Senior Manager-Internal Audit Tech

Overview

Senior Manager (Principal Auditor) in the Internal Audit - Technology team at M&G Global Services, leading technology audit assignments and working independently with senior stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Lead and run meetings with auditees to develop an understanding of business processes.
• Coordinate the collation and review of information to help identify key risks, controls and scope areas.
• Prepare planning documentation such as audit planning memorandum, risk and control matrix and testing strategies in line with the Internal Audit Standards Manual.
• Update TeamMate+ records of processes, activity and risk as directed.
• Prepare complex technology driven written and verbal deliverables such as reports, findings and presentations.
• Produce a summary of key controls for the area under review and a testing plan for approval by the Audit Manager/Head of Audit.
• Lead fieldwork meetings and keep AMs/SAMs/HoAs aware of progress.
• Travel to different sites when necessary to meet staff and review documents and information.
• Perform and/or oversee audit testing across business and operational areas, taking responsibility for the design and performance of testing as directed.
• Produce and maintain audit files and working papers to a consistently high standard.
• Support discussion of audit testing results and resulting observations with stakeholders.
• Raise exceptions and draft observations to a very good standard for the draft report.
• Propose ratings for issues raised and, in some cases, the overall report.
• Oversee and review documentation of audit observations written by more junior team members.
• Perform issue assurance and assist with workflow on MetricStream and TM+, supporting issue closure monitoring.
• Drive continuous technology monitoring for the Internal Audit team, creating and monitoring key control dashboards (KCM).
• Monitor and manage the technology pipeline project.
• Identify emerging technologies and application usage to test complex systems and provide insights on trends and incidents.
• Lead M&G Global Services IA initiatives and support one cross-functional initiative.
• Train and help develop more junior team members in a constructive manner.

What you'll need

• Minimum 8+ years of hands-on technical experience and proficiency in auditing IT infrastructure such as networks, firewalls, datacentres, operating systems and databases.
• Knowledge of upcoming technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, blockchain (e.g. Ethereum digital framework) and/or digital technologies (e.g. authentication standards SAML, OAuth, OpenID; mobile platforms; web-based services; DevOps; ReSTful APIs; NoSQL databases).
• Experience within the Financial Services Industry, with a focus on either insurance or investment management.
• Good knowledge of the principles of auditing and their application within a risk based audit methodology.
• Good working knowledge of any internal control framework.
• Ability to design and define metrics for service/business performance measurement.
• Ability to quickly assimilate business processes and translate them into data analytics problems.
• Strong organisational skills to take ownership of agreed targets and complete audit projects efficiently.
• Written and verbal communication skills, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong stakeholder management experience and ability to handle challenging discussions professionally.
• Ability to multitask while managing time and workload, with strong analytical skills.
• Degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent; technology audit skills including understanding of databases and operating systems.
• Experience in technology audits, with 8+ years of hands-on technical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience working in an Audit environment or Internal Audit team.
• Additional professional certification such as CISA, CISSP or PRINCE2.
• Experience of auditing emerging risks within cyber security and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Degree and/or relevant professional qualification and/or relevant consulting or industry expertise.
• Prior audit experience in functional domains such as financial crime, anti-money laundering, investment management processes, compliance monitoring and programme assurance.

Details

• Location: Mumbai.
• Reports to the Assistant Vice President in M&G Global Services Private Limited.
• Travel to different sites when necessary.