Senior IT Audit Manager (Director level)

Robert Walters UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A major International Bank in London is seeking a Senior IT Audit Manager at the Director level. This role demands leading IT and Cybersecurity audits, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge in banking audit practices, excellent analytical skills, and proficiency in team management. This position offers a dynamic work environment with an anticipated office presence of three days a week and does not provide sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification required with knowledge related to performing IT and Cybersecurity audits.
• Proven experience in managing IT and Cybersecurity risks.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to synthesize complex information.
• Good negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads audits within the IT team, focusing on banking and finance sector.
• Manages processes ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
• Develops relationships with key stakeholders in the audited teams.
• Supports the annual Risk Assessment process.

Skills

IT and Cybersecurity audit knowledge

Analytical skills

People management

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Professional qualification in IT or related field

Audit certificate (e.g., CISA, CISSP)

Tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

My client, a major International Bank, is looking for a Senior IT Audit Manager (Director level) to join their team in London. The role requires office attendance up to 3 days per week. Unfortunately, there is no sponsorship available.

About the Senior IT Audit Manager (Director level) role:

This role will exercise considerable foresight and judgment in conceiving, planning, and delivering IG initiatives, and will be responsible for supporting team members as a leader to ensure that the IT IG team is able to provide excellent support to the business by performing risk‑based audit reviews and identifying and remediating issues and weaknesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads complex activities (including, as required, supporting IG assignments and leading audits) within the IT team, utilising in‑depth understanding of specialist procedures and sectorial knowledge in performing IT and Cybersecurity audits in the banking / finance industry, to resolve issues, enhance audit methodologies and monitor risks.
• Develops and manages processes and practices within the IT team, in line with relevant policies, procedures and any relevant regulatory requirements or professional codes of conduct, in order to ensure that activities undertaken in the team make appropriate use of all relevant tools and techniques and have sufficient regard to the main risks detailed in the Risk and related Control Matrix.
• Responsible for the day‑to‑day planning and organisation of assignments within remit, and for ensuring timely performance of assignments. Further, in relation to assignments:
  • Directs and oversees the allocation of staff in relation to assignments within remit, supports their execution of assigned duties and contributes to their development (including by preparing and discussing end of assignment appraisals (PMRs) with the Deputy Head of Hub, IT).
  • Ensures that the Deputy Head of Hub, IT and assignment Supervisors are kept updated on the progress of assignments continuously, as is required.
• Assists in the organisation and performance of the annual Risk Assessment process and contributes towards the development of the annual audit plan.
• Assists the Deputy Head of Hub, IT in validating the appropriate closure of Recommendations.
• Supports the Deputy Head of Hub, IT to report to UK and business ICC’s and IG Committees, including preparing required documents.
• Performs or participates in ad‑hoc projects and investigations, and evaluates and validates the closing of recommendations related to IT (in line with appropriate procedures), as required.
• Develops strong relationships with key stakeholders in teams being audited (typically heads of departments) to fully understand the business and its risks and control environment. Further develops the relationship of the IT team with operational managers, and is capable of presenting and discussing risk assessments, audit plans, recommendation follow‑ups and audit reporting with them as needed.
• Leads, motivates and provides coaching / managerial support to help develop individuals within the IT team to ensure they have the capability to deliver the objectives set for the audit assignment, and that assignment Supervisors and the Deputy Head of Hub, IT are kept appropriately updated on the progress of work.
• Contributes to the maintenance and development of the data analytics tools and methodologies used by IT IG team.

Requirements

Essential experience and competencies

• Professional qualification required with knowledge related to performing IT and Cybersecurity audits in the banking / finance industry.
• Proven experience in IT and Cybersecurity risks and controls, either at a Bank or consulting firm, or other by conducting other relevant Internal/External Audits.
• Good working knowledge of a wide range of IG principles, processes, regulations, legislation and commercial environments appropriate for the IT team and ability to translate knowledge and experience into recommendations to improve team operating practices.
• Excellent analytical skills, including ability to understand quickly the critical steps in a process, synthesise and process complex information and understand the related risks of various natures, including use of data.
• Expert working knowledge of policies, procedures, regulations and legislation within IG and company‑wide.
• Experience in operating as a people and team leader with a track record of leading teams of professionals at differing levels of seniority to deliver performance objectives.
• Excellent people management skills and an ability to work with individuals to set individual objectives and manage performance to ensure their delivery.
• Good negotiation and communication / relationship management skills.
• Thorough and organised with an ability to prioritise and work under time‑pressure.
• Excellent written and oral English skills in order to articulate technical issues associated to work area.
• Computer literacy and a good knowledge of standard computer software and able to learn and utilise specialist applications appropriately.

Preferred competencies:

• An academic background in IT, Management Information System, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• A professional qualification / certificate in Audit (e.g. CISA, CISSP, CISM, OSCP, CCSP).
• Good knowledge of or appetite to learn Data Analytics. It is preferred that the role holder will be willing to travel from time to time to perform their duties (in particular to Paris)

If the above role is of interest please apply to this advert, call me on 0207 509 8040 or email me your CV to [e-mail]

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