Manager - IT Audit - Cape Town

Technology Consulting, IT Audit Manager

Our national practice assists clients in providing IT audit services in support of our financial audits. We also provide IT governance and IT risk related services to a variety of clients and particularly in the Financial Services, Oil & Gas, Retail and government sectors.

The opportunity

Our structured career framework means you’ll continue to develop, whatever level you’reat. So, whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Your key responsibilities:

Scoping and Leading engagements involving IT risk, IT governance and IT general

controls, etc. Designing solutions for clients. Reviewing detailed work programs and

deliver of junior staff. Reviewing final reports to be delivered. Presenting findings to the

clients. Understanding and navigating complex IT system landscapes. Ability to work

collaboratively with financial audit teams and identifying key IT risk areas and integrating

IT audit work into the financial audit work. Proficient in CoBiT and other IT governance

requirements.

• History of working effectively with Internal Audit teams.

• Practise Management.

• Team Management.

• Working onsite at clients.

• Client expectation management.

• Subject Matter Specialist.

• Business Development.

• Project management.

In your role as a Tech Risk Manager, you’ll be responsible for:

• Client account management.

• Budgeting and costing.

• Allocation of resources.

• Managing deliverables.

• Client ownership / management.

Skills and attributes for success 

• IT governance

• IT risk.

• CoBiT, and similar standards.

• ISAE3402 examinations.

• Auditing and accounting skills.

• Business process skills.

• IT audit integration with financial audit.

• Logical thinker and problems solver.

• Solid management skill.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Project Management experience – multiple engagements.

• Business development experience

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Information Systems Honours or equivalent

• Business degree in Accounting and Auditing preferably

• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in an IT Audit role (must have done external audit work)

• Management Consulting experience

Ideally, you’ll also have 

Application Risk & Controls

This practice focuses on enterprise IT application assessment, Governance, Risk and

Compliance (GRC) technology assessment, IT Application and Tool Implementation. We

deliver valuable insights and enable better business decisions through improved quality

of information.

What we look for 

More than anything, we’re interested in people with the right attitude for the job! That’s

naturally entrepreneurial people that feed on the energy of a thriving global team. You’ll

need a balance of technical and analytical skills, a creative approach to work and strong

communication skills. Put simply, if you’ve got big ideas on how we can do better, as well

as the confidence to voice them, this role is for you. 

What working at EY offers 

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual

and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for

flexible working, career development and with FlexEY you can select benefits, which suit

your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurances, savings and a wide range

of discounts, offers and promotions.  Plus, we offer: 

• A position in a business that truly recognizes the importance of strong risk capabilities 
• Opportunities to develop your skills in a wide range of areas, supported by regular feedback from senior-level colleagues 
• Plenty of chances to build lasting professional relationships both internally and externally 
• A culture that recognizes success and rewards excellence

About EY 

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and

develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world.

This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and

creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you

stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.