Business Assurance IT Control Consultant

About the role
We are recruiting a Business Assurance IT Control Consultant to support the ongoing development and assurance of the organisations internal control environment at a critical point in regulatory change. Reporting to the Head of Business Assurance within Finance Internal Audit & Risk this managerlevel role will work closely with IT and Cyber Security teams to support the design implementation and independent testing of IT General Controls IT Application/Automated Controls and cyber security controls.
The role is central to meeting the requirements of the revised UK Corporate Governance Code (Provision 29) which requires Boards to attest to the effectiveness of internal controls in the annual report. As part of the Business Assurance function you will act as a trusted advisor to management while providing secondline assurance over the design and operating effectiveness of key IT controls across the business.

Key responsibilities
In this role you will act as a subject matter expert for IT controls identifying systems and automated controls that fall within scope and advising IT and control owners on the design and implementation of effective proportionate control frameworks. You will plan coordinate and perform secondline testing of IT General Controls and IT Automated Controls using standard tools and methodologies providing clear reporting on control status issues and risks to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
You will work closely with control owners to assess deficiencies determine severity identify compensating controls and support remediation while also advising on segregation of duties matters and interrogating system user roles where required. The role will support the development and delivery of training for new system and control owners embed accountability for control ownership within the first line and drive continuous improvement through standardisation simplification and effective use of automation. You will also maintain awareness of evolving internal control and governance requirements providing businesswide guidance and coaching and managing audit interactions for designated IT control areas.

About you
You will be an experienced IT controls IT audit or risk professional comfortable operating at Manager level and influencing a wide range of stakeholders. You will bring strong technical knowledge of IT control frameworks alongside the credibility to act as a trusted advisor to IT Cyber Security Finance and senior management.
You will hold a Certified IT Auditor qualification or equivalent (such as CISA CRISC CISM or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor) be educated to degree level and have a proven track record of designing implementing and testing IT General Controls IT Application Controls and cyber security controls in regulated or SOXdriven environments. You will be confident managing multiple priorities working to tight regulatory deadlines and supporting control compliance through periods of business and system change. Experience of UK Corporate Governance Code requirements Enterprise Risk Management ITIL COBIT or working within a SOXcompliant organisation is desirable.

Skills and behaviours
You will demonstrate strong strategic and analytical thinking with a methodical and organised approach to delivery. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are essential along with the ability to influence coach and support others. You will be adaptable proactive and comfortable working autonomously with a highly committed and solutionfocused mindset.

Additional information
This is a 12month fixedterm contract with occasional travel to other UK sites and a full UK driving licence is required. Standard working hours are 39 per week (MondayThursday 08:0017:00 Friday 08:0013:00).

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