This role is an opportunity for the successful candidate to join the Information Systems Assurance team and work with a wide range of public and private sector clients in our Midlands Region. There is a large client base in London and so the allocation of clients will be flexed according to the specific skillset of the successful candidate.
Audits can range from 2-3 day healthcheck visits to 15-20 days assessments of projects or infrastructure security.

Purpose of Job

Assist in managing the ISA team in conjunction with Partners/Directors to ensure timely and accurate delivery of assignments at clients’ sites

Key responsibilities

• Lead a profitable ISA team to ensure effective delivery of ISA services, including mapping complex scheduling to optimise profitability
• Manage agreed client portfolio for the regional area
• Perform more complex assignments
• Draft progress papers for audit committees prior to Director / Partner sign off
• Approve, and if necessary prepare the initial draft client audit strategy and annual audit programme for each client, supported by a fully costed service delivery proposal
• Represent the Firm in ISA matters as required, including attendance at client meetings and audit committees
• Draft proposals or assist as part of team that prepares tenders and presents these as part of business development
• Control and manage the delivery of the assignment, to ensure that the work is completed to time and budget, providing solutions on any issues as appropriate to the Director / Partner
• Ensure the effective planning and utilisation of team members in line with the approved budgets
• Monitor the effectiveness and quality of audit work through undertaking effective manager/senior manager review of the work
• Engage with the client billing in accordance with the Firm’s billing timescales
• Monitor target recoveries and work with the Director / Partner in line with the approved budget to ensure that these are achieved and to assist in the maintenance of the contract monitoring system for those clients
• Develops and retains talented people through strong leadership and coaching/mentoring relationships
• Build relationships with clients and identify/act upon all potential additional work opportunities at existing clients or new work at potential clients

Skills, knowledge & experience:

• Professionally qualified – e.g. QiCA/CISA, or other specialist skills/qualifications (PRINCE 2, CISM, CISSP, etc.)
• Relevant experience within IT Audit
• Demonstrates expertise in a specialist field
• Driving licence (clean) / access to a car is essential as national travel may be required
• Effective use of IT including excel, audit and accounts packages, outlook
• Excellent technical knowledge on both the internal audit process and relevant sector issues
• Takes responsibility for work tasks and quality, managing own workload and deadlines under supervision
• Shows enthusiasm and commitment to undertaking tasks as required and in particular in seeing tasks through to completion
• Confident and excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrates active listening skills and undertakes timely action where appropriate
• Excellent presentation skills
• Able to organise and manage time efficiently and effectively whilst being flexible
• considers development of specialist areas of knowledge
• Able to work autonomously / pro-actively