Technology Risk Services – Internal Audit – Executive
- Employer
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 14 Aug 2019
- Reference
- R1020575
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- Employer Sector
- Financial Services, Accountancy Practice, Business & Management Consultancy, Professional Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Travel
- None
- Job Type
- Technology Risk
Job Details
Job Description Summary:
Provide the advice necessary to help clients manage risk and improve their business performance. To deliver objective, value-added solutions that will enable clients to strengthen internal 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.
Job Description:
Join us and you’ll shape more than just your career. We believe we’re best positioned to make a meaningful impact on the economy. Every day we provide a diverse range of organisations with the kind of business and financial advice it takes to do this. Our ideas and insight empower our clients to make big decisions about the future and unlock sustainable growth. Through our fresh thinking and agile working, we help businesses, communities and our people to flourish.
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
Clients
- responsible for building and maintaining good working relationships with all clients
- assists manager in developing audit plans and audit committee papers
- 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 for junior staff, and also completes self job appraisal and six-monthly forms on a timely basis
- 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
- prepares draft terms of reference/audit planning document prior to meeting the client ensuring any revisions are processed
- 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
- performs and oversee fieldwork as applicable for review
- documents field work in line with the firms methodologies
- discusses issues as they arise with the internal audit team and client management
- ensures all review points in working papers are addressed/processed where necessary
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 firm’s methodology prior to submission to a manager
- reviews evidence and makes appropriate adjustments to action tracker or equivalent
Results
- monitors time incurred and undertakes analysis as the project progresses to assist the manager as appropriate
- takes responsibility for personal efficiency
Person Specification
Education/qualifications
- Maths and English Language at GCSE or equivalent
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent with a minimum 2.1 class
- Professional qualification (CISA, ACA, CA, ACCA, IIA, or similar)
- First time passes at each stage of professional exams
- Undergradate degree in a technical subject area
Experience
- Experience of internal audit and in the preparation and delivery of technical findings to a non-technical audience
- Familiar with performing ITGCs, and test of control in support of and financial external audit
- 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…
- Experience of using data analytics & other CAATs to support internal and external audits
- Experience of preparing and delivering internal and external presentations
- Previous experience of client work in relevant industries to Grant Thornton clients.
- Has undertaken internal and exteral audit reviews of ERPs (inc SAP and Oracle)
- Familiar with using good practice frameworks and regulatory standards, including COBIT, ISO 27001, GDPR/DPA 98, SOX404, Cyber Essentials, PRINCE2, and Agile
- Experience of performing technical reviews of databases (inc Oracle and SQL) and other infrastructure components
- Experience of working with large corporate entities or financial services
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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.
- Location
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London
United Kingdom
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