Job Description

Equiniti is a leading provider of technology and solutions for complex and regulated administration and payments. Our technology platforms are used by 70% of the FTSE 100, Government and other large corporates, particularly in banking, insurance and other financial services. Equiniti is a company that has been built with strong values at the very core of our offering. Dealing with some of the most successful companies and government agencies in the UK, excellence, integrity, professionalism, partnership, commercial and innovation are therefore at the heart of everything we do. We employ c.6000 people in the UK, India, Poland and the US.
Main Purpose of Job
Equiniti Group Internal Audit is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve Equiniti’s operations. It helps Equiniti accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.
The Candidate
This is a highly visible role with significant responsibility in providing successful assurance over management of IT risk, so you'll need good knowledge in a financial services context, as well as end to end IT internal audit experience.
You'll augment your technical audit skills with an outstanding ability to build robust stakeholder relationships with senior business colleagues.
The Senior IT Auditor will:

• Be a Chartered or Certified Auditor (ACCA or IIA Qualified) and / or hold one or more IT Audit Qualifications (e.g. CISA / CISM / CISSP / CRISC)
• Have at least 5 years IT Audit experience in relevant industry sectors, including significant experience operating as a Senior IT Auditor
• Possess the ability to create open, constructive and co-operative relationships with management
• Have experience of providing Internal Audit in a geographically dispersed business
• Have experience of auditing, influencing and operating within fast changing organisations
• Be conversant with all Enterprise Wide Risks, including Operational, IT, projects/ change, offshoring, vendor management etc.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and related risk and control frameworks

The IT Senior Auditor will have the following key accountabilities:

• Support the end to end audit process, including planning, fieldwork and reporting, to achieve the Internal Audit plan
• Document work, findings and propose root cause analysis and draft Audit Reports
• Co-ordinate with internal audit colleagues and out-sourced audit resources in order to deliver audits effectively
• Test implementation of management actions to address audit issues
• Establish and maintain links with IT management
• Provide support across the Group Internal Audit Team

Core Values & Behaviours
Trust

• Acts with integrity and high personal standards in dealings with others.
• Treats others with respect, openness, honesty and fairness (empathy).
• Creates the right blend of support and challenge – for self and others.
• Maintains the organisation’s reputation for high standards of business conduct.
• Adds values and builds true partnerships.
• Effectively manages expectations to achieve a positive outcome.
• Takes personal responsibility for the performance of the Client relationships.
• Makes a strong positive impact and professional impression.
• Effectively communicates with Clients and key stakeholders.

Belief

• Is passionate and believes in what we do and who we are.
• Champions collaboration across the business for the benefit of Clients and Customers.

• Maintains their motivation and commitment, despite changes in direction.
• Consistently demonstrates the Equiniti Group Values, even under pressure.

People

• Positive, enthusiastic and supportive of others.
• Promotes teamwork and works effectively with others to achieve own and wider business goals.

• Embraces challenges and responds quickly and positively to change.
• Is receptive, flexible and resilient.
• Hands on as needed and can do attitude

Excellence

• Passionate about delivering service excellence and putting the Client / Customer first.
• Works hard to get it right first time and keep promises and commitments to others.
• Pro-actively takes actions and works with others to enhance our performance and reputation.
• Takes ownership for problems and finds solutions.
• Continuously learns and improves from experience and shares this with others.
• Involves and leverages knowledge of others in decision making and problem solving.
• Makes decisions by evaluating options and uses commercial and market awareness to make appropriate recommendations.
• Effective use of own time and commits to realistic deadlines.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5-year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.