About the Company
Forvis Mazars
About the Role
As an Assistant Manager within the national IT Audit team and reporting directly to the IT Audit Managers and Senior Managers in Delhi (India) and UK, you will be responsible for delivering IT External Audit focusing on Financial Services Banking but with opportunity to work in other sectors including Insurance and Corporates. Client satisfaction is of paramount importance to us, and you will need excellent communication and written skills, and an ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Responsibility for executing day to day IT External Audit work on a number of clients based in London but also working as part of a national practice on UK based clients.
- You will support your Managers/Senior Managers with closing meetings with client management as well as supporting communication to core audit team and client, ensuring all are kept fully informed on the progress of the work and any issues arising.
- Working on a broad range of clients within the Financial Services Banking sector, you would be expected to contribute relevant skills and experience to the national practice as the need arises.
- To deliver work to the highest technical standards including ensuring the work is conducted in line with Forvis Mazars Quality standards.
- Ensuring all work is undertaken to budget and meets client KPIs.
- To build and develop long term relationships with stakeholders across our client organisations as well as within Forvis Mazars itself.
- Build and develop strong working relationships with the client, ensuring any problems or requests are dealt with promptly.
- Maintain control and stability under pressure whilst recognising the deadline or urgency to be dealt with.
- Respond to the needs of the client and other team members.
- Clearly understand the wider service line capabilities of Technology & Digital Team and the wider firm and how these may benefit your clients.
- Ensure that the services provided are genuinely appropriate for the client.
Qualifications
- 2-4 years experience in IT Audit.
- Experience of conducting IT external audit within Banking sector.
- Experience in performing ITGC reviews across a range of applications.
- Experience reviewing applications such as Core Banking Systems, Mortgage and Loan origination, Front Office system, Middle Office systems and Back Office systems would be an added advantage.
- Experience testing IT Automated Controls and IPEs.
- Knowledge or familiarity with operating systems such as Windows Server, Unix, and Linux and databases such as SQL, Oracle, DB2.
- Experience of working on a portfolio of clients.
- Experience of building and managing relationships.
- You will have or working towards or be willing to study towards relevant professional qualification such as CISA.
- You will be a graduate or post-graduate in technology or business studies including systems, or have adequate experience to compensate for the same.
- Have a sound technical understanding of IT risks and hot topics.
Required Skills
- Ability to think creatively, generate innovative ideas, challenge the status quo and deliver work effectively.
- Strong technical abilities in audit methodologies, combined with strong business acumen.
- Experience of identifying issues through sound technical analysis and application of commercial acumen in all situations.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills proven through report writing experience.
- Ability to express ideas with authority and conviction throughout verbal and written communication.
Preferred Skills
- The Technology & Digital Team also delivers services such as Cyber, Data Privacy, Forensics, Data Analytics and IT Advisory. Therefore, experience of any of these service lines would be an advantage or an interest in developing your skills in these services.
Equal Opportunity Statement
At Forvis Mazars inclusion is central to our values. We recognise that being an inclusive organisation makes us stronger as a business. We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age, and disability. Forvis Mazars selects candidates based on skills, qualifications, and experience. We welcome applications from those returning to employment after a break from their career.
