Engagement Partner

Mercurial Minds - M.M.; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 8,000,000 - 14,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercurial Minds (Pvt.) Ltd. is seeking an Engagement Partner to provide senior leadership for large-scale information-systems and forensic audit engagements in Pakistan.

The role targets professionals with 20+ years of experience and a proven record of delivering major audits in regulated sectors. The successful candidate will guide planning, execution, findings validation, and final reporting while engaging senior stakeholders and maintaining strict independence and professional standards

Qualifications

• 20+ years of professional experience in information systems or forensic auditing.
• Proven track record leading at least two large-scale engagements.
• Experience in utilities or public revenue systems advantageous.
• Strong leadership, strategic planning and communication skills.
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders and multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Engagement Leadership: provide strategic direction for large-scale information-systems and forensic audit engagements.
• Audit Planning & Oversight: define scope, objectives, methodologies, milestones.
• Information Systems & Forensic Audit Oversight: supervise audits of complex information systems and processes.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: engage with senior leaders and institutional representatives.
• Audit Quality & Governance: ensure standards, governance, and engagement protocols.
• Risk Assessment & Issue Resolution: identify and prioritize risks and control weaknesses.
• Team Leadership: guide multidisciplinary audit and technical teams.
• Findings & Recommendations: validate observations and ensure evidence-based conclusions.
• Executive Reporting: oversee audit reports and executive summaries.
• Engagement Delivery: monitor progress and ensure milestones are met.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Auditing leadership

Risk assessment

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science / IT / Accounting / Finance / Audit / Business Administration

Job description

Employment Type: To be determined based on engagement requirements

Company Overview

Mercurial Minds (Pvt.) Ltd. is a technology and digital innovation company focused on delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance technology solutions. Our expertise spans enterprise platforms, digital transformation, data-driven solutions, and technology-enabled business operations.

We work with organizations to address complex business and technology challenges through structured solutions, technical expertise, and strategic execution.

Role Overview

Mercurial Minds is seeking a highly experienced Engagement Partner to provide senior-level leadership and oversight for large-scale information-systems and forensic audit engagements.

The ideal candidate will bring more than 20 years of professional experience, with a proven track record of leading at least two major information-systems or forensic audits within sectors such as utilities, financial services, or public revenue systems.

This role requires a seasoned professional capable of overseeing complex engagements, guiding audit teams, engaging senior stakeholders, and ensuring that audit activities are conducted with the required rigor, independence, and professional standards. The successful candidate will provide strategic direction throughout the engagement lifecycle, from planning and execution to findings validation and final reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Engagement Leadership: Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for large-scale information-systems and forensic audit engagements, ensuring alignment with defined objectives, scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Audit Planning & Oversight: Lead the planning and execution approach for complex audit assignments, including defining audit scope, objectives, methodologies, resource requirements, and key milestones.
• Information Systems & Forensic Audit Oversight: Oversee audits involving complex information systems, business processes, financial operations, and relevant data environments, ensuring appropriate examination and assessment.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Engage with senior leadership, executive stakeholders, and relevant institutional representatives to establish expectations, communicate progress, address concerns, and maintain effective working relationships.
• Audit Quality & Governance: Ensure that audit activities, working papers, supporting evidence, and findings adhere to applicable professional standards, governance requirements, and engagement protocols.
• Risk Assessment & Issue Resolution: Guide the identification, assessment, and prioritization of significant risks, control weaknesses, irregularities, and potential areas of concern throughout the engagement.
• Team Leadership: Provide direction, guidance, and oversight to multidisciplinary audit and technical teams, ensuring effective coordination and delivery of assigned responsibilities.
• Findings & Recommendations: Review and validate audit observations, conclusions, and recommendations, ensuring that findings are evidence-based, clearly documented, and relevant to the engagement objectives.
• Executive Reporting: Oversee the preparation and presentation of audit reports, executive summaries, and key findings to relevant stakeholders.
• Engagement Delivery: Monitor overall engagement progress, manage critical dependencies, address delivery challenges, and ensure that agreed milestones and deliverables are achieved.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, Audit, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 20+ years of relevant professional experience in information systems, forensic auditing, technology auditing, financial auditing, or related fields.
• Proven experience leading at least two large-scale information-systems or forensic audit engagements.
• Demonstrated exposure to one or more of the following sectors:
• Utilities
• Public Revenue Systems
• Strong understanding of information-systems auditing, forensic audit methodologies, risk assessment, internal controls, and audit governance.
• Experience overseeing complex audit assignments involving multiple stakeholders, large organizations, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of audit documentation, evidence evaluation, findings validation, and professional reporting practices.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with senior executives, institutional leadership, and key decision-makers.
• Excellent leadership, strategic planning, communication, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong professional judgment and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to lead complex and high-stakes engagements with a structured and objective approach.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex business, financial, and technology-related information.
• Ability to communicate complex audit findings and recommendations effectively to executive-level stakeholders.
• High standards of professional integrity, confidentiality, and accountability.