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Technology Risk Services Manager – Security Focussed – Internal Audit

Employer
Grant Thornton UK LLP
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
2 Aug 2019
Reference
R1019011

Job Details

Job Description Summary:

To take ownership of allocated assignments in a way that exceeds client expectations, whilst taking responsibility for managing and developing team members.

Job Description:

Our clients operate in uncertain times. It’s our job to work with them to help them grow sustainably and fulfil their responsibilities. In audit, we work with clients of all different sizes across many different sectors. You’ll work with clients at their sites, getting to the heart of how they work and the challenges they face. Making the most of your audit experience and client management skills, you’ll help our clients mitigate risks and work more effectively. And you’ll help to shape a vibrant economy and contribute to making sure the whole business community is built on trust and integrity.

Overall Role Purpose

Provide the advice necessary to help clients manage their technology and business risks and improve their business performance. To deliver objective, value-added solutions that will enable clients to strengthen internal IT controls and governance processes, implement sound organisational strategies, increase technological capabilities and improve their operational efficiency. To work as part of the team, effectively providing a hands on advisory service that exceeds client expectations and supports the Partner/Senior Manager team.


Main responsibilities

Markets

  • attends external events to create networks and potential new opportunities
  • actively involved in office marketing events, is an 'ambassador' of the firm, is aware of the wide range of services the firm offers and suggests innovative products, whilst pro actively identifying cross selling opportunities
  • develops contacts within other service lines in the firm
  • participates in the development of new business opportunities and is actively involved in proposal activity and presentations to potential clients
  • works closely with technology risk management team to incorporate delivery of technology assurance clients

Clients

  • builds and maintains good working relationships with all clients and colleagues
  • assists in developing audit committee papers for presentation to the manager/partner and in accordance to client timetable
  • attends audit committee meetings and client liaison meetings as necessary
  • assists manager in developing audit plans or annual reports
  • develops informal networks to keep abreast of emerging issues

People

  • is an approachable and respected member of the team who takes a proactive interest in the team's performance and well being
  • assists in staff development, motivating and coaching trainees by giving regular feedback and competing timely appraisals
  • inputs into assignment appraisals
  • attends training courses as identified in order to develop both technical and personal skills and keeps records for CPD purposes
  • adheres to the firm's risk management policies and procedures


Operations and results

Planning

  • ensures the efficient and effective delivery of a number of concurrent assignments
  • assists with engagement administration including preparation of engagement letters
  • leads planning meetings and drafting terms of reference/audit planning documents
  • ensures terms of reference/audit planning document agreed by client prior to review commencing
  • agrees first draft of assignment budget for review with partner and/or client
  • creates new and reviews existing work programmes to align delivery to terms of reference

Fieldwork

  • helps to oversee audits by ensuring scope of review is being met and ensures team members respond to review points raised
  • direct involvement in complex or high profile areas
  • advises clients on corporate governance including gap analyses between actual activities and best practice
  • discusses issues as they arise with  the internal  team and with client management
  • documents field work to a high standard in line with the firm’s methodologies and quality requirements

Completion

  • produces close out documentation and leads close-out meetings with the client
  • sets expectations for production of draft reports to the team. Ensures the draft report is of high standard prior to submission to a manager
  • ensures all manager review points and client comments are addressed into final deliverables
  • ensures file is completed in line with The firms methodology prior to submission to a manager
  • reviews evidence and makes appropriate adjustments to action tracker or equivalent

Results

  • monitors and analyses WIP for individual review as part of the monthly billing cycle
  • assists manager in debt chasing activity with client and credit control department
  • alerts manager to budget variances and changes in scope


Education/qualifications

  • Professional qualification (CISA, ACA, CA, ACCA, IIA, or similar)
  • First time passes at each stage of professional exams


Experience

  • Evidence of good level of post-qualified experience within IT risk management, with experience of internal audit and in the preparation and delivery of technical findings to a non-technical audience
  • Experience of working with large corporate entities or financial services
  • Familiar with auditing wide range of IT audit areas, including IT General Controls, IT Strategy, Change Management, Project Management (inc Agile), Cyber, Digital, Business Continuity & IT Disaster Recovery, Data Projection, and IT Infrastructure & Asset Management, etc…
  • Exposure to reviews of software developments, including various programming / coding languages
  • Experience of using data analytics to support internal audits
  • Has undertaken internal audit reviews of ERPS (inc SAP and Oracle) 
  • Previous experience of client work in relevant industries to Grant Thornton clients.
  • Familiar with using good practice frameworks and regulatory standards, including COBIT, ISO 27001,  GDPR/DPA 98, SOX404, Cyber Essentials, PRINCE2, and Agile
  • Experience with hands-on software development (nc mobile apps)
  • Experience of performing technical reviews of databases (inc Oracle and SQL) and other infrastructure components
  • Familiar with performing ITGCs, and test of control in support of and financial external audit
  • Experience of preparing and delivering internal and external presentations

You should be commercially focused with the ability to deliver innovative solutions.  You should be focused on self-development as well as having the desire to coach, mentor and develop your colleagues. You must also share our CLEARR values – Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect and Responsibility.

We’re looking for people who have a strong connection with and share our core beliefs:

  • Profit with a purpose that leads to a sustainable business
  • We create sustainable value for our clients
  • We are better together
  • Our CLEARR values underpin all we do
  • We never compromise on quality

The time you spend outside of work helps shape what you can bring to our firm. We value the commitments you may have outside of work and will consider all flexible working applications.
 

Valuing you

Your personal development plan will help you grow your skills. And you’ll be able to shape your career within your team or by moving across our business or going on secondments in the UK and across our global network of member firms. You’ll also enjoy a competitive salary and a flexible benefits package designed to meet your individual needs.

Becoming a shared enterprise

Our unique culture is built around collaboration. Everybody here plays their part. Over the past few years we’ve been making big changes – moving towards becoming a shared enterprise. We share ideas. We share responsibility. We share the rewards. Put simply, we’re better together.

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Company

Grant Thornton in the UK

Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That's Grant Thornton.

Our UK audit practice is built of over 2300 people working across 24 locations, led by Fiona Baldwin and supported by 50 audit partners. We’re really proud of the strong position our audit practice is in from a wellbeing, resource and quality perspective, the latter of which is shown through our recent positive AQR results. Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. Our tailored and responsive approach provides the expertise our clients need, enabling them to grow and make the right decisions about their future. 


How we work at Grant Thornton

The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, whether that’s reduced or condensed hours, job shares, we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance. Everyone in the firm is encouraged to work in a hybrid way, want to go for a run at 3pm, or collect children from school? That’s fine with us if it fits with your client work. Our framework for how we work underpins our approach, giving us all the confidence to make decisions that work for us, and our teams.  
 

Company info
Location
London
United Kingdom

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