Risk Assurance Analyst
Risk Assurance Analyst
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Job Description
Role summary
The overall goal of the Group Risk & Compliance (GRC) function is to protect the Group brand and to support the successful execution of the Groups business strategy through the delivery of an integrated risk and compliance programme across the Group. GRC supports the Board and senior management to fulfil their statutory and regulatory obligations by helping to ensure compliance with the laws regulations principles and codes established by our regulators and more generally by supporting the effective and continuous development and operation of the Groups Risk Management Framework.
We are currently hiring for an Analyst to join our Risk Assurance team. The role holder will join our team of risk professionals as part of the GRC function and be a key member of our newly established second line Risk Assurance Team with a dedicated focus on reviews of the Technology Function. The role holder will take responsibility for delivering assurance reviews including scoping planning fieldwork and reporting. The role holder will also be required to partner with the business to provide value added assurance reviews playing the role of critical friend to further help enhance and improve our internal control environment.
The primary responsibility of the role holder is to deliver technology assurance reviews specifically:
- Be responsible for testing the Technology Control Environment including design and operating effectiveness testing.
- Engage with key partners as their trusted advisor on internal controls and process efficiencies providing insight and direction as they manoeuvre through the identified risks.
- Review and assess new proposed Technology changes at a holistic level to ensure a comprehensive endtoend evaluation of identified risks.
- Identify and evaluate complex technology risks and internal controls which mitigate risks and related opportunities for internal control improvement.
- Actively contribute towards gaining audit efficiency through various automations and continuous control monitoring ideas.
Responsibilities (how we will measure success)
Principal Activity
Delivering the assigned elements of the assurance plan to ensure all reviews and supporting testing is completed reports are written to a high standard actions are appropriate agreed and followed up.
- Delivery of all planned assurance reviews including planning fieldwork and reporting of all in scope reviews.
- Ability to draft clear and concise reports with clear root cause analysis.
- Advise Local Clusters on action plans and closure criteria required to close the gaps identified as part of the reviews.
- Ensure actions agreed are timebound track action closure and are depending on rating are subject to issue assurance and reviewing a sample of lower rated actions that have been subject to management attestation.
Maintaining an uptodate knowledge and solid understanding of relevant technology requirements.
- Keep up to date with industry best practices and emerging themes to contribute to testing and improvement of the overall risk assurance programme.
Ability to learn and understand business processes regulations internal controls and develop meaningful tests to determine control design adequacy and operating effectiveness.
- Develop control testing programmes to cover both design and operating effectiveness of key controls.
- Partner with the business to provide value added assurance reviews playing the role of critical friend to further help enhance and improve our internal control environment.
Identifying the areas of highest risk across IQEQ and seek to reduce residual risk by assessing risk and control design and testing operating effectiveness making recommendations to strengthen these where necessary.
- Identify and assess inherent and residual risks related to control deficiencies.
- When identifying control enhancements drafting closure criteria recommendations that are commensurate and timebound.
Key competencies for position and level (see Group Competency model)
- Drives results
- Builds effective teams
- Plans and aligns
- Communicate effectively
- Action orientated
Key behaviours we expect to see
In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic Bold and Collaborative) the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following:
- Resilience and tenacity ability to work and adapt in a fast pace and complex environment.
- Cultural awareness/sensitivity with strong emotional intelligence.
- Capability to proactively manage own development encompassing both technical and leadership requirements to a level appropriate to role that supports the IQEQ Values.
Qualifications :
Required Experience
Education / professional qualification qualifications
- Degree and/or relevant professional qualification
Background experience/skills
- Bachelors/Masters degree with Minimum of 3 years of IT audit (internal or external) IT controls IT compliance or risk management experience.
- CISA / CIA / CISSP / ISO 27001 LA certifications are preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in auditing general computer controls and IT control testing of applications operating systems and databases.
- Recognised Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Assurance.
- Ability to read and understand SQL queries system codes & configs etc.
- Experience with the Microsoft Office suite of products (i.e. Word Excel PowerPoint Visio etc.)
- Capability of building credible relationships through consistent and authentic behaviour that generates lasting trust.
- Excellent interpersonal and both written and verbal communication skills including the ability to fully participate and successfully influence effectively at all levels in the business.
- Must be organised and delivery focused possessing high levels of resilience and determination can multi task work under pressure and in a complex environment.
Company product and market knowledge
- Prior experience of working in a financial services or consulting business performing assurance testing.
Languages
English additional European language a plus.
Additional Information :
At IQEQ we want you to reach your full potential. We offer an inclusive and diverse environment to support your career aspirations. With a strong emphasis on continuous learning and a holistic approach to your professional and personal development. We also offer opportunities across our service lines and our international network of offices.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
