Risk - ITGC Control Testing

JOB DETAILS/ ROLE PURPOSE/ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The person would be responsible for a variety of tasks including some or all of the following. The person would report to Manager in Financial Shared Services (FSS) and take direction from a Risk Manager in Global office. This is a global role so the candidate would be supporting the Americas, APAC and Europe regions

• Assist in planning and execution of Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) testing: Collection of evidence for control testing, review of evidence, follow-up with the service owners or AZ Tech on missing evidence.
• Perform the annual ITGC control testing in coordination with AzTechRM/ ISO and AZ P ISO teams.
• Review & documents control testing results and agree on the mitigation plans for control deficiencies with AZ Tech and Service Owners, preparation of control test result report to be used for regional and global Risk Committees (RiCos), upload of test results into ORGS (if applicable).
• Follow up with AZ Tech and service owners on the execution of mitigation actions.
• Communicates transparently with all ITGC stakeholders and keep them informed of potential issues and escalates any problems and delays.

PROFILE KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Good understanding of ITGC and IT risks in general and the mitigating controls in addressing these risks.
• Experience of auditing in general and more preference in auditing ITGC (good knowledge of IT auditing standards).
• Have had exposure to insurance company or financial institutions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and in the risk management or IT auditing tools such as IBM Open Pages or Service Now.
• Professional recognized qualifications or certifications such as CISA, CISM, CRISC are valuable.
• At least 3.5 years of experience with Project Management & Organizational Management.
• Ability to undertake initiative and deliver quality results often with competing deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously yet still displaying strong team work ethics and attributes.
• Strong analytical, process management, structural thinking and implementation skills.
• Thorough understanding of business and financial implications of technical analysis.
• Strategic thinking and tactical problem solving; frame issues and create effective plans for execution.
• Strong professional presence, excellent interpersonal skills with ability to manage relationships both internal and external.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills, high attention to detail is essential.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and meet set deadlines.
• Good working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.
• This is a global role so the candidate would be supporting the AzP regions (Americas, APAC and Europe), so dealing with time zones will need to be managed.
• Everything will be done in English so a high level of verbal and written communication in English is mandatory.

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