Assistant Manager Information Systems Auditor Job at Equity Bank Kenya… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at Equity Bank Kenya.
Descriptions;
Equity Bank Limited (The “Bank”) is incorporated, registered under the Kenyan Companies Act Cap 486 and domiciled in Kenya. The address of the Bank’s registered office is 9th Floor, Equity Centre, P.O. Box 75104 – 00200 Nairobi. The Bank is licensed under the Kenya Banking Act (Chapter 488), and continues to offer retail banking, microfinance and related services. The Bank has subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and Tanzania.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Undertake audit engagements as assigned by the IS Audit Manager and within specific time budgets and quality parameters to achieve the Internal Audit Plan.
- Carry out walkthroughs and document process gaps i.e. carry out risk assessments, develop audit programs or update existing audit programs based on the risk assessments done.
- Adopt the use of Audit Tools (ACL, TeamMate etc) and Core business systems (Finacle CB, Oracle ERP) and other relevant applications to ensure effective and efficient audits.
- Report on audit findings clearly defining the 5Cs i.e. criteria, condition, cause, consequences and corrective action.
- Appraise the soundness, adequacy, application and efficiency of IT enabled controls to mitigate business risks and make recommendations to management to mitigate the risks.
- Act as Team Leader for less complex IS engagements within specified time budget and quality parameters and work as a team member on higher complexity IS engagements.
- Ensure full adoption of Teammate from the creation of project, users, completing working papers, raising issues, sign off and review, compiling reports for discussion with audit clients as well as tracking and validation of audit issues.
- Assess how well the business complies with rules and regulations and inform management on any issues that need to be addressed.
- Prepare special audit and control reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating information and trends.
- Perform issue tracking and validation to ensure IS audit issues identified are implemented within agreed timelines.
- Prepare periodic status updates on open IS audit issues.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field from a recognized university.
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
- At least 4 years cumulative experience in Information Systems audit or information security from a reputable audit firm or financial institution.
- Excellent understanding of auditing concepts and practices as prescribed in the audit professional standards.
- Strong working knowledge of banking or financial business processes, risk and control environment, supporting business systems and technologies.
- Broad IT expertise with an emphasis on general IT operations, IT enterprise infrastructure and networks, cyber security, data privacy and emerging technologies such as cloud computing.
- In depth Knowledge of common IT platform (operating system, relational databases, network/mobile technologies) including Oracle database, Unix/Linux/Windows.
- Understanding of frameworks, principles, practices, and techniques related to IT operations, cyber security and project delivery e.g. ISO 27000, ISO 20000.
- Audit automation, tools and analyst skills. Experience in the use of TeamMate, SQL scripting and ACL data analytics tools is an added advantage.
- Team leadership and supervision skills with the ability to evaluate risks, articulate issues, develop consensus, raise awareness and recommend practical solutions.
- Good communication and report writing skills.
- Self-driven and ability to work under minimum supervision and demonstrate good level of maturity.
- Team player with strong interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
