Lead - Infrastructure Audit Preparation and Oversight

Northern Trust · Maharashtra, India

The Infrastructure Audit Preparation and Oversight Support is a key position within the Global Infrastructure Risk and Control team. It involves preparing Infrastructure teams for internal audits and advising during the audit. The role supports the Infrastructure Pre-Audit Assessment Team (iPaaT) for global and regional audits, conducts current state assessments, identifies potential gaps, and supports documentation and remediation. The position also provides risk-minded guidance to minimize negative audit outcomes.

Major Duties

• Support Principle to manage the regional Infrastructure Pre-Audit Assessment (iPaaT) team and support staff in execution of the defined objectives.
• Support Principle in the improvement of the teams being reviewed and the local teams processes.
• Support weekly reporting on current state of on-going assessments and present status to Infrastructure Leadership.
• Support Infrastructure/Platform owners to identify key risks and assess the design and operating effectiveness of the process and controls supporting the Infrastructure towers.
• Establish strong working relationships and communications with key stakeholders globally.
• Ensure that meetings are effective and deliverables are issued accurate, complete, and provided timely to stakeholders.
• Work with Global and Regional counterparts to develop and execute on assessment schedule to ensure coverage based on upcoming audits.

Must Have

• Proven audit supporter with 8+ years of Internal Audit experience.
• 4+ years of experience in Financial Services.
• In-depth understanding of financial services regulations, risks and controls.
• Highly motivated, self-starter who deals well with ambiguity and can drive execution.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, leadership and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships, influence and motivate teams across the organization.
• Ability to challenge and influence stakeholders of differing viewpoints to reach consensus.

Good to Have

• Internal Audit or Risk related Certification (CSIA, CIA, CRISK, etc.) and Technology specific certifications (Oracle, AWS, Azure, Kafka, Windows, Unix, Mainframe, etc.).
• Internal Audit experience working at Big4.

Qualification

• 7+ years of Internal Audit experience.
• 4+ years of experience in Financial Services.
• Certifications in Internal Audit or Risk (CSIA, CIA, CRISK, etc.) and Technology (Oracle, AWS, Azure, Kafka, Windows, Unix, Mainframe, etc.) are a plus.
• Experience working at Big4 is a plus.