Job Description

The Role...

Working within the third line of defence, the Flutter Entertainment Internal Audit function is a Group-wide function responsible for delivering the annual internal audit plan, promoting effective internal controls and risk management and providing guidance to the business on all aspects of internal audit, governance, risk management and business process improvements. The function operates across our divisions which include Paddy Power Betfair (PPB – Europe), FanDuel (US) and Sportsbet (Australia).

Internal audit's key roles are to provide an independent opinion on the suitability of the risk management framework and approach and to provide objective assurance that the risks in the business are being appropriately managed and that controls are operating as expected.

To provide maternity cover, Flutter Internal Audit is seeking to hire a Senior IT Auditor who will take up a position within the Internal Audit team for a period of 12 months.

 

What You'll Be Doing...

• Planning, preparation and completion of the assigned IT audit plan in accordance with defined quality standards and deadlines
• Setting and promoting high standards of audit work and ensuring high standard quality audit reports are delivered on a consistent basis
• Communicating and reporting audit findings to management
• Monitoring management's responses and implementation of agreed management actions
• Ensuring effective business changes are introduced as a result of audit findings.
• Continuously communicating with Internal Audit Management on the progress of audit assignments
• Working as a partner to the business in identifying significant process and structure improvements to assist the business in meeting its corporate objectives
• Suggesting beneficial changes to audit methodologies and procedures
• Liaising with external auditors as required
• Supporting submissions to the audit committee and addressing their queries
• Working with the Head of IT Audit, Head of Internal Audit, internal audit colleagues and other Heads of business units, including Technology, Commercial and Marketing to improve corporate governance, risk management and internal control
• Analysing large amounts of data to make informed conclusions using CAATs
• Providing value-adding advice and expertise on various aspects of risk management to all departments within Group

 

What We're Looking For...

• Educated to degree level. Additional IT Audit (CISA) or IT Security (CISM, CISSP) qualifications required
• Minimum of 5 years audit experience in enterprise environments – previous experience of the gambling sector would be advantageous but is not essential
• Advanced understanding of IT general controls (e.g. security, change management, disaster recovery, backup, data centre, infrastructure, etc.)
• Competent knowledge of IT and Information Security operations, policies and procedures in areas such as Windows Active Directory, Unix/Linux, databases Knowledge of cloud architecture (AWS, GCP or Azure), operational frameworks and security controls would be beneficial
• Ability to identify issues and associated risks, and provide practical solutions to a wide range of audit issues
• Capability to understand the complex regulatory environment in the gambling sector
• An understanding or awareness of COBIT ISO 270001, PCI DSS and ITIL would be beneficial
• Experience of an IT line role would be advantageous but is not essential
• Experience or aptitude for using data analytics tools and techniques in an audit role would be a distinct advantage
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Educated to degree level. Additional IT Audit (CISA) or IT Security (CISM, CISSP) qualifications required • Minimum of 5 years audit experience in enterprise environments – previous experience of the gambling sector would be advantageous but is not essential • Advanced understanding of IT general controls (e.g. security, change management, disaster recovery, backup, data centre, infrastructure, etc.) • Competent knowledge of IT and Information Security operations, policies and procedures in areas such as Windows Active Directory, Unix/Linux, databases Knowledge of cloud architecture (AWS, GCP or Azure), operational frameworks and security controls would be beneficial • Ability to identify issues and associated risks, and provide practical solutions to a wide range of audit issues • Capability to understand the complex regulatory environment in the gambling sector • An understanding or awareness of COBIT ISO 270001, PCI DSS and ITIL would be beneficial • Experience of an IT line role would be advantageous but is not essential • Experience or aptitude for using data analytics tools and techniques in an audit role would be a distinct advantage • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint