Internal Audit IT Manager

Job Description

At Aberdeen our ambition is to be the UKs leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industrys best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients customers colleagues shareholders and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses interactive investor (ii) Investments and Adviser each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients evolving needs:

• interactive investor the UKs second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform enables individuals in the UK to plan save and invest in the way that works for them.
• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers enabling them to create value for their customers.
• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

Internal Audit at Aberdeen

Internal Audit is a key function in Aberdeen supporting the firm in achieving its objectives whilst effectively helping them to manage their risks. Based primarily in Edinburgh but with colleagues in London Singapore and Frankfurt we have a global remit and provide assurance to the Board Audit Committees and Executive.

We are currently looking for a talented and experienced IT Audit Manager to join our team. We are highly ambitious function who seek to innovate. We will help you grow by recognising and leveraging your strengths and potential supporting your personal return we will ask you for your energy enthusiasm and the drive to deliver the results we aim to achieve.

The Role IT Audit Manager

You will have a broad and deep understanding of key technology risks facing large financial services firms. Youll bring experience of planning and executing a risk-based portfolio of technology audits and of delivering high quality results both yourself and through others. Lastly as well as building strong relationships with your audit colleagues youll have a track record of developing credible and value-add senior stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

Essential

• Have broad IT experience and a sound technical understanding of IT risks and hot topics.
• Be educated to degree level or demonstrate strong relevant industry experience.
• Hold a relevant professional qualification (e.g. CISA CISM CISSP).
• Have 2 years experience as an IT Audit Manager with experience in line with the key responsibilities noted above.
• Have delivered end-to-end assurance reviews covering risks associated with cyber security technology resilience cloud solutions technology regulations and other related disciplines.
• Have an understanding of key technology regulations affecting financial services firms operating in the UK EMEA and further afield such as Operational Resilience DORA and GDPR.

Desirable

• Have a curiosity for emerging technologies and trends and the opportunities these provide.
• Have experience in using AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot to enhance audit efficiency and quality.
• Have worked directly in an IT function in a technical or analyst role.
• Have held roles in a second line technology risk assurance function providing support and challenge to first line colleagues across a range of different reviews.
• Knowledge and auditing experience with IT and security related frameworks (such as COBIT ITIL ISO27001 NIST).
• Knowledge and experience of auditing Identity and Access Management including solutions such as Active Directory and EntraID.
• Knowledge and experience of auditing third party IT partners and providers.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

Theres more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn get involved and be supported.

When you join us your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days annual leave a 16% employer pension contribution a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable) private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefitshere.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas our vectors of growth focused on our clients changing needs. You can find out more about what we dohere.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work if you have the talent and commitment to join our team wed like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen weve adopted a blended working approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles their teams our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture where diverse perspectives drive our actions is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements for example because you are neurodivergent or have a physical sensory cognitive mental visible or invisible disability please let us know and well be happy to help.

Were committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds experience cognitive and neurodiversity age gender gender identity sexual orientation disability religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.