SENIOR IT AUDIT MANAGER – Ernst & Young Botswana

Are you at your peak?
Ernst & Young Botswana is looking for talented, dynamic, inclusive individuals to join the team. Ernst & Young Botswana, gives you the opportunity to build an exceptional experience, to share your wealth of experience and your leadership skills. The firm’s client base includes insurance, Banking, construction, energy, telecommunications

Senior IT Audit Manager
At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. The objective of our advisory risk services is to provide clients with a candid and reliable overview of their risk landscape. Our solutions can be used by our clients to build confidence and trust with their customers, the overall market and when required by regulation or contract. You will lead the team by performing interviews, guiding (senior) consultants, and be the main contact person for the client. For IT Audit and Third-Party Assurance (e.g., ISAE. SOC) projects you will test design, implementation and operating effectiveness for relevant controls in the system.

Your key responsibilities
• Analyse business, financial and IT systems, and other data processing problems to identify risks and improvements in computer systems and IT-enabled business processes.
• Leading and supporting the on-site coordination during engagements by planning and briefing teams on the client’s IT environment as well as industry IT trends, communicating with the clients and completing audit engagements.
• Assist clients in strengthening internal controls and improve IT and business performance. Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, risk assessments, and other planning documents.
• Ensure high quality in client service by directing daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status, and managing staff performance.
• Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
• Maintain long-term client relationships and networks. Cultivate business development opportunities.
• Demonstrating the ability to discuss and resolve audit issues and recommendations with client management.
• Demonstrating a thorough understanding of complex information systems and applications to client situations

Skills and attributes for success
• Strong skills in project management and engagement closure
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills and a strong desire to work in a team environment
• Demonstrated integrity, values, principles, and work ethic
• Excellent leadership and teamwork skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• People Management experience for over 5 years

To qualify for the role, you must have
• Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in Information technology, computer science, information systems, business and/or other related major.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in managing and/or leading projects, information technology operations, internal audit or internal controls; experience with the financial services sector is mandatory.
• Application control testing and/or implementation experience.
• Program and project delivery skills, including design, management and reporting.
• Possession of, information systems auditing certifications with designations such as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).