IT Compliance Manager

Job Description

Role: IT Compliance Manager(full or part time)Division: Assessment & Qualifications DeliveryLocation: Rotherham or London, UK. Hybrid-workingAbout PearsonWe have more than 20,000 employees that deliver our products and services in nearly 200 countries, all working towards a common purposeto help everyone achieve their potential through learning. We do that by providing high quality, digital content andlearning experiences, as well as assessments and qualifications that help people build their skills and grow with the world around them.From world-class assessment to virtual learning and beyondwe create the products and services that help tens of millions of people reach their goals each year. And we make sure our products fit with our key sustainability targetsto make learning accessibleto everyone, to lead responsibly, and to give the next generation the skills they need to shape a better world.Our success and ability to help people achieve their potential depends upon us being able to grow with, and adapt to, the rapidly changing learning market. Thats why our digital-first strategy puts consumers at the heart of everything we do, enabling usto deliver the best products and learning outcomes to more people than ever before.Pearson is listed on both the London and New York Stock Exchanges (LON: PSON; NYSE: PSO).About UK Assessment & QualificationsWe are responsible for the delivery of nearly 4 million examination results per annum, including A-Level, GCSE, BTEC and T-levels for students in UK and International centres. Our in-house systems process every learner from registration to marking and certification,in a highly regulated business. We currently operate a hybrid estate of predominantly bespoke systems, with an ongoing strategic transformation programme to migrate from on-prem to cloud based, cost effective, scalable and resilient services.About the JobYou will be accountable for the implementation and ongoing management of the departments compliance with ISO27001 and Sarbox/Sox requirements in a hybrid on-prem and AWS estate. This will include working with both internal and external auditors, security,data protection and privacy stakeholders, and both implementing their recommendations and maintaining a risk register of compliance. Tracking of compliance with regulatory requirements, such as annual security testing, is also a requirement of the role.In relation to the management of the departments financial process controls, you will be responsible for the implementation of processes by which internal and external spend, including internal cross-charges and AWS costs, can be controlled and tracked.Once implemented, youll then perform the handover to the administrators who will operate the process.About YouWed expect that youll have at least 2 years relevant experience designing, implementing and maintaining processes to deliver continuous improvement within an IT department. A strong background in ISO27001 and Accounts Payable / Procure to Pay processesis required.Key Skills & Experience

• Detailed ISO27001 and Sarbox/Sox knowledge & understanding
• Accounts Payable / Procure to Pay process knowledge
• IT Audit experience
• Design of IT operational processes such as Access Control management, Change Control and Incident Management in an on-prem estate
• Creation and maintenance of process documentation
• Experience of dealing with security requirements & security testing
• Budget management
• Resource time-recording
• Supervision of process administrators
• Self-organisation and working with a wide range of people to achieve the required outcomes
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office products, plus process documentation tools such as Lucidchart

Desirable Skills & Experience

• IT Audit experience from a Big Four accountancy firm
• Cost management within AWS Cloud estates
• Design of IT operational processes such as Access Control management, Change Control and Incident Management in a Cloud estate
• Experience of Oracle Finance & Time-recording
• Chartered Institute of Internal Audit qualifications

The role is aligned to either our Rotherham or central London offices. Our Rotherham office is located at Junction 1 of the M18, making it commutable from Sheffield, Leeds, Doncaster, Derby or Nottingham.We have successfully worked from home throughout the pandemic, but have adopted hybrid working now national restrictions are lifted; for this role that means visiting your base office no more than once a week with the possibility of occasional travel toother Pearson sites, however, adjustments to this due to personal circumstances & preferences are possible.We work a 37.5-hour week, with all our team free to flex their day around our core hours, which are Monday to Friday, 10 to 4 GMT/BST. School runs, etc can be accommodated. Other flexible working patterns can be considered, including part-time working andnon-traditional hours. As we regularly work with global teams, particularly in India and the US, there may be the occasional need to accommodate meetings outside of core hours.We actively encourage our staff to participate in at least 40 hours of training a year, and offer relevant AWS (Amazon Web Service) training and certification as part of this role.Your benefits and rewardsHere at Pearson we offer a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading, +/- 5 days
• Annual Bonus
• Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute, up to 16% depending on your age
• Life, private medical and dental care insurance options, plus free eye tests
• Stock/share purchase options
• Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible working policies
• An employee wellbeing assistance programme
• Cycle to work program, volunteering days, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts

Diversity and Inclusion at Pearson Pearson is delighted to be committed to the Race Charter and have pledged to ACT ON to support a more inclusive workplace for all our employees. We