Manager, IT and Projects Audit

Our client is a diversified financial services group with a leading brand presence both locally and internationally. They are renowned for their attraction and retention of the best talent in the market and offer impressive training and development programs to all staff. Their Internal Audit function is currently seeking an experienced IT/Project Auditor Manager to join their expanding team. The role will oversee the planning, execution and reporting of a small simultaneous portfolio of Audit activity as set out in the Audit Charter and the annual Audit Plan. Focus of this role is providing assurance over key transformation projects and Technology operational risk.
Reporting to the Head of Audit (Technology and Operations) you will be responsible for the following:
Program manage a small portfolio of concurrent audits (3-5) within agreed resource and time budgets
Contribute to Annual and Dynamic Planning as directed
Provide strategic guidance to audit team leads on scope and approach.
Support team leads to create succinct and clear audit assignment plans that reflect agreed scope as per Audit's plan
Draft succinct and clear reports with relevant insight
Socialise audit reports with business contacts and manage negotiation to audit report finalisation
Resolve audit delivery issues escalated by audit team leads, and escalate where they cannot be directly solved
Coordinate verification of audit raised issues within internal SLA targets once the business indicate issues are closed, ensuring this is supported by quality workpapers
Form effective ongoing working relationships with business contacts to facilitate delivery of audits and contribute to audit's annual plan creation and update
Proactively manage risk; meet all policy and compliance requirements; perform controls; adhere to Process and Procedures pertinent to role; and escalate events, issues or breaches as they are identified
Professionally qualified, you have experience delivering IT audits via teams and you will also have experience auditing projects. Your ability to provide feedback and coaching to your team to promote a developmental culture will be key.