Manager It jobs in United Kingdom

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Summary:

The Lead Internal Auditor - IT leads IT audits by planning, performing, and reporting on auditing activities, which includes reviewing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of IT internal controls.

The Lead Internal Auditor - IT reviews and oversees the work of audit staff and communicates the results of audits effectively, providing meaningful recommendations and feedback to IT management to strengthen the IT internal control environment for the organization.

This position reports to the IT Senior Audit Manager.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assist the IT Senior Audit Manager in conducting risk assessment and designing testing strategy during audit planning.
• Plan and perform assigned audits; prepare audit programs and work papers detailing audit procedures, ensuring adequate evidence is obtained in accordance with departmental and professional standards.
• Schedule, prepare presentations, and conduct audit-related meetings including, but not limited to opening, closing, status.
• Review the work of team members on the project to ensure that standards are met. Mentor audit team members.
• Assist IT auditors in the identification, assessment, and reporting on exceptions to compliance with Adient policies, procedures, standards and guidelines, and weaknesses in IT internal controls. Document the findings in a clear and concise manner.
• Lead IT audit training and development of internal audit staff.
• Leverage knowledge and understanding of IT internal control methodologies, processes, and controls; and standard industry practices.
• Utilize judgement, professional skepticism, critical thinking, and prior experience to effectively communicate the importance of an audit issue and provide appropriate context to allow management to follow-up.
• Ability to discuss audit results with senior level IT management in both written and verbal formats and recommend corrective actions.
• Ability to communicate IT technical issues in terms that a non-IT audience can understand the significance of the subject matter.
• Examine company IT processes and systems by evaluating control risks/gaps and providing management and process owners with recommendations to improve policies, procedures, and practices.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with IT, corporate management, and audit team members.
• Support SOX management on control gap monitoring, reporting and program modifications.
• Support department projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Accounting or Finance (required)
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience (required)
• Professional certification (CISA, CISSP, CPA) or advanced degree preferred

Experience:

• A combination of public accounting and corporate IT audit experience, leading teams and/or large projects is ideal.

• Experience with manufacturing company preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven analytical and problem-solving/critical thinking skills
• Solid understanding of IT general controls
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

• Proven ability to coach and deliver results through others
• Audit experience of IT governance, cloud computing, and IT security required. Audit experience of SAP, QAD, HFM is a plus.

• IT audit experience with client/server platforms and databases (AIX, Linux, Windows, Oracle Database)
• Clear understanding of IT audit methodologies and frameworks (COBIT, NIST, ISO, etc.) and risk-based auditing
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Ability to travel internationally

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