IT AUDIT SPECIALIST
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
· Perform comprehensive reviews of IT General Controls (ITGCs), application controls, and supporting IT processes across infrastructure, cloud, and ERP environments.
· Conduct pre-implementation reviews for major IT and digital transformation projects, with a focus on change control, data migration, and post-go-live stability.
· Working together with financial auditors as part of an integrated team, review the IT/systems control elements of end-to-end business process reviews.
· Leverage data analytics to identify anomalies, support sampling, and provide audit insights.
· Deliver IT audit projects in accordance with the required standards.
· Produce high quality reports that clearly identify control adequacy and effectiveness concerns.
· Produce high-quality working papers and clear, actionable audit reports that highlight risks, root causes, and pragmatic recommendations.
· Educate stakeholders on key IT and cyber risks, expected controls, and process improvement opportunities.
· Draft quarterly inputs for Audit Committee reporting, summarising IT risk coverage, control themes, and emerging issues.
· Prepare of quarterly IT audit committee submissions.
· Maintain professional relationships with IT, business, and external audit stakeholders to ensure proactive risk coverage and integrated assurance.
Minimum requirements
· Tertiary qualification in Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, or a related discipline
· Professional certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CISM, or CISSP (advantageous)
· At least 5 years’ internal or external IT audit experience, including at least 2 years in a senior/lead capacity
· Strong data analytics capability using relevant tools
· Experience in facilitating risk and control workshops, presenting findings, and building stakeholder buy-in
· Internal/ External audit, financial or merchandising experience
· Requisite systems knowledge/ process analysis and IT experience
· Knowledge and understanding of risk-based approach to internal audit
· Experience of agile audit skills
· Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate technical issues into business context
· High integrity, analytical thinking, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment
