Senior IT Auditor

Equiniti; Furnace Green; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in the UK seeks an experienced IT Auditor to support the end-to-end audit process. You'll need strong stakeholder management skills and at least 5 years of experience in IT auditing. The role offers flexible working with remote options and requires you to be a Chartered or Certified Auditor. Competitive benefits include up to 28 days leave, a matched pension scheme, and various perks.

Benefits

28 days + 8 bank holidays

Option to buy more holiday days

Flexible working arrangements

4 x Life Assurance

Company sick pay

Matched pension scheme

Discounts with major retailers

Maternity or adoption leave with pay

Qualifications

• At least 5 years IT Audit experience in relevant sectors.
• Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Experience in geographically dispersed businesses.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end audit process to achieve the Internal Audit plan.
• Document work, findings, and draft Audit Reports.
• Co-ordinate with internal audit colleagues and outsourced audit resources.

Skills

Stakeholder relationship management

Technical audit skills

IT Audit Qualifications (CISA/CISM/CISSP/CRISC)

Operational risk knowledge

Experience in fast changing organisations

Education

Chartered or Certified Auditor (ACCA or IIA Qualified)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support the end to end audit process, including planning, fieldwork and reporting, to achieve the Internal Audit plan
• Document work, findings and propose root cause analysis and draft Audit Reports
• Co-ordinate with internal audit colleagues and out-sourced audit resources in order to deliver audits effectively
• Test implementation of management actions to address audit issues
• Establish and maintain links with IT management
• Provide support across the Group Internal Audit Team

Qualifications / Requirements

• Augment your technical audit skills with an outstanding ability to build robust stakeholder relationships with senior business colleagues.
• Be a Chartered or Certified Auditor (ACCA or IIA Qualified) and/or hold one or more IT Audit Qualifications (e.g. CISA / CISM / CISSP / CRISC)
• Have at least 5 years IT Audit experience in relevant industry sectors, including significant experience operating as a Senior IT Auditor
• Possess the ability to create open, constructive and co-operative relationships with management
• Have experience of providing Internal Audit in a geographically dispersed business
• Have experience of auditing, influencing and operating within fast changing organisations
• Be conversant with all Enterprise Wide Risks, including Operational, IT, projects/change, offshoring, vendor management etc.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and related risk and control frameworks

Role Overview

The position offers flexibility to work from home three days per week. A requirement would be to work two days a week in London, Crawley, Reading or Worthing offices.

About Equiniti

Equiniti Group Internal Audit is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve Equiniti's operations. It helps Equiniti accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. This is a highly visible role with significant responsibility in providing successful assurance over management of risk, so you'll need good knowledge in a financial services context, as well as end to end IT internal audit experience.

Benefits

• 28 days + 8 bank holidays. Option to buy more days through salary sacrifice.
• A cash payment annually towards flexible benefits, e.g. dental insurance, gym membership, the above extra holiday etc.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• 4 x Life Assurance.
• Company sick pay (2 months full pay, 2 months half, following probation).
• Matched pension scheme (e.g. you pay in 6%, EQ pay in 6%), up to 10% each side (20% in total).
• Discounts with major retailers (EQ Wins).
• Maternity or adoption leave of 3 months full pay, with return to work bonus / 2 weeks paid paternity leave.
• Remote work option: #LI-remote