Lead IT Audit Manager

Lead IT Audit Manager

The Client

A reputed banking client is looking for an Lead IT Audit Manager for their office in Toronto.

What you will achieve in this role

• Lead and develop a small team of audit professionals for supervising, planning and executing complex audits and projects for multiple business groups.
• Lead the team in the development and integrated implementation of policies, processes, procedures, changes across multiple audit areas
• Ensure that the team follows applicable regulations and stay knowledgeable one merging issues, trends, and regulatory requirements.
• Build a positive and diverse work environment where team members can share their challenges by giving them equal opportunities and inspiring them to achieve common objectives.
• Provide people management leadership by administering the implementation and completion of performance management activities and providing continuous feedback and training.
• Provide thought leadership and facilitate key strategic audit discussions with executives
• Provide guidance, leadership, mentorship and development to ensure operational results and professional and personal development objectives are achieved for the overall group.
• Act as the lead audit advisor by providing guidance on emerging trends and issues to the senior leadership team to bring about meaningful improvements.
• Build relationships with key enterprise partners and gain a deeper understanding of processes.
• Identify, mitigate and report on risk issues according to guidelines and ensure appropriate escalation processes are followed.
• Raise nonstandard issues to relevant shareholders and audit management where required.
• Develop the divisional annual plan for the risk assessment process while leading audit engagement work activities to ensure adequate risk coverage.
• Ensure the developed strategy is in integration with overall audit strategy and implemented accordingly while leading enterprise initiatives to provide guidance for complex situations.
• Lead all the activities providing recommendations, and decision support to leadership
• Handle facilitation and implementation of internal audit remediation plans to address performance, risk and governance issues
• Connect with key stakeholders for prioritizing portfolios after forecasting initiatives and demand while ensuring messages to them is appropriate and in line with business strategies and executive management direction
• Be a strategic advisor to leadership team on the management of the portfolio and financials with deep industry and enterprise knowledge.

What you must bring to this role

• Successfully managed a team of audit managers

including performance management and appraisal.
- 10+ years of audit experience

with undergraduate degree.
- Must have CISA or CISSP

or other relevant certification.
- Deep experience in 
auditing IT infrastructure
 - Windows Server, Mainframe, Network, Cloud (public, private), Operating Systems (Windows, Unix), Active Directory, Databases, etc.
- Dynamic leader

who can work collaboratively and build relationships across teams and functions
- Expertise in defining audit scope and providing direction to the team.
- Skilled in presenting audit findings internally and to senior executives.
- Strong understanding of
risk management, NIST, COBIT.
- Overall understanding of audit techniques, internal controls and audit principles.
- Ability to manage and execute audits, from planning to audit closing
- Knowledge and understanding of businesses and organizational practices and disciplines.
- Diligent in processing and handling confidential information with discretion while acting with the highest levels of integrity.
- Good understanding of risks and controls within a technical environment is required, as well as the ability to document and test these controls.
- Ability to multitask and work in a team environment is crucial.
- Ability to understand, interpret, and apply general and specific administrative and departmental policies and procedures, as well as applicable federal & state laws and regulations.
- Strong critical thinking, analytical and organizational skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including ability to write clear and concise audit recommendations and reports.
- Strong negotiator and decision maker who can influence business leaders and make rational choices.
- Proficiency with MS Office, analytical tools and Internet applications.

Only those who are qualified will be contacted