Job Title: Associate, Technology Risk
Location: Lagos
About Ernst & Young (EY):
Ernst & Young (EY) is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients, and for our communities.
The Opportunity:
- We are seeking a Senior, to join our Risk Assurance team.
- This professional will manage engagement teams, as well as directly assist clients in employing information systems, resources, and controls to maximize efficiencies and minimize risk.
- The successful candidate will also work with client personnel to analyze, evaluate, and enhance information systems facilitating the business internal control process, and will assist clients and other IT professionals in performing information technology (IT) control and security engagements.
Your Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high quality professional day-to-day management of internal/external audit engagements/projects and understand EY’s practices and service offerings and identify potential opportunities to improve such service offerings
- Lead and support the on-site coordination role for audit clients including planning, briefing team on the client’s IT environment and industry IT trends, coaching and mentoring staff, communicating with the clients and completing audit engagements
- Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and the value to be delivered.
- Prepares IT external audit reports on the adequacy and effectiveness of control structure, along with practical recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency of a control or process.
- Able to discuss and resolve IT audit issues and recommendations with client management.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations.
To qualify for the role you must have:
- Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Business Administration, Commerce, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other relevant program required.
- A minimum of 4 years of experience in IT external and/or internal audit;
- Possessing relevant accounting / audit designation(s) or working towards one (e.g. CPA, CIA, and/or CISA) is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, or other IT frameworks would be as asset.
- Experience with data and analytics tools such as ACL; providing IT support to non IT auditors.
- Proficiency using SharePoint and MS Office Suite including Excel, Word, OneNote and PowerPoint
- Willingness to travel.
Skills and attributes for success:
- Highly professional with ability to work in challenging, diverse and evolving client environments
- Flexible with the ability to learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to build strong client relationships
- Strong team working skills are essential
- Strong presentation and facilitation skills
- A passion to contribute to the growth of the practice
- Strong experience interacting with clients at all levels including Staff, Leadership and Partners: Strong written, communication, and presentation skills.
- Ability to coach and mentor junior staff on engagements.
Ideally, you’ll also have:
- Hands-on experience with project management or IT operations based in large enterprise resource planning systems such as JD Edwards, Oracle and SAP or information security would be an asset.
What we look for:
- As an ambassador for the IT Risk & Assurance team, you will need to build a strong network internally and be able to exceed our clients’ high expectations.
- We are seeking high performing individuals who have been recognised for exceeding expectations.
Core consulting skills:
- Advanced data & evidence management, client management on remediation programmes, driving innovation & continuous improvement.
Technical skills:
- Strong technical insight, practical knowledge & capability in your specialist capability
Versatility:
- Proven ability to adapt and learn in an innovative environment.
Salary
Competitive.
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should Click on ‘Apply now’ below.
