Job Opportunity in Oman: Controls Assurance Associate at PwC

PwC is looking for a hardworking Controls Assurance Associate to join the team in Oman for 2019. 

Responsibilities: 

1. You will be required to possess strong IT auditing skills and work in close collaboration with the financial audit and internal audit teams
2. Your role will be to identify key risks and controls, recommend improved controls, perform controls readiness projects and identify and assess controls in IT infrastructures, security, change management, access management, operations, program development, and in financial reporting related business processes. You will also be required to draft audit reports for circulation to clients’ management
3. You will have the ability to continuously develop your skills, taking a keen interest in trends in technologies and the impact on clients so you can help in conducting successful IT controls audits and identify any other high value propositions for clients
4. You will be required to demonstrate extensive project management skills related to IT audit projects, including developing project plans, budgets, and deliverables schedules
5. You will be required to demonstrate extensive abilities as a team leader, which includes creating a positive environment; monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations; respecting the work-life quality of team members; providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and keeping leadership informed of progress
6. The role also requires that the applicant is able to collaborate with colleagues across different competences within the firm (e.g. ERP Assurance, Data Assurance, Cyber Security and Enterprise Resilience)
7. The role also requires working with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client audits and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate 
8. The role includes wider responsibilities which will include collaborating with the engagement leader and manager of external or internal audit teams for agreeing budgets, communications IT audit results and their impact on the overall audit and making contributions to the audit strategy/plan
9. The role sits within a rapidly growing part of PwC’s Business Controls & Enterprise Resilience team within our Risk Assurance Middle East practice. You will be an integral part of the team responsible for the delivery of IT audits across a range of sectors. You will have access to all of the latest training and development tools and the support of the wider PwC network

Requirements:

1. The applicant should have working knowledge of information technology general controls concepts in the areas of system development, change management, computer operations and access to programs and data and experience in identifying and assessing business process controls and linkage to IT systems
2. The applicant should understand IT security fundamentals across multiple domains including security management, security architecture, access control, application development, operations security, physical security, cryptography, telecommunications and networking, business continuity planning, investigations and ethics
3. The applicant will be achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive on a daily basis. He/ She will be able to work both independently and/or as part of a team with a fast pace and a high energy that will translate into a high quality output
4. Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant subject areas such as Computer Sciences, Information Systems Auditing, Accounting
5. Professional qualifications: Preference shall be given to the candidates having CISA qualifications, however the qualifications such as CISA, CISM, PMP, ITIL Practitioner can also be considered
6. Years of Experience: 1-3 years of relevant experience in IT risk and controls auditing such as access to program and data, change controls and computer operations, business process understanding and conducting business process automated controls testing
7. The applicant is required to have understanding of COBIT 5, ISO 27001 standard, Project Management standards, IT Service Management Framework, server operating systems (windows, Linux/Unix), databases (Oracle, SQL)
8. Applicants having hands-on experience of any of the leading ERPs (Oracle or SAP) will be given preference
9. Exposure to sectors such as Financial Services, Oil and Gas, Telecom, Services etc.
10. Excellent organizational skills, having the ability to prioritize work load whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines
11. Proven IT skills in the following programs [excel, word, PowerPoint etc.]
12. Language Skills: Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).  Fluent in English but multilingual Arabic speaker preferable
13. The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East where the project dictates

Benefits:

Salary will be determined with the successful applicant.

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