Job Description

The role will coordinate , manage and report testing for Sarbanes Oxley compliance, which will include coordination with the external auditors (you will be the main point of contact for the IT testing), review of work papers as well as managing communications with local management. Furthermore, you will be responsible of planning and delivery IT audits as part of the audit plan. You will manage a team but also you will need to work on your own and as part of a wider audit team. You will be responsible for ensuring assignments are delivered in line with Internal Audit policies and procedures, including adherence to the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

Responsibilities:

• To proactively plan, manage and deliver your and the team workload to ensuring delivery timescales are met

• To manage, on a day to day basis, the planning, delivery and reporting of allocated audit and SOX testing assignments (covering Telefonica UK, Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures). This includes ensuring delivery of the end to end audit process to acceptable professional standards and the completion of formal reporting of the result and liaising with management and other stakeholders on remediation plans;
• For areas of responsibility allocated, including Operations - to build and maintain close working relationships with senior management, control owners and other key stakeholders within the businesses;
• To proactively engage with the business and Risk Business Partners to ensure a co-ordinate approach in relation to risk identification as part of the design and development of new products and propositions and to identify assurance requirements;
• To prepare and submit regular reporting to senior management, control owners and corporate functions on key issues identified during the reviews;
• To support the Head of Operations & SOX Audit in preparing IT audit related reporting (including SOX) and presenting results to Senior Stakeholders of the business (Senior Leadership Team level and above) through various Governance meetings; and
• Work closely with the Finance Audit manager to coordinate SOX testing and reporting requirement

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Strong understanding of IT risk and controls within a complex environments Proven experience delivering IT audits (preferable with Big 4s) Very good understanding of the practical requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the application of Internal Controls Good written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with relevant stakeholders Good attention to detail with a strong focus on the quality of deliverables Excellent time management, organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects successfully through to completion Preferable with a good understanding of different technologies, cyber security and data analytics A team player, with experience of working in teams. The ability to lead and manage others on larger assignments Experience of working in or auditing on Telecom organisations (preferable) High degree of initiative, strong enthusiasm and drive to succeed, with ambitions to become a future leader