Ernst & Young Global Ltd (EYG) is a professional services company. The company primarily engages in a broad range of services such as assurance, tax, transaction advisory services, audits, data analytics, AI-driven solutions, and advisory services. It also provides a portfolio of specialty services, including climate change and sustainability services, family business services, Japanese business services, China overseas investment network, and global business network among others. The company serves a diverse clientele such as audit; non-audit including finance, healthcare, and government; and various other clientele in the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, Africa; India; Asia-Pacific; and Japan. EYG is headquartered in London, the UK.
Job overview
- We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Manager to join our Technology Risk – Assurance team, with a specialised focus on PCAOB-aligned IT audits.
- This role is pivotal in delivering high-quality IT audit services in support of financial audits for both public and private sector clients, particularly those subject to PCAOB oversight.
- You will lead complex IT audit engagements, manage client relationships, and provide strategic insights into IT risk, governance, and compliance. This is an opportunity to work with a high-performing team and contribute to the development of innovative audit solutions in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage IT audit engagements aligned with PCAOB standards, including SOX 404, ISAE3402, and SOC1/SOC2.
- Oversee the evaluation of IT general controls (ITGCs), application controls, and automated business process controls.
- Collaborate with financial audit teams to integrate IT audit procedures into the overall audit strategy.
- Present findings and recommendations to senior client stakeholders, including CIOs, CFOs, and Audit Committees.
- Mentor and develop junior staff, ensuring high-quality deliverables and audit documentation.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies, cybersecurity risks, and regulatory changes impacting IT audit practices.
- Work with the engagement team and client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and which addresses the risks inherent in the engagement.
- Brief the audit team on the client’s IT environment and industry IT trends.
- Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and the value to be delivered.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations.
- Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
- Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to bring value to clients.
- Generate new business opportunities by developing ideas and solutions to present to internal and external clients.
- Play an active role in resource management, team development and training related activities.
- Demonstrate excellent practice management skills and motivate the team members to consistently apply them.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or related field.
- Professional certifications such as CISA, CISSP, or CPA (with IT audit focus) are highly desirable.
- Minimum of 6–8 years of experience in IT audit, with at least 3 years in a managerial or supervisory role, working as an auditor for a public accounting firm or have equivalent systems/technology experience to meet special needs.
- Extensive experience in IT Audit methodologies relating to financial statement audits as well as
- internal IT audits
- Strong knowledge of PCAOB standards, SOX compliance, and IT risk frameworks (e.g., COBIT, NIST, ISO27001).
- Proven experience in auditing ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).
- Experience working in Big 4 firms.
Method of Application
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