Senior or Lead IT Auditor (f/m/d)

Key Skills

COBIT, Cyber Security, Data Analytics, Data Governance, Database, Effective communication skills, English Proficiency, German Language, Microsoft-Excel, PowerBI, Python Programming

Job Description

The IT Auditor, reporting into the Head of IT Audit, is an experienced senior specialist role with in-depth auditing experience in Digitalization and IT.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibility for the successful execution of the audit plan as well as for ad-hoc engagements
• Taking responsibility for the relationship with the auditees and becoming a recognized partner to the business
• Planning, leading, and managing complex audit assignments, supervision of audit projects (IT and integrated audits), define of risk-based audit areas (both IT and business), audit business transactions, workflows, processes, and control systems as well as infrastructure and network with only limited supervision
• Determination of deficiencies and vulnerabilities to be remedied, analyzation of audit results, proposals for solutions, lead closing meetings and ensure progress as planned and in line with applicable standards
• Collaboration on departmental and inter-organizational projects
• Compliance with the audit policies and the respective standards (independence, integrity, confidentiality, truth and fairness, security, economy, system conformity)
• Support and review auditor’s work (audit preparation, interviews, tests, evidence gathering, report writing and validation preparation)
• Be a center of Excellence for IT Infrastructure & Network Management, Information Security, Cyber Security, and Public Cloud, but ideally also IT General Controls, integrated audits, business application controls, system development methodologies, Business Continuity Management and IT best practices
• Plan and implement technical training and information sharing (team/peer)
• Support and drive continuous improvement of audit function

KEY REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5-7 years professional experience in internal/external IT audit, or as IT consultant or equivalent
• Master or Bachelor degree (or comprehensive experience) in Information Technologies, Business Informatics or equivalent
• Professional certification e.g. as CISA, CISSP, or in COBIT, ITIL would be an advantage
• Strong and broad IT skills on IT infrastructure and information & cyber security (e.g. operating systems, database, networks, public cloud, security related tools), and ideally also on web technology, IT governance, general IT controls, programming and software deployment
• Experience in data analytics, including data cleansing and preparation, data analysis, data visualization, statistical data mining, or data science. Solid working knowledge of core Office applications, especially Excel and PowerBI, as well as knowledge of any data analytics tools (e.g. Phyton, Idea) is considered as a plus.
• Ideally knowledge or experience in Asset Management or financial services, including financial industry products and services, securities processing and related information systems
• Ability to deal with all types of personalities and experience in managing escalation processes after delivering inconvenient decisions
• Team spirit, self-motivation and a proactive and committed working style, as well as ability to interact in a global work environment with people from different countries and cultures
• Intercultural skills and sensitivities necessary to work effectively in global organizations
• Excellent English communications skills (verbal and written); German language skills would be beneficial
• Comply with audit policies and respective standards (independence, integrity, confidentiality, truth and fairness, security, economy, system conformity)
• Flexible work arrangement
• Willingness to travel up to 25% per annum

Additional Information

We are looking for applicants willing to support our team in Frankfurt/Main on a full-time basis with immediate effect.

If you think you have what it takes to fill this attractive position in our dynamic organization, then please submit your cover letter and CV.

We look forward to hearing from you!

If you have any questions please contact AllianzAM-HR-DE@allianzam.com.