Sr. Manager- II - IT SC

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Mumbai seeks an experienced IT Audit Coordinator responsible for evaluating IT controls and compliance with regulatory standards. The role involves planning and conducting controls assessments, preparing reports, and coordinating with external auditors. Candidates should have a BE/B.Tech in Computer Science or an MBA in Systems with strong knowledge of IT frameworks like ISO and SOX. This position offers an opportunity to strengthen IT governance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of IT controls and related compliance.
• Ability to communicate issues to process owners effectively.
• Experience with external auditors during IT audits.
• Understanding complex technologies, processes, regulations and emerging risks.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate controls assessments to identify risk areas.
• Prepare reports on the effectiveness of controls.
• Lead audit planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
• Prepare reports on adequacy and effectiveness of controls evaluated/tested.
• Track and monitor open issues and follow up on remediation.
• Communicate with external auditors and support their IT audit initiatives.
• Lead ISO, SOX and IT control testing planning, fieldwork and reporting.

Skills

Knowledge of SDLC

Certification of CA, CPA or CIA

Knowledge of governance & risk management

Understanding of ISO, SOX and IT frameworks

Cybersecurity

Education

BE / B.Tech Computer Science / MBA – Systems

MBA – Systems

Job description

• Coordinate with business and IT process owners to initiate, scope, plan, and conduct periodic controls assessments to identify areas of risk by evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) over applications, operating systems, and databases as well as the network infrastructure including cybersecurity controls.
• Planning, testing, documentation and reporting.
• Communicate issues to process owners, ensuring their understanding of associated risks and the actions needed to remediate those risks.
• Prepare reports based on the adequacy and effectiveness of controls evaluated/tested.
• Track and monitor open issues and conduct follow-up to evaluate the adequacy of remediation efforts.
• Communicate with external auditors and support their initiatives effectively from an IT audit standpoint.
• Lead ISO, SOX and ICoFR audit planning, fieldwork (testing and documentation), and reporting.
• Interact with the IT application owner and provide assistance as needed during the SOX control testing processes, including attending walkthrough meetings and performing testing on their behalf.
• Aware about IT Controls and related compliances.
• Evaluate compliance with Company policies and procedures and regulatory standards.
• Build collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholders (appropriate levels of management

Education

BE / B.Tech Computer Science / MBA – Systems

Competencies (Knowledge & Skills)

• Knowledge of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
• Certification of CA, CPA or CIA (or actively working towards) or other similar certifications would be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of concepts, best practices and controls in a breadth of Information Security areas/domains. These include governance & risk management, access control, cybersecurity, physical security, security architecture and design, business continuity/disaster recovery, network security, application & operations security and compliance/incident management.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex technologies, business processes, regulations and emerging risks.
• Strong understanding of ISO, SOX and IT frameworks including COSO and COBIT.