IT Internal Audit Financial Advisory - Senior Consultant
JOB REQUISITION
IT Internal Audit Financial Advisory - Senior Consultant
LOCATION
LONDON
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS
JOB DESCRIPTION
You Belong Here
The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.
At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.
About Internal Audit and Financial Advisory
Protiviti works with some of the world’s largest financial services firms, including providing internal audit services to six of the top 10 globally systemically important banks, as well as several other investment, commercial and retail banks, and asset managers and insurers.
Protiviti’s (Information Technology (IT) internal auditing practice helps companies understand the key technology risks and how well the company is mitigating and controlling those risks. Protiviti also provides insight into the threats inherent in today's highly complex technologies through assessing technology risks and the control environment as they relate to critical business processes. Our deep expertise in IT audit can help ensure the integrity, reliability and performance of these processes. Through our methodologies, our clients realise more effective and efficient technology controls that better align the internal audit function with their business and IT strategies.
Where We Need You
At Protiviti, internal audit is not an auxiliary service – for us, it’s what we do. As the largest independent internal auditing organisation in the world, we work with our clients on all aspects of internal audit – transformation, outsourcing, co-sourcing, IT, technical, speciality audits, tooling and quality assessments – to help them enhance their control environment and increase their confidence in their finance and internal audit functions. Our competencies include:
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Internal audit outsourcing and co-sourcing
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Data mining and analytics
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Financial control and Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
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Internal Audit Quality Assessment Reviews
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Financial reporting remediation and compliance
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Governance
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Audit Committee advisory
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Forensic services
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Technology audit
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Digital transformation assurance
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Cybersecurity
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GDPR assurance
What You Can Expect
The Senior Consultant has direct, client-facing engagement responsibilities. Serving as both role model and trainer, the Senior Consultant demonstrates the attributes of excellent client service and assists team members in developing technical and professional competency. The Senior Consultant learns to identify areas of risk and opportunities to improve business processes.
Key Responsibilities
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Reviewing, documenting, evaluating and testing operational controls in a wide range of environments
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Leveraging enabling technology tools like AI to in an appropriate manner to deliver work effectively
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Communicating control strengths and weaknesses to the client or internal audit engagement team and developing effective solutions
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Ensuring timely completion of assigned project phases
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Developing and maintaining effective client relationships
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Applying Protiviti policies and proficiency in Protiviti methodologies
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Applying and understanding of business processes and technical skills to successful completion of project assignments
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Developing an understanding of project requirements and client’s business
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Supervising and training project personnel
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Preparing project reports on findings and recommendations to senior management
Do Your Talents Include the Following?
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Understanding of internal control concepts (COSO, COBIT) and IIA standards
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Knowledge of auditing processes and methodologies, including flowcharting
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Technical IT assurance experience of the following
- -IT General Controls
- -Cyber and security controls
- -Cloud configuration and assurance experience
- -Agile/ DevOps development controls
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Understanding and practical application of data analytics and enabling technology tools, including AI, with an awareness of AI governance principles; familiarity with data governance would be beneficial but is not essential
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Knowledge of emerging technology risk
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IT Effectiveness Reviews, assessing IT strategy, IT governance, operating effectiveness and measurement of performance.
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Prior project management and supervisory skills would be an advantage
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Interpersonal skills to interact in team environment and foster client relationships
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Demonstrated understanding of the importance of business ethics
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Strong analytical skills
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Ability to handle highly confidential information in a strictly professional manner
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Ability to maintain professional demeanor in times of high stress
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Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
Our Workplace and Employment Process
Protiviti practices a hybrid wording model with a minimum of two days per week in the office, combination of working in person with purpose, and working remotely and is primarily dependent upon the needs of our client. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements varies by client, project, team, and other business factors. It can sometimes mean more of a full-time presence at our client. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local, or UK wide travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.
Remuneration and Benefits
Starting salaries are competitive and are based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the salary range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location.
Employees are eligible for medical and dental insurance cover, life assurance, pension scheme and receive up to 25 days holiday per calendar year. Protiviti also recognises up to 10 paid holidays each calendar year and we have additional benefits as part of the Robert Half Enterprise.
As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable adjustment in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to recruitment@protiviti.co.uk.
Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.