DT Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.
• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.
• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.
• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.
• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Reporting directly to a team of Partner/Associate Directors
• Delivery of IT Risk management and Assurance services across industries
• Management of large client engagements. This will include managing the full project life cycles. This includes planning and oversight of IT audit engagements through the development of audit scope, risk and controls matrices and testing strategies per engagement, as well as reporting and socialising outcomes with and reporting to senior management.
• Solution owner role for IT and operational resilience solution, including management of sales process and practice development service offering. This will include developing and managing responses to requests for proposals, organising events, publishing of thought leadership and client relationship building.
• Lead and coach team members in the performance of IT audits and reviews of systems, applications and IT processes.
• Utilise data assurance and analytical techniques to analyse data to improve audit efficiency and effectiveness
• Deep understanding and experience with managing IT risks and controls, i.e. use technical and industry knowledge to identify technology, process and data risks
• Managing audits of various IT general controls and security aspects including:

1. Risk based IT audits (e.g. IT projects, application systems, general IT controls, CAATS, IT Security, databases, operating systems and technology platforms
2. Pre and post- implementation reviews of system implementations or enhancements.
3. IT security audits (e.g. network, operating system and data center), including evaluating if security vulnerabilities are properly identified and mitigated.
4. IT general computer controls
5. IT management policies and procedures such as change management, business continuity planning/ disaster recovery and information security

• Formulation of findings and action plans to management, by means of written reports.
• Travel may be required on an ad-hoc basis

Key Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, information technology, computer science or other relevant discipline
• Prior position in IT Audit – internal audit or external auditing firm.

Additional Desirable Qualifications:

• ISO 22301 or BSI qualifications
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• CIA
• CISM, CDPSE or other similar qualifications
• Cloud certifications
• Big Four experience
• Minimum 6 years experience in professional services
• Minimum 3 years experience in leading teams and managing assignments.
• Experience in conducting BIAs and drafting of BCP and crisis management plans.
• Experience in managing complex IT audit engagements (IT general controls, automated application controls and data analytics) within financial services for the full project life cycle from planning through to reporting and socialising outcomes with senior management/ C-suite.
• Proven business development skills.

Technical knowledge

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft spreadsheets, Word and Powerpoint or Google sheets, Docs and Slides
• Excellent understanding of the COBIT framework and general controls found in IT operations and processes.
• ISO 22301 and BSI Good practice guidelines
• Ability to acquire digital skills and self upskil in areas such as data analytics and data visualisation using firm provided tools.
• Understanding of ERP systems and other peripheral business systems.

Soft skills

• Outstanding interpersonal, communication and influencing skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences
• Excellent leadership and teamwork skills.
• Proactive, hands-on, results-driven orientation required.
• Ability to blend exceptional attention to detail with an ability to retain strategic direction within a rapidly evolving entrepreneurial business culture.
• Ability to produce high quality work to team managers
• Self learning and continuous improvement of skills and knowledge
• The ability to be resilient and maintain high motivation levels under pressure;
• pragmatic; excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
• planning and organising skills
• Ability to work independently

Closing Date: 28th, May 2022