Senior IT Internal Auditor

Job Overview

This job involves delivering and managing audit assignments across all IT areas in line with Internal Audit standards and requirements. You will spend your time conducting IT internal audits, reporting on areas of risk or weakness, preparing conclusions and recommendations for appropriate actions. You will enjoy building a broad knowledge of the IT practices within a business and utilise your technical and relationship management skills to build and develop stakeholder relationships to encourage open discussion of potential issues and to secure commitment to early resolution of issues. In addition to this, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in ad-hoc assignments.

The successful candidate will interact with the senior management teams. The role is mainly based in Head Office, Bluebell, Dublin 12.

Job Responsibilities

•    Assessment of IT governance, risks and controls.
•    Updating the IT audit universe.
•    Manage, perform and participate in IT audit assignments including responsibility for:
o    Planning 
o    Testing of controls in place to address key IT risks.  
o    Identification of risks/audit issues
o    Report preparation
o    Management and communication of relevant matters identified in the audit process to management and IA management.
•    Write clear and concise reports for use by key stakeholders and recommend practical control improvements that add value to the business.
•    Evaluate and document issue closure requests.
•    Further development of IA’s capacity and methodology to perform integrated IT and business audits.
•    Developing a network of contacts inside and outside the company to support risk awareness and audit delivery.
There is no routine travel to other FBD sites required for this role. There may be a pre-planned requirement to visit Irish based sites as part of an audit assignment. 
 

Education

• Bachelor’s degree and professional IT audit certification: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information System Security Manager (CISM) with Insurance or Financial Services experience;

Experiences

• Highly developed knowledge and proficiency in IT risk management principles and processes including technical knowledge of accepted best practices for managing IT processes such as ITIL, COBIT, NIST or ISO; and
• Sound knowledge of current internal audit standards and regulatory environment (e.g. DORA).

• Significant Internal Audit experience in planning, coordinating and delivering internal audit plans. This includes evaluation of risks for inclusion on the plan, estimation of resourcing requirements and the development of the overall audit plan.
• Minimum of two years relevant IT Assurance / IT Audit / IT Risk & Controls experience with an advisory firm, or large multinational organisation.

Experience and skills in the use of data analysis for audit purposes (CAATs).

Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication and proficient at listening. Fluency in English is a key requirement;

• Strong professional judgment, decision making and influencing skills;
• Proven ability to meet deadlines while maintaining quality standards and effective time management.

MCC

Under the Central Banks fitness and probity regime, this role carries the following Controlled Function designation:  CF2.

This role sits within Pay Band M/S of FBD’s Commercial's Pay band

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FBD is an inclusive Equal Opportunity employer that considers applicants irrespective of their age, gender, ethnicity, culture, religion, language, sexual orientation, ability, disability and social circumstances.

FBD is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.