Internal Firm Services-Risk and Quality-Internal Audit-Manager

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Job Description & Summary

Enhancing your leadership style you motivate develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching leveraging team members unique strengths and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills knowledge and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects ensuring their successful planning budgeting execution and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality timelines and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues engaging in difficult conversations with clients team members and other stakeholders escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance) the Firms code of conduct and independence requirements.

Professional responsibilities for this manager position include but are not limited to:

• Applying internal control principles and technical knowledge including Application Controls and IT General Controls

• Developing and/or supervising the execution of detailed audit work plans for the IT audit component of the IA team through resource allocation stakeholder coordination and quality review

• Managing the identification of key risks and controls including evaluation of control design

• Evaluation of operational effectiveness of IT System Controls utilizing appropriate testing techniques and professional skepticism

• Providing regular status reports to IA management and internal clients/stakeholders when necessary to keep relevant parties informed of progress and potential issues

• Assessing audit results translating findings into level of risk producing meaningful insights and recommendations

• Communicating risk findings verbally and written to clients in a pragmatic and helpful manner

• Driving follow up and remediation of reported issues in a timely manner

• Building meaningful relationships with clients through client engagements and networking

• Managing and delivering against deadlines while working on multiple projects

• Participating in development and delivery of training curriculum

• Coaching team members and reviewing their work.

• Minimum years of experience:

  5 year(s) of external/ internal audit experience (big four experience is preferred)

  Minimum Degree Required:

  Bachelors or Masters Degree in Accounting Management Information Systems Computer Science Engineering or business-related fields.

  Preferred Certifications:

  CISA CISM CISSP CA and/or CIA

  Preferred Knowledge/ skills:

  Demonstrates extensive knowledge and/or proven record of success in the following areas:

• Security and controls for various on-premises and cloud-based technologies

• Control standards (COSO COBIT) control testing strategies

• Public accounting practices and internal audit processes i.e. technology and tools for planning testing and reporting

• IT general controls concepts in the areas of system development change management computer operations and access to programs

• Identifying and assessing business process controls and linkage to IT systems.

• IT security fundamentals across multiple domains including security management security architecture access control application development operations security physical security cryptography telecommunications and networking business continuity planning investigations and ethics

• Additionally candidates should have excellent communication (written and verbal) skills and should be able to work with global teams independently with minimal supervision

• Flexible work hours may be occasionally required to align with US working hours as needed

Travel Requirements

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