will lead complex technology audits, oversee risk assessments, and shape technology assurance across the group, working with senior stakeholders and executives.

You will coach audit professionals, manage integrated engagements, and contribute to the future direction of technology risk management within the organization.

Qualifikationen

• Leadership experience with internal audit, risk or assurance in financial services.
• Ability to lead complex, risk-based technology audits across multiple business areas.
• Experience with integrated audits and partnering with business audit teams and senior stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Lead annual technology audit planning and risk-based coverage across the Group.
• Deliver complex technology audits and assurance workstreams within integrated audits.
• Build relationships with C-suite and senior technology stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Technology risk awareness

Communication

Ausbildung

CISA, CISM or CRISC certification

Tools

COBIT

ITIL

ISO 27001 / NIST frameworks

Jobbeschreibung

About Aberdeen

Aberdeen Group plc is one of Europe's largest investment companies, and we are built on a long-standing culture of caring about the future and making a positive impact. Together we invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients and customers, our employees, society, and our shareholders. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients' changing needs: Aberdeen Investments, Aberdeen Adviser, and interactive investor.

About the Department

Internal Audit plays a critical role in helping Aberdeen achieve its strategic objectives while managing risk effectively. Working across Aberdeen Investments, Aberdeen Adviser, interactive investor and central functions, the team provides independent, risk-based assurance that supports strong governance and decision-making. The function is collaborative, forward-thinking and increasingly focused on data, technology and innovation to help enable our clients to be better investors.

About the Role

As IT Senior Audit Manager, you will be a senior leader within Internal Audit, reporting into the technology audit leadership team and acting as a key partner to senior stakeholders across the business. You will lead complex technology audits, oversee technology risk assessments and audit planning, manage integrated audit engagements and help shape the future direction of technology assurance across Aberdeen. This is an opportunity to influence decision-making at the highest levels, coach and develop talented audit professionals, and provide assurance across a diverse and evolving technology landscape. The role offers significant exposure to senior executives and major strategic initiatives, helping you invest in your tomorrow while delivering meaningful impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual technology audit planning process, technology risk assessment activity and development of risk-based audit coverage across the Group.
• Deliver complex technology audits and technology assurance workstreams within integrated audits, ensuring high-quality and timely outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with C-suite and senior technology stakeholders, providing insight on emerging risks and assurance priorities.
• Oversee issue validation, portfolio quality and reporting, identifying themes and opportunities for sustainable risk reduction.
• Lead, coach and develop audit professionals, allocating resources effectively and supporting capability growth across the team.
• Act as deputy to the Head of Audit IT when required and represent Internal Audit at senior governance and leadership forums.

About the Candidate

• Significant internal audit, risk or assurance experience within financial services, including leadership responsibility.
• Proven ability to lead complex, risk-based technology audits across multiple business areas and control environments.
• Experience of integrated audits and partnering effectively with business audit teams and senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of technology risks affecting large financial services organisations.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-management skills with the ability to translate technical topics into business impact.
• Relevant professional qualification such as CISA, CISM or CRISC.

Desirable:

• Experience in technology risk functions, knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001 or NIST frameworks, exposure to cyber security, resilience, cloud, data, AI and third-party technology assurance, and experience using data analytics or AI-enabled audit tools.

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Our benefits

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