Head of IT Audit

Role & responsibilities :

Opening in a International Banking Firm:

• Establish, Lead and Manage , IT Audit,Internal Audit team, operating under IGSA as an effective member of the Group Audit Extended Leadership Team.
• Ensure local application and compliance with all Group Audit standards, policies, and methodologies as required under the Internal Audit Schedule to the IGSA.
• Make authoritative technical recommendations as required that have a significant short-term and long-term impact on the business.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders including senior executives and work. collaboratively with colleagues across the function, First and Second Lines of Defence.
• Monitor and risk assess business processes and activities and escalate any concerns through leadership team as appropriate.
• Share insight and challenge business leadership on control arrangements, risks related to strategic change, business priorities, regulatory, legal and policy compliance.
• Promote and role model the Groups values to drive cultural transformation.
• Identify and manage talent, expertise, qualifications and progressions of colleagues within the team required to meet the Group objectives.
• Proactively identify and address personal development opportunities and create a positive learning culture based on effective coaching.
• Provide timely, direct and effective feedback that contributes to the delivery of a high performance function.

Skills and experience:

• Previous financial services, audit or risk experience at a senior level is required.
• Deep technical knowledge across technology, change and data, including cloud, engineering and infrastructure. Technical skills may be demonstrated by professional qualification(s), such as CIA, CISA or CISSP/ Professional certification(s) issued by major cloud suppliers, and/or evidence of extensive work-based experience in relevant areas.
• It would be advantageous if you have an MBA and prior financial audit experience, or, hold a professional qualification, e.g. Chartered or Cost Accountant and member in good standing of relevant Indian professional body, with up-to-date CPE.