Description
Title Senior Manager - Technology Audit
Department Internal Audit
Location Kronberg, Germany
Reports To Associate Director - Technology Audit
Level Senior Manager
We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our Internal Audit team and feel like you are part of something bigger.
About your team :
Internal Audit is an independent Group function that reports directly to a Senior Advisor who holds a non-executive role and to the Group Audit and Risk Committee. Our mandate is to examine and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls and governance systems, as well as the adequacy of, and compliance with, regulatory obligations, internal strategies, policies, processes, and reporting procedures. In addition, we help management and the Board to fulfil their oversight responsibilities through effective challenge to help them identify, assess, and commercially manage the Company’s risk.
Using a risk-based methodology; our annual audit plan is developed in consultation with FIL management to include audits of specific business areas as well as thematic and emerging risks through participation in new initiatives and systems developments.
Internal Audit staff have extensive experience in assurance functions and/or various FIL business units and relevant professional qualifications. The Internal Audit team is based in the UK, Luxembourg, Germany, India, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and Japan.
About your role :
The role of the Senior Manager in Internal Audit is to execute audit assignments as part of a wider team, to verify that technology related risks are adequately and effectively controlled and mitigated. Working under the guidance of an Audit Lead, you will be required to participate in the planning and execution of audit assignments in line with the FIL audit methodology, producing audit findings and draft reports for presentation to senior management. In addition, you will contribute to the maintenance and ongoing risk assessment of the audit universe to deliver audit coverage for Fidelity’s German Banking Business.
Key Responsibilities :
Audit Strategy & Planning:
1. Contribute to audit universe development and maintenance, as well as ongoing risk assessment.
Audit Project Planning:
2. Execute the planning phase, formalise the planning document, and organise planning meetings.
Audit Execution:
3. Operating under the guidance of the Audit Lead, execute audit work programs and document work papers in line with IA documentation standards.
4. Manage and resolve situations that may lead to detrimental audit outcomes (quality and timing) and escalate challenges to Audit Lead timely.
5. Validate all decisions with Audit Lead.
Audit Reporting:
6. Communicate to Audit Lead any potential issues identified, including clear articulation of risk impact.
7. Document draft report issues in line with audit issue documentation standards.
8. Liaise with management to develop action plans that address identified control gaps.
9. Work collaboratively on timely delivery of audit reports.
Audit Issue Validation:
10. Periodic and ongoing engagement with management to support timely issue remediation.
11. Document audit issue validation templates in line with IA standards.
12. Escalate to Head Of Audit timely if audit issues are likely to miss their due dates and propose how these should be reported to management.
Audit Methodology:
13. Provide suggestions or ideas for any IA process improvements.
14. Contribute and participate to any IA process improvement and/or strategic initiatives.
15. Performance & Stakeholders Feedback: Proactively seek feedback on personal growth and development, as well as on stakeholders’ quality assessment of internal audit function services.
About you:
16. IT professional or IT auditing experience.
17. An IT Audit, Internal Audit, IT security/risk management qualification or certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, CISM, CISSP.
18. Experience of systems development and/or delivery projects.
19. Experience in auditing technology focused regulations such as MaRisk and BAIT, and DORA
20. Experience of auditing one or more of: operating systems, databases, networks, applications and cloud services.
21. Experience of leading audits from planning to reporting
22. Good knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of auditing
23. Strong team player
24. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely at all levels
25. Ability to build strong relationships and influence senior stakeholders
26. The ability to use one or more data analytics tools.
27. Excellent English and German communication skills (oral and written) is mandatory
28. Good analytical and problem-solving skills
29. Excellent organizational skills
30. Attention to detail
31. Good report writing and presentation skills
32. Delivery focus with an ability to work to tight deadlines
33. Flexible, adaptable and ability to respond effectively to changing business needs
Feel rewarded :
For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team.