Senior IT Auditor at UAP OLD MUTUAL GROUP

Job description

Role Overview

The role supports the Group Head of Audit in assisting the Board and Executive Management to protect the assets, reputation and sustainability of the UAP-Old Mutual Group.

The role will be responsible for executing IT audits across the UAP-Old Mutual business operations in East Africa that include; Banking, Investments, Properties, Short term and Long term Insurance.

Key Result Areas

• Executes IT audits for UAP-Old Mutual Group in East Africa.
• Helps the business to deliver IT strategic initiatives successfully by focusing on the significant risks, both existing and emerging.
• Delivers multiple IT audit assignments in accordance with the Group Internal Audit (GIA) methodology.
• Understands the business and IT management processes to ensure alignment with IT best practices
• Provides independent opinion on risk & control environment for the various business units or processes.
• Supports the financial & operational internal audit staff with IT related aspects and adds value to audit assignments through an analytical approach to work.
• Engages with business unit process owners to agree on IT audit deliverables (risk assessments, control workshops and adequacy assessments), timeframes and issues audit findings in relation to work done.
• Challenges and influences the relevant executives to improve the IT governance, risk and control culture.
• Meets key customers to gain a better understanding of business expectations.
• Provides clients with an understanding of GIA expectations.
• Contributes to developmental interventions and on the job coaching.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree with a focus on IT.
• Professional qualifications such as CPA, CISA, CISM, CRISC, COBIT, CIA.
• Minimum of four years IT audit experience within the internal audit function and / or external audit function.
• Experience in the financial services industry is an added advantage.
• Proficient in use of data analytics tools e.g. ACL , IDEA Accounting/Auditing Information