BAS Digital Specialist IT Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Job Description & Summary
A career within Information Technology Risk Assurance services, will allow you to develop and apply strategies that help clients leverage enterprise technologies so they can get a higher return on their investment, mitigate risks, streamline processes, and find operational inefficiencies. We assist clients in understanding and challenging their current risk profiles and develop strategies to build digital confidence by embracing opportunities to stay competitive through building trust and resilience into their technology systems. We cover a wide range of disciplines, including risk evaluation, operational and strategic Information Technology processes, project governance, application implementation, data integrity, cyber security, and accounting/audit.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.

• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.

• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.

• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.

• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.

• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.

• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.

• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.

• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

JOB PURPOSE

Experienced IT auditor that will primarily be responsible for the execution of IT general and application controls audits and the supervision and coaching of junior team members.


PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Conducting IT audit engagements for the full project life cycle from planning through to reporting and socialising outcomes with client management

• Lead, coach and train junior audit team members in performance of IT audits and reviews of systems, applications and IT processes.

• Develop business acumen and industry knowledge of client environments

• Develop a deep understanding and experience of IT risks and controls

• Develop a risk-based audit plan for each engagement, including the scope, objectives and timing

• Execution of audits on a variety of subject matters including:

  • Risk based IT audits (e.g. IT projects, application systems, IT general controls, IT Security, databases, technology platforms)

  • Pre and post- implementation reviews of system implementations or enhancements.

  • IT security audits (e.g. network, operating system and data center), including evaluating if security vulnerabilities

  • IT general computer controls

  • IT management policies and procedures such as change management, business continuity planning/ disaster recovery and information security

• Coordinate the scope and performance of these reviews.

• Utilise data assurance and analytical techniques to analyse data to improve audit efficiency and effectiveness

• Identifying weaknesses in IT general controls and systems and making recommendations for improvements.

• Formulation of findings and action plans to management, by means of written reports.

• A minimal amount of travel may be required on an ad-hoc basis
   

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, information technology, computer science or other relevant discipline

• Prior position in IT Audit – internal audit or external auditing firm.

Additional Desirable Qualifications:

• CISA

• CIA

• CISM, CDPSE or other similar qualifications

• Cloud certifications

• Big Four experience
   

 EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 3 years experience in auditing, including IT general controls reviews.

• Experience in an IT auditing environment, conducting IT audit engagements for the full project life cycle from planning through to reporting and socialising outcomes with senior management

• Experience with multiple technology domains including aspects of Windows, Unix and/or database administration, networking, cloud environments and software development.

• Experience in project governance assurance on major system development programmes.

• Experience in overseeing and coaching of junior team members.

• Report writing and presenting findings
   

KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Technical knowledge

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft spreadsheets, Word and Powerpoint or similar tools

• Excellent understanding of the COBIT framework and IT general controls

• Working knowledge of project management frameworks such as Waterfall, PRINCE2, and Scrum.

• Working knowledge of information security protocols and principles (NIST, ISO27001, PCI-DSS, etc).

• Understanding of emerging technologies, such as cloud, RPA and AI

• Ability to acquire digital skills and self upskil in areas such as data analytics and data visualisation using firm provided tools.

• Understanding of ERP systems and other peripheral business systems. 

Soft skills

• Outstanding interpersonal, communication and influencing skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences

• Excellent leadership and teamwork skills.

• Proactive, hands-on, results-driven orientation required. 

• Ability to blend exceptional attention to detail with an ability to retain strategic direction within a rapidly evolving entrepreneurial business culture. 

• Ability to produce high quality work to team managers

• Self learning and continuous improvement of skills and knowledge

• The ability to be resilient and maintain high motivation levels under pressure;

• pragmatic; excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills

• planning and organising skills

• Ability to work independently

Other beneficial skills

• Finance and accounting practices and methods.

• Audit software such as TeamMate

• Data analytics and visualisation tools

• Scripting experience (Oracle, Windows, Linux, SQL)

• ERP controls

• Cloud certifications
   

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
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