Senior IT Audit Manager: Data-Driven Assurance

Audit & Risk Recruitment; Luton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Audit & Risk Recruitment is assisting a FTSE 100 brand to recruit an IT Audit Manager. The role sits in the Internal Audit & Risk team, providing assurance on IT risk management and internal controls in the UK and internationally.

You will manage senior IT stakeholders and report to the Head of IT Internal Audit. The successful candidate will develop and execute IT audit plans, test controls, and deliver high‑quality reports with recommendations.

Qualifications

• Strong experience of IT or Technology Auditing within a large organisation or consultancy.
• Ability to challenge senior colleagues and influence business stakeholders with limited technical information systems expertise.
• Outstanding attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support development of IT internal audit plan and risk assessments, engaging with key stakeholders to shape the IT audit plan.
• Plan and scope IT internal audit reviews.
• Meet with stakeholders to understand design of key controls and carry out testing to identify control gaps.
• Manage relationships with business and IT stakeholders to ensure issues are understood.
• Champion data analytics techniques for delivering assurance.
• Work with co-source resource to deliver audit fieldwork.
• Draft high quality, clear audit reports identifying issues, root cause, risks and recommendations.
• Monitor implementation of control recommendations and report status to Board and Audit Committee.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders to assess and manage IT risks and improvements.
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• Work with the business to provide assurance on key IT projects and critical change activities.
• Develop Internal Audit practices and documentation, especially around data analytics and integrated audits.

Skills

IT Auditing

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Audit & Risk Recruitment is assisting a FTSE 100 brand to recruit an IT Audit Manager. The role sits in the Internal Audit & Risk team, providing assurance on IT risk management and internal controls in the UK and internationally.

You will manage senior IT stakeholders and report to the Head of IT Internal Audit. The successful candidate will develop and execute IT audit plans, test controls, and deliver high‑quality reports with recommendations.