Assistant Director, IT Audit

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Assists the Group Wide Internal Audit Senior Management Team in providing Group, Regional and Local Business Unit (LBU) Board and Management assurance on company’s internal controls and identifying opportunities for improvement over all aspects of the business.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of a portfolio of audit assignments and deliver good quality audit
• assignments, in line with GwIA audit methodology, Group requirements and standards,
• resulting in accurate and complete identification of issues
• Take responsibility of audit assignment execution and demonstrate good project management skill when planning, which includes resource allocations and scheduling, communicate objectives to key stakeholders, identify focus areas, formulate review strategies and the audits are delivered on time
• Execute the audits in the approved audit plan including risk assessment and control management over operations’ effectiveness and compliance with all applicable standards and regulations
• Understand the business, risk and controls through information gathered on the audit scope area, involvement in walkthroughs and discussions with management
• Review the adequacy and efficiency of the controls in place via review of documented procedures and conducting audit testing
• Working papers are documented properly in accordance with GwIA Audit Methodology and approved within the established deadline
• Responsible for discussing the audit report and findings with senior management and ensuring that appropriate responses are obtained for each issue raised in the report, including demonstration of good conflict management skill and remaining professional when criticised
• Draft internal audit report for discussion with GwIA management and auditee management, including display of good and concise presentation of issues/risks
• Monitor progress and adequacy of actions taken to rectify and close out audit issues
• Manage a team of auditors on an assignment basis, with responsibility for coaching and mentoring individuals and providing feedback on performance following completion of each assignment
• Promote a team effort approach and show appreciation for contributions of team members, creating a positive work climate
• Seek opportunities to increase the use of data analytics testing by adding new tests to the data analytics library, and actively uses data analytics to improve the controls of the second line
• Assist the Audit Directors in reviewing the work of the Audit Team
• Continuous monitoring of emerging risks and key changes to the businesses
• Construct and continuously review the risk-based audit plan in consultation with other auditors and business management, are aligned with audit and company’s strategies and covers all major risks the business faces
• Take a lead role in shaping the on-going development of the internal control processes through disseminating best practices
  
  
  

Job Requirements

• Post Qualification – At least 8 years of relevant experience in the 3rd line (2nd line experience will be considered). People management experience will be preferred.
• Relevant degree (e.g. Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting)
• Certifications (e.g. One ore more relevant technical certification around Cybersecurity, Cloud, Software Engineering, Technology Risk Management, Project Management or Audit)
• An awareness of current and emerging industry risks within financial services and a clear appreciation of the regulatory environments within the industry
• Apart from business-as-usual audit work, has a track record of delivering impactful initiatives / products which have helped elevate the function (e.g. helped automate a certain manual process / delivered an automated dashboard for more efficient risk identification etc.)
• Good understanding of local regulations
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrable experience of influencing and challenging senior management and building excellent relationships
• Track record of producing value-adding, commercially realistic recommendations in risk, consultancy or internal audit environment.
  
  
  

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.