Internal Audit Manager - Technology

Job Description

Our purpose focuses on how we contribute to society, and how our business decisions can contribute to greater trust and solving important problems. In order to achieve our purpose and deliver a first-class service to our clients, we need first-class supportinternally. The people who power us - our internal teams - have a vital role to make sure we have all the right resources, services and technology to be the best we can be. Not all of us work directly with external clients. We are PwCs Internal Audit Team and provide independent, objective assurance and consulting activities to enhance and support the firms operations and to improve the effectiveness of its governance, risk management and internal control. We report to the AuditCommittee of the Supervisory Board. We focus on helping the firm look deeper and see further, applying innovative practice to identify and address key risks and deliver strategic value. Our work is of fundamental importance and can make a difference to the firm, its partners and employees. The team is headed by our Head of Internal Audit and is supported by a high-quality mix of operational and IT auditors from the Senior Manager to Manager, Senior Associate and Associate level. We continue to develop as a team: building our capabilities; becoming more agile; incorporating analytics technology; and extending our collaboration with our Global and Network Internal Audit colleagues. All aimed at strengthening our position as a trustedadvisor within the firm and to the Audit Committee.A career in the Internal Audit Team will give you a unique insight into the workings of the firm and an opportunity to gain an understanding of PwCs strategic objectives, regulatory and risk management environmentand the diverse needs of its critical stakeholders. As a Manager, youll be a key member of a talented team with extensive audit experience and a deep knowledge of the firm. You will support the development of the pivotal technology aspects of our annual plan, managing the team(s) to deliver this plan as wellas delivering a wide range of other risk based or consultancy activities. You will enjoy a wide variety of work in its nature and scope, including audits focussed on operational, financial, IT, or regulatory risks. You will also have the opportunity to engagewith senior clients across all areas of the firm and with our internal audit colleagues at a global and network level. We adopt an agile working model, with your time split flexibly between remote working and our teams office in One Embankment Place. Some travel to other sites will be needed and occasional overnight stays away from home, but this is limited in comparison toa traditional client-facing audit role. Depending on your performance and team structure, there may also be future promotion opportunities within the team or to other opportunities within the wider firm. Specific responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Management of the IT control elements of the Internal Audit annual plan
• Proactively manage the delivery of audit assignments (in accordance with our audit methodology and standards), managing delivery within the audit budget and required timeframes
• Developing the scoping of the audit, which includes determining our key objectives and the risk areas being assured and agreeing this with the client in conjunction with Head of IA
• Completion of audit documentation, including audit scopes, working papers and audit reports with a passion for quality
• Evaluation and presentation of overall findings and issues raised during the project and, in conjunction with the Senior Manager team and/or Head of IA, clear and timely communication of these to the client, to ensure that an agreed plan of action is reached
• Coaching and leading other audit staff
• Establishing and sustaining effective working relationships with clients and colleagues
• Keeping up to date with local and national business and economic issues that may impact upon the operations of the firm and its risk profile
• Being an active team member and contributing to the teams development activities to drive opportunities to improve our operational effectiveness and quality of our work
• Contributing to the development of your own and teams technical acumen
• Supporting the Senior Manager team and Head of IA in senior stakeholder management and communication/presentation to the Audit Committee

Essential Skills, Behaviours and Experience:All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our clients across the firm and for our team. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadershipframework, The PwC Professional, and are made up of five core attributes: whole leadership; technical capabilities; business acumen; global acumen; and relationships. In addition, for this role you must have:

• Completed, or part completed, an accountancy or internal audit qualification (ACA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent)
• Extensive experience in auditing financial, operational and IT controls within a wide range of business processes (within either an external or internal audit environment) and in a complex control environment
• A deep understanding of governance, risk management and control at an operational and organisational level
• Proven experience in the development of Internal Audit annual plans with focus on the IT control environment, blending the Internal Audit plan with other sources of assurance available across the lines of defence
• In depth understanding of audit methodology and the ability to flex delivery scope and approach to match to assurance requirements, timing and resource pressures
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• The ability to manage effectively and simultaneously across multiple assignments with different audit teams and clients, delivering at pace
• Experience in leading and developing junior staff
• Ability to communicate clearly and build good working relationships with colleagues and clients at all levels
• Excellent report writing and communication skills to be able to effectively report any issues and recommendations for improvement to our clients, as well as drafting the relevant sections of high quality (and high impact) audit reports
• Flexibility in your approach to meeting goals as part of the wider team, being open minded and agile to change