ITRA - Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Job Description & Summary

Our Risk Assurance team helps clients improve the governance, risk management and compliance of their operations. This solutions-based service help clients solve a diverse set of structure, function, relevant business risks by utilizing our deep understanding of governance, risk management/ compliance, IT systems and internal controls in businesses. The unique resources contained within the practice have proven knowledge and provide a hands-on approach to business problems – and can be deployed rapidly to address risk-based issues.

Working with our leading clients in key industries in the Risk Assurance team, you will gain exposure to a wide variety of complex operational and systems environments, challenges and learning opportunities. Assignments will include performing risk assessments, business process / application controls reviews, and other controls and assurance related work.

• Provide management over a portfolio of clients and deliver high quality IT audits, IT risk management and internal audit engagements, including preparing and reviewing audit / engagement plans and work.
• Achieve team and individual budgets and business plan/ performance objectives.
• Manage project financials, including budgets, WIPS, timely billing and collection.
• Maintain the highest technical and professional standard.
• Think strategically about client needs by understanding their business and key risks.
• Address situation before they become crises and develops solutions to avoid recurrence,
• Providing additional help and guidance to clients on a consultancy basis.
• Participate in the development of ways to meet client needs, contributes to proposal delivery.
• Identify ways to maximize the relationship with clients and deliver added value.
• Take a leadership role in professional, business or corporate social responsibility initiates.
• Coach, train and develop staff.
• Be seen as a role model for the profession.
• Carry out practice management activities e.g. resourcing client billing etc.
• Undertake wider office activities, as required.

Preferred skills

• Highly confident and resilient, comfortable asserting yourself with senior clients (Executive and Board level)
• Strong technical IT audit, IT risk management, IT governance or project management knowledge (i.e. 5 years + experience) and proven ability developing and implementing practical risk management processes and frameworks
• Solid financial and commercial acumen and understanding
• Excellent presentation skills and experience planning and facilitating workshops / risk exercises with senior level audiences
• Robust diligence, ability to pay close attention to detail and strong report-writing skills
• Familiarity with common risk management techniques, 
• Ability to innovate and think laterally
• Strong inter-personal communication skills with ability to build trust and rapport with diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects
• Proven team management skills, including coaching and development of junior resources
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently with little management oversight
• Commercially focused and strong business development skills.

Minimum years experience required

• 6+ years of relevant experience in IT risk and controls auditing.
• IT audit experience preferred

Additional application instructions

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (Second Class Honors and above) from a reputable institution.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Computer Science, Economics, Information Technology
• Preference shall be given to the candidates having CISA, CISM, CPA, CIA, PMP, PRINCE 2, CDPSE qualifications.