DDaT Audit Manager

Job summary

About the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA)

We are an executive agency of His Majesty�s Treasury (HM Treasury), established in April 2015 to improve the quality of internal audit provided to central government.

Most of the Agency�s people are professionally qualified internal auditors, accountants or investigators.�

Many are also specialists in areas including counter fraud, project management, digital and commercial audit.�

We lead both the Government Internal Audit Profession and the Government Internal Audit Function.�

Our workforce brings with it a unique depth of experience gained in a wide range of government departments, related bodies and other sectors.�

This enables us to offer a high-quality service based on cross-government insight and a strong understanding of our customers� business.�

In GIAA, we aim to be a great place to work and to ensure that we have the capability and capacity to make even more of a significant contribution to achieving A Brilliant Civil Service over the coming years.�

Our initial focus was on becoming �a single audit practice�. We are now focused on taking GIAA to the next level so we can provide better insights and better outcomes for government .

Job description

This role is based in the Digital, Data & Technology (DDaT) team, providing independent and impartial assurance to the Government.� We are looking to recruit from a variety of backgrounds which will improve GIAA�s experience and skills base.

You will work in a flexible team to deliver DDaT assignments. Work can be highly complex and high profile, with considerable stakeholder liaison.

If you have experience and skills in helping customers to understand and manage their IT risks, along with ensuring exemplary standards of governance, control and assurance issues we would love to hear from you.� This is your opportunity to join a highly respected, forward-thinking organisation that builds and maintains strategic relationships at the most senior levels across the majority of government departments. The variety and contribution of these roles is unparalleled across government.

DDaT Audit Managers in GIAA are responsible for the management and delivery of audit and assurance activity across a varied and interesting range of customers and topics, either working individually or with a small team of auditors. You will be allocated a portfolio of work around a core cluster of customers, while also having the opportunity to broaden your experience by working on new topics or with new customers.� With access to high profile work, you will work alongside key decision makers, audit specialists and private sector contractors within the Agency, challenging and developing your skills as well as ensuring we meet our customers� expectations.

DDaT Audit Managers are the key day to day contacts for our clients and their ability to build good relationships with a variety of stakeholders whilst delivering efficient and robust audit work is key to the success of the Agency�s relationship with our clients.� We value all our employees and will offer you support in maintaining and building your professional career through technical training, coaching and development opportunities. In addition, you are entitled to a formidable range of benefits from a generous pension provision, embracing of flexible work patterns, diversity and security.

Key responsibilities for this role :

• Provide subject matter expertise and input to the development and implementation of audit plans for identified customers, bringing to this an understanding of the risk environment, materiality and the control framework;
• Consulting with and managing positive engagement with Directors and other senior customers to facilitate understanding, recommend control improvements, advise on the resolution of risk management challenges and influence positive outcomes;
• Developing, delivery, revision and monitoring of the key aspects of IT audit programmes in a professional and proactive manner that enhances the customer experience;
• Be an effective team member, supporting wider GIAA delivery by working constructively and flexibly with colleagues to deliver appropriate objectives;
• Manage your own time and resource effectively; proactively identify, foresee and take ownership of issues affecting delivery of your and the wider teams� objectives and provides solutions and options ahead of deadlines;
• Provide and deliver clear and accurate reports that meet the requirements of the customers and carry out activities to ensure that agreed management actions are completed;
• Be accountable for delivery of a portfolio of IT audits, working on more than one assignment at once, possible on different clients, to budget and quality expectations, complying with GIAA methodology, using our IT audit software system;
• To scope IT audit assignments, including drafting terms of reference, testing strategies, fieldwork plans, reporting timetables and focus work on identified risks; single audit methodology and audit management software.

Person specification

You will be required to write a statement of suitability of up to 750 words setting out how your skills and experience meet the following criteria :

develops;

Further guidance on how to complete your statement can be found within the application form on Civil Service Jobs

Qualifications

Candidates must hold at least one of the following (or equivalent) :

A recognised IT qualification :

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Certified Information Security Manager

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control

Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT

Member of the Chartered Institute for Information Technology

Degree / masters qualification in IT

You need to have obtained the required qualification at the time of submitting your application. If you are waiting to sit your exams or have not yet received your results then you are not eligible to apply this time.

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process :

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �53,661, Government Internal Audit Agency contributes �15,545 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Benefits