Senior Consultant, Technology Risk, Financial Services, UK Wide

Technology is at the heart of most modern organisations. As well as opening a world of opportunities, technology exposes organisations to a variety of risks. We help our clients to identify and manage these risks to protect their stakeholders. As a Senior Consultant within our Technology Risk team, you will help our clients identify and manage their technology risks whilst simultaneously gaining skills to develop a career in a fast-growing professional services organisation. Working with some of the world’s most prestigious Financial Service (FS) organisations you will be an integral part of our Technology Risk team, part of Advisory within EY UK.

The opportunity

As a Technology Risk Senior Consultant you will have the opportunity to work on a range of IT Consulting and Assurance projects, including IT External Audit Support (known in EY as FAIT or Financial Audit IT), IT Internal Audit, IT components of Regulatory Reviews and other assurance activities (e.g. client money, Solvency II, IFRS17, Section 166, Service Organisation Controls Reporting), Operational Resilience, Emerging Technology risk, Trust in Robotics Process Automation and controls related work within FS. This portfolio also includes working alongside with our wider Consulting and Assurance colleagues to help clients protect their reputation by mitigating their business, financial reporting and IT risks, on a broad range of topics where design or effectiveness reviews over IT and data controls are required.

We are a market leader across Big-4 with new major audit wins across Financial Services clients, with significant revenue growth projected in the next few years. We are also continuing to evolve our capability to innovate and automate which also places us ahead of our competition. We have a clear focus on delivering high-quality, high-profile, multi-discipline, multi-country projects, helping clients solve their most complex IT and data issues with a clear focus on quality. We are part of a single integrated financial services team with over 230 people dedicated in the UK as part of wider FSO EMEIA Technology Risk team consisting of over 500 people, serving some of the largest financial services institutions in the world.

Your key responsibilities

As part of our commitment to flexible working, you will manage your time between working on client site and in our offices, as a member of our highly skilled engagement teams. You will work alongside our Senior Managers and Managers on several high-profile clients undertaking various engagements. These engagements are focussed on strengthening processes and controls around big emerging issues relating to technology and data risks. The range of engagements with which our team is involved means that there is a flexible and dynamic team environment providing you with a wealth of opportunities for personal growth and development by working across audit and consulting domains.

Skills and attributes for success

• Learning about EY, our clients, and their businesses
• Understanding the IT landscape of some of our biggest clients, including their adoption of cloud, use of Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation, and assure and advise on the associated risks
• Working on client engagements and attend client meetings to identify risks, test controls and provide an opinion on the security of the clients’ IT environment
• Analysing data, liaising with clients, and presenting your work with a clear focus on quality
• Assisting in the project management of client engagements
• Working closely with Assurance colleagues to identify and communicate risks affecting the financial audit
• Getting involved with industry research and client thought leadership

To qualify for the role you must have

• A demonstrable professional IT External or Internal Audit experience
• Experience in delivering integrated audits across IT/operations/finance including IT general controls (ITGC), IT automated controls audit
• Experience in conducting IT audits over major change programmes and regulatory remediation programmes
• Knowledge of payments, front-to-back-office controls, change programmes, and Operational resilience
• Third Party Risk Management and Information Security auditing experience
• Experience in managing and delivering IT audits and to deliver these services with high audit quality
• Experience working for a professional services consultancy firm, major financial institution or blue-chip industry firm in IT external audit, IT internal audit, or IT risk management is highly preferred but not essential

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience within the Financial Services industry and a good understanding of the FS technology landscape
• Understanding of UK and EMEIA FS regulatory environment
• Recognised professional qualification such as CISA, CISM, CISSP

What we look for

You’ll be a trusted technology risk advisor to our clients, specialising within the Technology Risk field, so they’ll look to you to find, ask and answer the questions nobody else has asked yet and then develop and execute an effective service. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to build a better working world by helping organisations to identify and manage their technology risks whilst simultaneously gaining skills to develop a career in professional services., this role is for you.

What we offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.

• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.

• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.

• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

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