Senior Consultant - IT Internal Audit, Risk Consulting

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As a Senior Consultant within the IT internal audit team, you will provide guidance and share knowledge with team members and participate in performing procedures especially focusing on complex, judgmental and/or specialized issues.

You will work with the team and the client to create plans for accomplishing engagement objectives and a strategy that complies with professional standards and addresses the risks inherent in the engagement.

Skills and attributes for success

• Brief the engagement team on the client's IT environment and industry IT trends
• Maintain relationships with client management and stakeholders to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing and deliverables
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations
• Use extensive knowledge of the client's business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the client's business
• Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members
• Manage engagement budget, timeline and quality of deliverables
• Write clear, concise and objective audit reports, incorporating key aspects such as engagement objectives, scope, findings, risk implications, root causes and recommendations
• Present and discuss findings and recommendations with client’s management
• Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to serve clients

To qualify for the role, you should have

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in IT audit, IT risk, cybersecurity, technology risk, or related advisory services.
• At least 2 years of experience as an IT Auditor or IT Risk Consultant within a public accounting firm, professional services firm, or industry environment.
• Possession of a valid CISA certification is a mandatory requirement for this role due to the specialized nature of IT Internal Audit engagements.
• Willingness to travel, when required.

Technical capabilities in several of the following areas:

• IT General Controls (ITGC) reviews
• Infrastructure and technology controls reviews
• Application controls reviews
• Cybersecurity assessments and reviews
• ERP security and controls reviews (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday)
• Cloud security reviews
• Data protection and privacy reviews
• Business process audits supported by data analytics tools such as Power BI, Python, ACL, IDEA, SQL, Spotfire, or Tableau
• Business continuity and resilience reviews
• IT governance and control framework reviews
• IT risk assessments and IT audit planning

Additional qualifications

• Project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in teams while building strong client relationships.
• Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment.

Ideally, you'll also have

• Relevant professional certifications such as CPA, CA, CISSP, CISM, CBCP, CIA, CIPP, CGEIT, or equivalent credentials. 

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