Technology Assurance - Senior Associate

SGV & Co.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Coaching & feedback

Meaningful projects

Job summary

SGV Technology Risk is seeking a Senior Associate to join our team in the Philippines. You will supervise day-to-day project activities, coach staff, and support Managers and Partners across assurance engagements including ISAE, SOC and IT controls assessments.

The role focuses on delivering high-quality IT audit procedures, evaluating controls, and communicating findings to clients. Travel to client sites may be required; strong English skills and professional certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant IT audit / SOX / SOC audit experience preferred.
• CPA / CISA / CRISC / CIA certifications preferred.
• Graduate in Accountancy, AIS, IT or related business degree.

Responsibilities

• Execute IT audit projects with guidance from Managers.
• Assess client processes, risks and controls; document findings.
• Provide coaching to Associates and support Managers/Partners.
• Perform quality reviews of work for accuracy and completeness.
• Evaluate control design and operating effectiveness using risk-based methods.”
• Discuss audit issues with client management and agree remediation timelines.

Skills

Planning

Analytical thinking

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy / AIS / Internal Audit / CS / MIS / Business

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Visio

Microsoft 365

Job description

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, the role of Technology Assurance has become increasingly vital to the success and security of businesses across all industries. As new technologies emerge, so do new risks, and assurance professionals must adapt quickly. By blending technical acumen with risk management, Technology Assurance professionals enable trust in technology, empower businesses to innovate with confidence, and protect the integrity of the digital assets we have come to rely on.

SGV – Technology Risk (Senior Associate)

As part of SGV Technology Risk team, you will be responsible for assisting engagements on the assessment and/or evaluation of IT systems and the mitigation of IT-related business risks. Engagements are assurance (attestation) in nature and vary considerably in size and complexity. Assurance Advisory engagements may include, but not limited to, the following:

• Execution of high-quality IT audit procedures in support of FS Audit and/or ICFR Audits
• Service Organizations Controls Reporting (e.g., ISAE 3402, SSAE 18 (SOC1, SOC2 and SOC3), ISAE 3000)
• IT System and Process Assessment (as part of an upgrade or system implementation (e.g., SAP S/4HANA), an application or a process)
• IT Compliance and Regulatory Assurance Reporting (understand, prepare for, and report to address rapidly evolving laws, regulations and professional standards)

As a Senior Associate, you are expected to supervise the day-to-day project activities, to provide coaching to your staff, provide support and/or updates to your Manager and/or Partners and assist in administrative activities (e.g., talent and quality initiatives, and operations) which aim to reinforce the practice.

The opportunity

We are looking for exceptional talents to join our Technology Risk team. This opportunity will leverage your credentials in IT audit experience and client- management skills, to deliver high quality results in assessments, and support for implementation of controls and tech risk solutions.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Execute projects with varying levels of complexity based on the defined approach and methodology with guidance from Managers
• Gathering relevant information to understand the client’s business, processes, risks and controls (e.g., organizational structure, management, protocols)
• Provide guidance and support to Associates in understanding the client’s business, processes, risks and controls through walkthrough discussions with the client counterparts and performing site visits when needed
• Perform quality review of audit work done by Associates and provide timely and constructive feedback (e.g., compliance with methodology, readability, informational and typographical accuracy, completeness, conciseness, consistency, etc.)
• Evaluate control design and/or operating effectiveness using a risk-based approach
• Evaluate third-party service organization and complementary user entity controls, as applicable
• Discuss audit issues with client management and prepare deficiency listing, including obtaining remediation action plans and due dates
• Monitor and report status of deliverables against planned timeline, including identifying and providing recommendations to mitigate and/or address issues and dependencies
• Contribute ideas with the team to improve ways of working and complete project outputs
• Attend and participate in internal trainings, and complete the required and assigned learnings
• Conduct trainings and/or seminars and be part of internal and external Firm projects
• Participate and contribute to any internal capacity and capability building activities for the benefit of the team – examples include people engagement, onboarding and quality and service delivery initiatives
• Develop positive relationship with peers, supervisors, and mentors/counselors

Skills and Attributes for success

• Planning skills: Able to organize and prioritize project activities and schedules and delegate appropriate tasks to Associates
• Analytical and Problem-Solving skills: Able to understand and convey business problems/issues and respond insightfully within orbit if impractical solutions
• Communication and Presentation skills: Able to provide quality output and communicate effectively with the client and internal team. Clearly communicate expectations and tasks assigned to Associates
• Documentation skills: Able to perform process mapping (e.g., Visio ) and convey critical information through storytelling/storyboarding and data visualization (e.g. Power BI , Excel)
• Capable of producing high-quality outputs against project objectives to tight deadlines
• Able to work effectively and efficiently and an individual contributor or in a team
• Able to meet tight deadlines and follow the project timeline.
• Flexible and is willing to work in client sites within and outside the Philippines and is open to secondment in other EY offices (within or outside the country)
• Has a good attitude towards work and a strong desire to learn, especially concepts on information system processes and security
• Interested to pursue along their career and technology assurance practice
• Has excellent English language skills (written and verbal)
• Proficient to Microsoft 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Graduate of Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Accounting Information Systems, Internal Audit, Computer Science, Management Information Systems or graduate of any Business Course.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience (Preferred: IT Audit, SOX Audit, SOC Audit; Secondary: Internal Audit (i.e., financial or operations), Compliance)
• Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

What Working at SGV Offers

• At SGV, we’re dedicated to helping our clients and the work we do with them is as varied as they are.
• You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees, and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan.
• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career