Internal Auditor Senior Associate - 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 Teamand 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 Audit Committee of the SupervisoryBoard. 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; becomingmore agile; incorporating analytics technology; and extending our collaboration with our Global and Network Internal Audit colleagues. All aimed at strengthening our position as a trusted advisor 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 environment and the diverse needs of its critical stakeholders. As a Senior Associate - Technology, youll work as part of a team with extensive technology audit experience and a deep knowledge of the firm. You will be responsible for delivering a wide range of technology focussed assignments from the annual assurance plan,including both risk based audits and consultancy activities. You will enjoy a wide variety of work in terms of nature and scope, including reviews of IT governance and strategy, application controls, business continuity arrangements and of critical IT suppliers. As many of our reviews encompass both IT and operationalaspects of the audit subject within their scope, you may also be involved in undertaking some operational audit activity, or working in collaboration with operational audit colleagues on some projects. You will also have the opportunity to engage with differentclients from across all areas of the firm and with our internal audit colleagues at a global and network level, given the increasingly global nature of many of the firms applications. 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:

• Proactively leading and contributing to the delivery of IT related audit assignments (in accordance with our audit methodology and standards), while reporting to managers and above
• Delivery of some operational audit activity, where required
• Completion of audit documentation, including audit scopes, working papers and audit reports
• 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 help identify and research opportunities to improve our operational effectiveness and quality of our work
• Contributing to the development of your own and teams technical acumen
• Accelerate the digitisation of what we do, and how we do it.

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, ACCA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent)
• Relevant experience in a risk, audit and compliance role.
• A good understanding of systems auditing and IT controls, coupled with a broad knowledge of IT risks and COBIT with 3-4 years of experience.
• Experience in auditing financial and operational controls within a wide range of business processes (within either an external or internal audit environment)
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• The ability to work effectively across multiple assignments and in different audit teams for varying time periods and to deliver at pace
• Experience in supervising 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 related 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

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Be innovative and have the ability to contribute and create new initiatives
• Have an aptitude for learning and a desire to continually development and improve
• Experience of performing data analytics/CAATs in an audit environment
• Existing knowledge of ISO27001 and ISO22301.

Diversity We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. Andwe aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves