Audit Manager, Change and Transformation

London Stock Exchange Group; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 11,356,000 - 16,404,000; Full time

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Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is seeking an experienced audit professional to join its Internal Audit function, focusing on technology change and transformation audits across the group. You will lead audits confidently, manage timelines and budgets, and provide assurance that strengthens the risk and control environment.

The role offers a hybrid working model with three days in the office and opportunities to engage with senior sponsors across international programmes.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent and relevant professional qualification.
• Experience in IT audit and risk management.
• Experience in programme assurance, change and transformation.

Responsibilities

• Develops understanding of risks and risk drivers across transformation programmes.
• Delivers a portfolio of technology-focused change audits on time and within budget.
• Produces real-time, impactful audit reports influencing control improvements.
• Supervises and coaches senior auditors to ensure quality and adherence to methodology.
• Maintains relationships across the business and audit function to monitor risks.
• Leverages standard methodology across the Audit function.
• Contributes to central initiatives and training within Internal Audit.

Skills

IT audit

Risk management

Programme assurance

Change and transformation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Collaboration

Continuous improvement

Education

Degree or equivalent

Professional qualification

Job description

Description Exciting opportunities to join a growing Internal Audit function at the prestigious London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). “LSEG is a diverse, and dynamic global organisation which has grown materially in recent years and has ambitious plans for future growth, including through the recently announced strategic partnership with Microsoft. As part of LSEG Internal Audit, you will have the opportunity to provide assurance and insights on transformation activities across the LSEG group. In line with the Group’s expansion, Internal Audit is expanding too, recruiting highly experienced audit professionals to complement our outstanding existing team as we build an Internal Audit function fit for LSEG’s new era. Be part an exciting journey!”

Role Purpose

Role Purpose Supervises and actively contributes to the successful execution of a portfolio of technology change and transformation audits by ensuring that reviews are completed to a high-quality standard and that engagement reports provide assurance and contribute to improving LSEG’s risk and control environment. Lead audits confidently, on time, to budget and manage audit risk. Monitor the audit team’s progress and be the main point of contact with the team and audit partners to ensure the audit progresses in line with expectations. Help the audit team resolve and where applicable escape issues and blockers to the Senior Manager, Audit Director or Head of Audit timely. Complete supervisory reviews of the audit file timely and ensure quality of the file meets methodology expectations. Provide input to the Audit Director for any changes to the audit plan for both the quarterly refresh and the annual plan (inclusions and exclusions). Proactively write and share issues and report content with partners to gather feedback and ensure that final product is impactful and of high quality. Actively forward plan to identify hurdles in advance so that there is time to implement solutions and propose ways forward. Confidently manage audit partners and independently run audit partner meetings. Work with the team to keep the partners up to date with audit progress and findings to maintain our "no surprise" approach. Provide input to the Audit Director for developing the change audit approach and delivery toolkit.

Role Responsibilities

• Develops an understanding of the key risks and risk drivers for the suite of transformation programmes across the Group; and ensures that the Audit Universe accurately reflects the business operations and that the risk assessments are up to date.
• Deliver a portfolio of technology focused change audits setting standards and driving on-time delivery at each stage of the engagement lifecycle.
• Deliver audit engagements in line with Internal Audit Methodology with regards to integration and/or transformation change programmes
• Produces real time and impactful audit reports influencing partners to improve the control environment.
• Develops and maintains productive relationships across the business and across the audit function with a view to collating and assessing business information throughout the year and update the assessments of the risks.
• Supervises a team of senior auditors and uses active coaching and supervision to ensure quality.
• Coaches and motivates team members on the application of the Audit methodology and actively manages the performance of team members.
• Leverages standard methodology across the Audit function.
• Contributes to central initiatives within Internal Audit and supports delivery of training.

This role will engage with senior programme sponsors.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree or equivalent, and relevant professional qualification
• Experience in IT audit, risk management and programme assurance or similar roles with a focus on technology transformation and/or qualifications in change and project management methods
• Broad proven experience required in assurance delivery and supervision.
• SME technical knowledge for change and transformation.
• Experience of the following audit coverage is desirable;
• Delivering transformation audits / in-flight reviews
• Auditing agile development
• Auditing product development including data migration, testing, release management and testing
• Familiar with programme deliver principles
• Coverage of cloud transformation/migration
• Experience of transformation/programme financial management (e.g. capital allocation, budget and cost tracking, benefits measurement)
• Experience of data management and governance (ownership, usage, mapping, compliance)
• Knowledge of cloud architecture/security is desirable
• Extensive stakeholder management experience at a senior level. This role will engage with senior programme sponsors.
• Experience in a fast-paced international and regulated organisation is desirable
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Continuous improvement attitude

We recognise the importance of flexibility and offer a hybrid working model. This role is Blended, with approximately three days in the office.

Career Stage: Manager London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Information: Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you. LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions. Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.

Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

• LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.