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IT Audit Manager - Spanish speaker
- Reading, Berkshire
- £70,000 - £80,000 per annum
- 17 applications
- Job type: Permanent, full-time
- Date:
- Reference: 21176040
The role
The IT Audit Manager role offers the right candidate the opportunity to work in a listed, fast pace, media group that is implementing a bold new business strategy. The output of the position will have top management and board attention and the work within internal auditing will have a substantial impact on ensuring effective operations of Yell Group.
The IT Audit Manager will focus on Yell Group’s UK and Spanish operations but travel further a field may be required occasionally. Travel of up to 30% - 40%, mainly in UK and Spain, may be required. Spanish language skills are essential for this role.
This position will be based full-time from Reading, UK therefore we will require the successful post holder to relocate to the UK if necessary.
Key purpose statement of the Group Internal Audit Function
The principal purpose of the Group Internal Audit function in Yell Group is to provide an independent, objective assurance service on behalf of the Yell Group Board and Audit Committee, in line with corporate governance requirements. The main aim is to have an effective control, risk management and governance system to ensure that financial, commercial and operational risks are identified and addressed properly. Group Internal Audit also provides advisory services to management, designed to add value and improve the Group’s operations.
The role of the IT Audit Manager is to provide professional support to the Head of Internal Auditing & Risk (HIAR) to achieve this purpose through clear individual responsibility and contribution.
Outputs and Accountabilities
?Participate in the development, review and co-ordination of the yearly IT risk-based audit plan and the mechanism to report progress against such plans on a regular basis
?Responsible for planning and managing diverse range of audit projects across the full range of Yell Group’s business operations.
?Responsible for staff supervision and work review on a project to project basis, where other team members are assigned to specific audit projects.
?In conjunction with the Head of Internal Audit and Risk, manage the audit relationship with Group IT (e.g. encompassing the scoping and scheduling of audit assignments and subsequent tracking of outstanding audit recommendations)
?Undertaking scheduled audit assignments in accordance with departmental operating procedures (e.g. encompassing operational, application, IT security, systems development and follow up audits)
?Identifying business risks and delivering recommendations that will mitigate these risks
?Identifying areas for efficiency gains within existing processes and delivering value added recommendations
?Communicating audit findings and obtaining buy-in and commitment of the audit customer
?Presenting audit findings in timely audit reports
?Assisting and providing support to business auditors in the IT aspects of business audit assignments
?Assisting with ongoing maintenance and development of the audit recommendations database and other audit automation tools.
?The jobholder must be comfortable in challenging established processes or attitudes and offering realistic alternatives or plans for improvement.
?Need to establish and manage effective client relationships across the business to MD/Director level in order to positively influence and drive process/control improvements. Draft reports with the findings on the assigned internal audit projects
Education, experience, & Technical Knowledge
?Degree educated with QICA or CISA
?Spanish language skills - fluency is required
?Extensive professional experience
?Extensive experience in IT risk assurance and internal audit.
?Experience of the delivery and application of IT within a rapidly changing business environment.
?Experience of working with limited supervision in a complex environment.
?Experience with review of business procedures
?Thorough knowledge of risk-based internal auditing and planning techniques /methods
The IT Audit Manager role offers the right candidate the opportunity to work in a listed, fast pace, media group that is implementing a bold new business strategy. The output of the position will have top management and board attention and the work within internal auditing will have a substantial impact on ensuring effective operations of Yell Group.
The IT Audit Manager will focus on Yell Group’s UK and Spanish operations but travel further a field may be required occasionally. Travel of up to 30% - 40%, mainly in UK and Spain, may be required. Spanish language skills are essential for this role.
This position will be based full-time from Reading, UK therefore we will require the successful post holder to relocate to the UK if necessary.
Key purpose statement of the Group Internal Audit Function
The principal purpose of the Group Internal Audit function in Yell Group is to provide an independent, objective assurance service on behalf of the Yell Group Board and Audit Committee, in line with corporate governance requirements. The main aim is to have an effective control, risk management and governance system to ensure that financial, commercial and operational risks are identified and addressed properly. Group Internal Audit also provides advisory services to management, designed to add value and improve the Group’s operations.
The role of the IT Audit Manager is to provide professional support to the Head of Internal Auditing & Risk (HIAR) to achieve this purpose through clear individual responsibility and contribution.
Outputs and Accountabilities
?Participate in the development, review and co-ordination of the yearly IT risk-based audit plan and the mechanism to report progress against such plans on a regular basis
?Responsible for planning and managing diverse range of audit projects across the full range of Yell Group’s business operations.
?Responsible for staff supervision and work review on a project to project basis, where other team members are assigned to specific audit projects.
?In conjunction with the Head of Internal Audit and Risk, manage the audit relationship with Group IT (e.g. encompassing the scoping and scheduling of audit assignments and subsequent tracking of outstanding audit recommendations)
?Undertaking scheduled audit assignments in accordance with departmental operating procedures (e.g. encompassing operational, application, IT security, systems development and follow up audits)
?Identifying business risks and delivering recommendations that will mitigate these risks
?Identifying areas for efficiency gains within existing processes and delivering value added recommendations
?Communicating audit findings and obtaining buy-in and commitment of the audit customer
?Presenting audit findings in timely audit reports
?Assisting and providing support to business auditors in the IT aspects of business audit assignments
?Assisting with ongoing maintenance and development of the audit recommendations database and other audit automation tools.
?The jobholder must be comfortable in challenging established processes or attitudes and offering realistic alternatives or plans for improvement.
?Need to establish and manage effective client relationships across the business to MD/Director level in order to positively influence and drive process/control improvements. Draft reports with the findings on the assigned internal audit projects
Education, experience, & Technical Knowledge
?Degree educated with QICA or CISA
?Spanish language skills - fluency is required
?Extensive professional experience
?Extensive experience in IT risk assurance and internal audit.
?Experience of the delivery and application of IT within a rapidly changing business environment.
?Experience of working with limited supervision in a complex environment.
?Experience with review of business procedures
?Thorough knowledge of risk-based internal auditing and planning techniques /methods
