IT Risk Assurance Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

About the job

We have a vacancy in our KZN branch for an IT Risk Assurance Manager.

A career within Risk Assurance Compliance and Analytics services, will provide you with the opportunity to assist clients in developing analytics and technology solutions that help them detect, monitor, and predict risk. Using advanced technology, we’re able to focus on establishing the right controls, processes and structures for our clients to ensure that decisions are based on accurate information and assure that information provided to third parties is accurate, complete, and can be trusted.

Responsibilities:

• The candidate should have done some of the following Internal Audit, External Audit and Risk Assurance assignments responsible as a supervisor or senior for IT or Internal Controls audits.

• That would include:

• Review of IT controls within a General Computer Control environment such as system security, change control and system operations.

• Review of project management controls and solution design.

• Performing Data Analytics.

• Reviewing internal controls design and effectiveness of manual and automated controls.

• The candidate should be able to explain what goes into an audit plan and how to go about gather evidence through interviews and validation. The candidate should understand the PwC audit and risk management process for documenting work and findings. The candidate must follow up on review notes and assist with the clearance of findings including report writing.

• The candidate should be able to draft a budget and deal with the client economics.

• The candidate should be able to build relationships and understand opportunities.

• The candidate should understand Risk Assurance services.

• The candidate should be able to present audit findings to clients and understand the risks involved with report writing

Requirements to be met:

• Should have obtained an IT or Internal Audit professional qualification (degree level).

• Relevant IT Audit certifications

• Minimum 4 years working as an IT Auditor

• Working experience on Excel Access SQL

• Understanding of structured programming or scripting

• Understanding of IT governance and risk(Cobit)

• Financial systems and intermediate level accounting

• Project management and planning

• Be professionally presentable

• Good interpersonal skills and have the ability to facilitate and present

• Be a problem solver

• Ability to manage people

• Can function in a team environment and individually

• Have good report writing skills

• Must have managed people or staff before.

• Must be able to interview client staff that are of a technical or financial background.