IT Internal Audit - Senior / Assistant Manager

Job Description

Overview of the Advisory & Consulting service lineThe Advisory & Consultingservice line is a rapidly growing, award winning, global group of successful teams working together to present a go-to-market differentiator whilst delivering the highest quality of work for our clients.If you are successful in securing a role within our Advisory & Consulting Service Line you will join a team of600+innovative specialists across a variety of sectors including Financial Services, Industry & Services, and Public Services with consultativeexpertise in Risk & Management Consulting, Internal Audit, Actuarial and all aspects of the Tech & Digital space. Our Advisory teams are at the forefront of large international infrastructure projects, global M&A transactions, high-profile forensic investigations,business valuations, corporate restructuring and creditor advisory services; all with the aim of adding value to clients by finding solutions to a range of financial issues as one collaborative team.Our specialist Technology Consulting and Assurance team deliver IT assurance and advisory work to a range of clients nationally and internationally. Our broad range of clients, including those in FTSE 350, allow you to gain experience across a range ofsectors including:

• Financial Services, Banking, Insurance and Investment
• Corporates/Private Sector/Industry & Services
• Central and Local Government
• Retail and Consumer products organisations

Job Purpose As an IT Assurance Senior/Assistant Manager within the national Technology & Digital team, and reporting directly to the Manager or Senior Manager, you will be responsible for delivering IT risk based assurance work to a range of cross sector internal auditacross the UK. Client satisfaction is of paramount importance to us and you will need excellent communication and written skills, and an ability to work under pressure and being able to deliver outputs to tight deadlines. Role & Responsibilities

• Responsibility for executing day to day IT Assurance work and reviews on behalf of a wide range of clients across the UK as required, and working with National practice including contributing to closing meetings with client management, and acting as a pointof contact for both our Senior Management and clients, ensuring both are kept fully informed of any issues arising and the progress of the work;
• To deliver work to the highest technical standards including ensuring the work is conducted in line with Mazars Quality standards;
• Ensuring all work is undertaken to budget and meets client KPIs;
• To build and develop long term relationships with senior stakeholders across our client organisations as well as within Mazars itself;
• Build and develop strong working relationships with the client, ensuring any problems or requests are dealt with promptly;
• Maintain control and stability under pressure whilst recognising the deadline or urgency to be dealt with;
• Respond to the needs of the client and staff;
• Support junior staff and take active interest in developing the staff in projects;
• Support the Senior Manager/Manager to manage specific streams of work and staff in the work stream;
• Ability to manage/be a point of contact for a portfolio of clients;
• Clearly understand the wider service line capabilities of Technology & Digital and the wider firm and how these may benefit your clients;
• Ensure that the services provided are genuinely appropriate for the client; and
• Identify and transform opportunities and prospects into new work.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Practical experience of conducting IT assurance within specific sectors or across sectors, or IT work experience post qualification;
• You will be working towards, be willing to study towards or be in possession of relevant professional qualification such asCISA / QiCA / ACCA / MIIA / CIPFA ;
• You will be graduate or post-graduate in technology or business studies including systems, or have adequate experience to compensate for the same;
• Knowledge of operating systems such as Unix, windows server, and Linux and databases such as SQL, Oracle, DB2;
• Experience in project/implementation reviews for ERPs such as SAP, MS Dynamics will be a differentiator;
• Have a sound technical understanding of IT risks and hot topics;
• Experience of delivering to a portfolio of clients;
• Experience of building and managing relationships with senior stakeholders;
• Experience of developing junior staff and mentoring team members;
• Ability to think creatively, generate innovative ideas, challenge the status quo and deliver work effectively;
• Strong technical abilities in audit methodologies, combined with strong business acumen;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills proven through report writing experience;
• Desire to help grow and develop the department;
• Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives and methodologies;
• Experience of identifying issues through sound technical analysis and application of commercial acumen in all situations;
• Ability to express ideas with authority and conviction throughout verbal and written communication;
• The Technology & Digital Team also delivers services such as Cyber, Data Privacy, Forensics, Data Analytics. Therefore, experience of any of these service lines would be an advantage or an interest in developing your skills in these services.

Inclusion and Diversity At Mazars inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We recognise that being an inclusive and diverse organisation makes us stronger as a business.We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidatesbased on skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience.