Line of Service
Advisory
Industry/Sector
FS XSector
Specialism
Operations
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
A career within Cybersecurity and Privacy services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients implement an effective cybersecurity programme that protects against threats propels transformation and drives growth. As companies pivot toward a digital business model exponentially more data is generated and shared among organisations partners and customers. We play an integral role in helping our clients ensure they are protected by developing transformation strategies focused on security efficiently integrate and manage new or existing technology systems to deliver continuous operational improvements and increase their cybersecurity investment and detect respond and remediate threats.
Job Description & Summary
A career within Internal Audit services will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisations objectives regulatory and risk management environment and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and see further considering areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed controls. In short we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value to their organisation.
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 purposeled and valuesdriven 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 youll work as part of a team of problem solvers helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to . 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 firms code of ethics and business conduct.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage the work streams related to IT SOX compliance covering ITGC and IT Dependencies (ITAC Interfaces IPEs).
- Thorough understanding around ITGC domains such as Logical Access Change Management SDLC and Computer Operations.
- Exposure of testing IT Application Controls (Configurable Nonconfigurable) Interfaces IPEs Data Migration and Platform Reviews.
- Provide technical support in the assessment design and implementation of ITGC requirements.
- Review control evidence for adherence to accuracy completeness and precision of control for all ITGC.
- Develop implement and test controls for new acquisitions and inscope entities
- Work with control owners and operators to ensure quality consistency and operability of new and existing controls.
- Collaborate and build longterm relationships with key stakeholders in a fastpaced and matrixed work environment.
- Review test findings facilitate the remediation of ITGC control gaps and escalate possible critical issues to senior management within IT.
- Mentors and develops peer and associates monitors their work and takes corrective action when necessary
- Builds and maintains strong peer relationships within the team and across the organization
- Coordinates work with External Auditors.
- Ability to work independently under general supervision with latitude for initiative and independent judgment
- Effective verbal and written communications including active listening skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and external contactors/auditors
- Detailoriented
- Comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Individuals would be expected to cultivate a strong team environment and promote a positive working relationship amongst their team.
- Excellent Communication written and verbal would be expected.
- In addition to being an exceptional individual contributor manage engagements and relevant Teams allocated for the same.
- Managing predominantly offshore engagements and relevant PwC Territory teams.
- Ensure client service delivery in accordance with the quality guidelines & methodologies.
- Build and maintain client relationships by understanding and being responsive to client needs and ensuring high quality of deliverables.
- Demonstrate strong analytical thinking and communication skills including the ability to research and understand complex processes and effectively communicate them to interested parties
- Develop strong working relationships with the client and onshore client teams.
- Maintain excellent rapport and proactive communication with the stakeholders and client.
- Suggest ideas on improving engagement productivity and identify opportunities for improving client service.
- Ensure compliance with engagement plans and internal quality & risk management procedures.
- Display teamwork integrity and leadership. Work with team members to set goals and responsibilities for specific engagements.
- Foster teamwork and innovation.
- Utilize technology & tools to continually learn and innovate share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery.
- Conduct workshops and technical training sessions for team members.
- Contribute to the learning & development agenda and knowledge harnessing initiatives
- Bachelors degree in Information Systems Computer Science Engineering or Finance Preferred
- B.E. B. TECH M. TECH MCA BCA CA MBA
- Experience in technology audit risk management compliance consulting or information security
- Excellent knowledge of IT General Controls automated and security controls.
- Knowledge of security measures and auditing practices within various operating systems databases and applications
- Experience in auditing financial applications cyber security practices privacy and various infrastructure platforms such as Unix Linus Windows SQL Server Oracle Databases
- Knowledge and concepts of auditing of cloud platforms (AWS Azure and Google Cloud)
- Experience designing continuous auditing and monitoring tools and techniques is a plus.
- Good understanding of CoBIT 5 Domains of Access Management SLDC & Change and Computer Operations and Control Design and Testing of SOX IT General Controls (ITGC) and/or IT Application Controls (ITAC)
- Experience in identifying control gaps and communicating audit findings and control redesign recommendations to Management/Clients
- Knowledge of regulations impacting privacy integrity and availability of clients PII.
- Functional knowledge of major ERP suites (like SAP Dynamics Oracle EBS)
- Understanding of audit concepts and regulations
- Required overall experience in testing/reviewing and implementation of ITGC controls CoBit 5 and developing COSO framework
- Candidates with 35 years of relevant experience in similar role preferably with a Big 4 or equivalent
- Chartered Accountant (would be added advantage)
Certification(s) preferred:
- CISA / CISM / CRISC / CISSP / ISO 27001 LA certifications
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Mandatory skill sets ITGC
Preferred skill sets Cyber Security
Year of experience required 58 years
Qualifications BE/Btech/MBA/MCA/Mtech/MSc/Bsc
Education (if blank degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:
Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
Certifications (if blank certifications not specified)
Required Skills
ITGC
Optional Skills
Cybersecurity
Desired Languages (If blank desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
Not Specified
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship
No
Government Clearance Required
No
Job Posting End Date
Required Experience:
Senior IC