Senior Analyst – IT System Risk & Controls

ROLE: Senior Analyst – IT Controls Transformation

LOCATION: Dublin or London (Hybrid - 2 days in office)

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Barden are delighted to have been asked to act on behalf of our client to support the appointment of a permanent Senior Analyst – IT Controls Transformation to their Global ICFR transformation programme. This role will sit within the IT Controls ICFR transformation team in our Client's business.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Support the day to day delivery of specific short-term transformation and long-term transformation elements of the ICFR project plan, focused on IT controls at the group and within the divisions. This includes IT general controls across the full spectrum of IT domains and IT automated controls.
• Contribute towards regular project management reporting being prepared by an IT Controls Transformation Manager or Senior Manager.
• Highlight potential challenges or revisions necessary to scope, timetable, resources or dependencies.
• Identify improvement opportunities within the specific elements of the ICFR project plan that you are supporting the delivery of, both short-term and long-term, for example process changes or the automation of a particular control.
• Collaborate with Business Controls Transformation peers supporting the delivery of specific business elements of the ICFR project and with the Internal Controls team, who lead management’s testing activities.
• If necessary, prepare briefing documents for the Group’s external auditors on the elements of the ICFR project plan that you are supporting the delivery of.
• Collaborate with the teams of other key internal stakeholders who have ownership in some or all of the ICFR project plan, to deliver the necessary transformation and address concerns they may have. This is likely to include teams reporting to Divisional CFOs and Divisional CIOs, and other members of the Group Functions such as Tax and Treasury.

ABOUT THE PERSON:

Experience and Qualifications:

• PCAOB audit experience and/or experience in a IT internal controls professional services or industry role
• Experience of auditing ICFR, or supporting the delivery of ICFR activities day-to-day
• Experience of betting, gaming or online entertainment businesses is advantageous, but not essential
• Experience of Oracle ERP and related Oracle systems is advantageous, but not essential.
• Internal Controls or IT audit experience with knowledge of IT Audit SOX controls is a must.

Desirable Personal Attributes & Competencies:

• Good project management and organisation skills, in order to be able to support the delivery of one or several workstreams to short-term and long-term deadlines.
• Good communication skills, to be able to clearly articulate the status of work and the risks that may cause timetable or cost challenges
• Good ICFR skills, covering one or more IT processes, is essential.
• Able to operate in a fast-paced environment in a role that is empowered to deliver change