Posting Range:12/10/2012 - 26/10/2012
Description
The Purpose of Barclays Internal Audit (BIA)
BIA consists of
teams that provide independent assurance over the businesses and
operations of Barclays globally. These teams work very closely with key
business stakeholders to assess their governance, business risks and
review the effectiveness of their control mechanisms, ultimately
providing assurance to the Barclays Board and Group Executive
Management. Where control issues are found, the audit team will assist
management in developing Management's action plans to manage and
mitigate the risks to which the activity under review is exposed. BIA is
mandated by the Group Board with the overall management and oversight
of internal audit in Barclays provided by the Board Audit Committee.
The Role of Managers
The core
responsibility of a Manager within BIA is to execute audit assignments
in accordance with the annual Audit Plan and relevant policies,
procedures and quality standards.
Barclays Africa Technology Team
Responsible for
auditing Barclays Technology across 11 African countries : Kenya,
Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Botswana, Ghana, Zambia, Mauritius,
Seychelles, Zimbabwe and Egypt
Audit Delivery & Stakeholder Management
· Support the Audit Lead in scoping the audit where necessary
· Identify, assess & document technology risks and controls
· Complete technology testing
·
Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of technology controls
& document this understanding in the BIA audit toolkit
· Write high quality audit observations and support the Audit Lead in writing the report.
· Provide suggestions to management for actions to address control issues identified.
· Discuss and agree the factual accuracy of audit observations with stakeholders/Audit Lead as appropriate
· Update the Audit Lead and audit team with progress and observations.
· Technology business monitoring for input into subsidiary audit committee papers.
· Proactively take on additional tasks as requested by Associate Directors/Directors/Managing Directors
Management & Leadership/Knowledge Management
· Improve technical knowledge through self-learning or training including mandatory CPE requirements.
Knowledge sharing with BIA colleagues and peers in the business.
Qualification
Essential
. First Degree or professional qualification in relevant field
. Credit ro better in 5 'O' Levels. This should include English, Mathematics or Commerce
·
Minimum of two years' experience in risk based technology auditing or
technology risk/control activities or practical technical experience
(e.g. IT applications or infrastructure support)
· Proven track record of high performance in previous roles
· Resident in Zambia
· Able
to spend up to 60% of the time (depending on country of residence)
travelling to any of the 11 Barclays Africa locations
· Able to spend periods of up to three weeks away from home based in the other Africa locations
Preferred
· Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. CISA)
· Practical financial services industry knowledge
. Practical understanding of relevant regulatory environment
Technology Manager - BIA
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