Salary: £103,394
Closing date: Thursday, 5 September 2024
Contract type: Permanent
The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.
We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.
These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won't be solved by science alone.
We are looking for an Internal Audit Senior Manager - Digital & Technology to join our team
Where in Wellcome will I be working?
This role is part of the Technology and Data Internal Audit Team at Wellcome provides a unique opportunity for the right candidate to lead and support in a broad range of activities. This includes audits of IT controls across change, access and development processes, Investments services technology (e.g. Bloomberg/JP Morgan), enterprise-wide platforms (eg. cloud technology) and service solutions (e.g. workday), third party management, openstack data centre environments, data warehousing and analytics and information security. It also provides opportunities to attend / observe Board and Audit Committees, including direct exposure to the technology Leadership Teams at Wellcome, its subsidiaries and partners.
We are looking for an Audit Senior Manager to work closely the Digital and Technology functions at Wellcome, its subsidiaries and partners
What will I be doing?
You will be leading the development, delivery and reporting activities associated with the annual Technology Audit Plan for Wellcome. As well as supporting the delivery of risk based internal audits covering the operational and financial activities of Wellcome, its subsidiaries and certain of its significant grant recipients based on the Annual Audit Plan or requests from management as required
The role may include a small amount of domestic travel, and international travel to locations in Africa and Asia
As an Internal Audit Senior Manager - Digital & Technology, you will:
Lead on the production and delivery of the IA digital and technology strategy, together with delivery of end-to-end audits. This will include determining audit scope, test plan and ensuring workpapers are produced to the highest standards, as well as lead on all digital and technology (D&T) matters. You will provide subject matter expertise and insights on audits across the organisation and its subsidiaries, and act as the primary point of contact for D&T matters with the internal audit co-source partners.
Produce clear and concise reports, detailing audit findings, risks and agreed recommendations and continually evaluate and review the plan to ensure that it remains relevant and risk focused
Oversight of co-sourced providers, ensuring that the quality and timeliness of audit planning, fieldwork, data analysis, audit work papers, and reporting and preparing and presenting status update reports to management and Board committees
Monitoring and reporting on management's progress in implementing internal audit recommendations using agreed dashboards / reporting mechanisms as well as developing effective relationships with senior stakeholders (both internally within Wellcome and its subsidiaries and external partners), providing insights, guidance, challenge and corrective action, without preventing growth or commercial performance
Support Head of Internal Audit in developing the risk based annual Internal Audit Plan as well as undertaking special investigations / projects as specified by the Head of Internal Audit and report the findings to senior management and support in delivering audits to other areas within Wellcome (including subsidiaries)
Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.
Is this job for me?
We are looking for someone who :
Has a broad understanding of core and emerging technology concepts (including digitization), aligned to the strategy and operations of Wellcome and its subsidiaries.
Extensive post-qualification experience in practice or managing in-house/co-sourced technology audits.
Detailed understanding and experience auditing IT controls across change, access and development process aligned to the standards expected from Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, Investments services technology (e.g. Bloomberg/JP Morgan, Enterprise-wide platform as a service cloud technology, Enterprise level software as a service solutions (e.g. Workday), Third party management, Openstack data centre environments, Data warehousing and Information security
Strong understanding of technology risk management, governance, compliance, and internal control best practice and good commercial acumen with some level of business exposure
Experience working with and influencing senior managers and excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to challenge and influence stakeholders
A CISA/CRISC/CISM/CISSP or other relevant industry qualification
To apply please upload your current CV and complete our short application
Interview dates: Monday 16, Tuesday 17 and Thursday 20 of September
You can view the full job description on our website
You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website
Our Hybrid Way of Working
We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. We are currently working 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 3 days working either remotely or in the office.
From 1st September 2024 we will move to 3 days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.
Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do
Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at .
Upon a conditional offer being made, the successful applicant for this position will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (or equivalent) criminal record check to disclose any 'unspent' criminal convictions or conditional cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The criminal record check with not show anything that is 'spent'.
For further guidance on disclosure of criminal records please see this UK Government Guidance. You can view our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders here. You can view our Privacy Statement here.