Senior IT Audit Manager - Birmingham or Edinburgh

Akkodis; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Modis International Ltd is seeking a Senior IT Audit Manager for a major UK financial services organisation. The role is hybrid, based in Birmingham or Edinburgh, with 1-2 days in the office and occasional travel.

You will lead audits end-to-end, manage a small team of IT Audit Managers and Juniors, and challenge risk and control environments while engaging senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Senior IT Audit Manager experience in Internal Audit.
• Line management experience in a matrix environment.
• Strong stakeholder liaison experience with ability to challenge.
• Deep knowledge of cyber security, including penetration testing and CBEST where possible.
• Broad end-to-end internal audit experience.
• Professional qualifications: CISA or CISSP are essential.
• Good regulatory awareness and understanding of regulations’ impact on portfolio.
• Financial services, life & pensions or insurance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead from the front across a portfolio of audits and ad-hoc projects.
• Oversee a small team of IT Audit Managers and Juniors.
• Manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Challenge the effectiveness of risk, governance and control environments.
• Occasional UK travel is expected.

Skills

Senior IT Audit

Cyber security

Stakeholder liaison

Line management

Internal audit

Education

CISA

CISSP

Job description

£90,000 - £110,000 + 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 a Senior IT Audit Manager 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 a Senior IT Audit Manager, you will lead from the front and 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. You will oversee a small team of IT Audit Managers and Juniors as well as managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Skills and Experience required:

• Proven experience operating as a Senior IT Audit Manager specifically within an Internal Audit environment.
• Previous line management experience including supervising in a matrix manged 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.

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