Senior Associate, IT Assurance

Job Summary

KPMG Nigeria is currently seeking an experienced Senior Associate to join the IT Assurance unit in addressing technology risks for our clients.

Job Details

• Deliver client facing projects across a broad range of IT audit clients in the Financial Services (FS) and Non-FS sectors
• Identify and communicate IT audit findings to senior management and clients
• Work with clients to assess their technology risk environment, the maturity of risk management processes and the effectiveness of risk mitigation strategies.
• Plan and execute the day-to-day activities of IT audit and advisory engagements for a variety of clients
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of technology controls throughout business processes
• Supervise junior team members on engagements
• Build an understanding of client businesses and markets to assist in the development of new client opportunities
• Support the development of proposals
• Develop and maintain a positive, productive, collaborative professional relationship with the client and engagement teams to provide well-coordinated and consistent high-performance results
• Demonstrate a quality service mindset in cultivating positive relationships with the client’s personnel and inspiring their confidence by identifying potential business process improvements.

Requirements

• Minimum Years of IT Audit Experience: 4 – 7
• A minimum of 5 O’ Level credits at one sitting (including English and Mathematics)
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of a Second-Class Upper Division
• Minimum 3 years post NYSC experience in IT audit/ compliance/ risk management 
• Relevant industry certification such as CISA, CRISC, COBIT5, ITIL, ISO or other specialised IT certifications
• Excellent technical skills and valuable experience in using data analytic & visualization tools such as SQL, Oracle, Python & Power BI 
• Ability to perform CAAT procedures using CAAT tools such as IDEA, ACL
• Strong controls testing and data analytic skills
• Strong Robotic Process Automation (RPA) skills and knowledge of RPA software such as UiPath, Automation Anywhere or other specialised tools
• Good knowledge of core banking applications such as Finacle, Flexcube,T24 and ERP solutions such as Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics
• Ability to identify and assess complex technology risks & controls, to relate them to the wider business environment and to express opinions clearly to all stakeholder levels
• A specialist understanding of IT risk & cloud, and its impact on the business control environment
• Technical Knowledge of IT audit methodologies and emerging technologies

About Company

KPMG Professional Services

https://home.kpmg.com/ng

KPMG Professional Services and KPMG Advisory Services are the KPMG member firm in Nigeria. The partners and people have been operating in Nigeria sinc e 1978, providing multidisciplinary professional services to both local and intern ational organisations within the Nigerian business community.Our vision is to build and sustain our reputation as the best firm to work with by ensuring our people, clients and communities achieve their full potential. At KPMG, we are committed to working with our clients to cut through complexities of the business world finding solutions and adding value. Our combination of international and local market knowledge and perspective give us an edge in the professional services industry in Nigeria. This combination enables the Nigerian practice to add real value by developing strategies that give the firms clients a distinct edge over their competitors. As one of the leading providers of professional services, KPMG knows that the success and growth of the firm also depends on the success and growth of the Nigerian economy. Hence, it champions progressive change and makes the future happen for its clients, people and the community, thereby enabling Nigerias success. The firm is involved in the formulation of economic policies for Nigeria through the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. The firm has a full complement of 46 partners and over 1000 trained and dedicated professional staff; with deep industry skills and competencies in audit, tax a nd advisory services. KPMG has worked for clients in the public and private sec tor in Nigeria and in several other countries, helping to transform business perf ormance and operations.