Senior IT Audit/Risk Manager - 12 month Fixed - Term Contract role at Robert Walters
My client, an international banking organisation, is looking for a Senior IT Audit Manager to join their growing team in London. This is a 12‑month fixed‑term contract for someone on maternity leave. The role is open to candidates from the 1st to 3rd line of defence and requires office presence twice a week. Sponsorship is not offered.
About The Senior IT Audit Manager Role
You’ll oversee the end‑to‑end execution of audits and related action follow‑up through effective planning and relationship management. You’ll manage quality across the portfolio, ensure timely actionable development feedback, and contribute to ongoing improvement of the team through collaboration and effective resource management. You will provide career coaching and mentoring to direct reports and colleagues in the pool to foster a positive, high‑performing culture.
Responsibilities
* Actively oversee the detailed scope and delivery of a significant number of audits in the audit plan and directly lead particularly complex audits within the portfolio.
* Ensure appropriate planning for audits in your portfolio, including selecting and supporting engagement leads who will project‑manage individual audits on your behalf.
* Oversee progress, manage the quality of audit delivery, make appropriate judgments on when automated or data‑driven testing is most effective, and keep audit and business leadership informed regarding status, risks and relevant insights.
* Collaborate with resource scheduler to ensure necessary resource allocation to deliver on portfolio.
* Manage relationships with, provide assurance and support regarding risk management and effective, efficient internal controls to business colleagues.
* Proactively suggest and deliver innovative thinking by bringing the outside in.
* Proactively identify areas of improvement and drive different ways to contribute and shape direction for the team.
* Act as a role model for the Group values and behaviours when managing and leading others.
* Act as a career coach, performance manager or line manager to a number of colleagues within the pool.
* Provide timely, direct and effective feedback that contributes to the ongoing development of direct reports and other team members.
Payments Experience
* Payments Experience, e.g., CHAPS, is non‑negotiable.
What You’ll Need
* Experience auditing private and public cloud platforms, software development lifecycle, DevOps and modern engineering practices and tools.
* Experience auditing payments products, front‑to‑back processes, and strong knowledge of payments regulations.
* Experience identifying key risks associated with the use of technology in business processes, applying IT controls knowledge to audit automated IT/business controls, and influencing implementation of controls by design during transformation initiatives. Highly skilled in writing and agreeing high‑quality findings and audit reports.
* Ability to challenge change delivery outcome(s) and identify risks/issues/dependencies that may impact agreed outcomes including time, cost, and quality.
* Ability to lead and take ownership for delivery, championing colleagues’ growth and development, prioritizing work effectively to ensure timely and value‑added delivery.
* Ability to understand and interpret Group and Business Unit Strategy and priorities, connecting audit delivery and business monitoring insights to strategy at the macro level.
* Ability to analyse, understand and communicate data as information, and to use data to drive effective audit outcomes.
* Strong communication skills to effectively manage and influence senior relationships independently while building credibility and trust.
* Good understanding of industry trends in Artificial Intelligence, IT application development (e.g., cloud native apps) capabilities.
* Google Cloud, Azure or AWS Cloud certification or equivalent.
* Extensive experience working in internal/external audit or a risk function with a good knowledge of financial products in banking and insurance.
If the above is of interest please apply to this role to find out more or call me on 0207 509 8040 for further information. Alternatively, you can send me your CV to darius.goodarzi@robertwalters.com.
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Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Staffing and Recruiting
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