Head of IT Compliance, EMEA

A leading technology driven global insurance business has a fantastic opportunity for a Head of IT Compliance, EMEA to be responsible for oversight and delivery of all IT risk and audit controls and activities to ensure the EMEA IT systems are assessed and compliance with all SOX and audit requirements in the increasing & changing regulatory environment.

Liaising with key stakeholders including regional executive & senior management (up to C suite), external auditors (PWC), internal audit, global risk & compliance, and IT system owners, the IT SOX Compliance Lead will be responsible for setting up the process for assessing, delivering and monitoring SOX controls as a new function within the regional IT team.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for the ongoing assessment, processes & controls to ensure the regional IT systems comply with the SOX, audit and compliance requirements.
• Engage with key stakeholders including executive & senior management (C-suite), external auditors (PWC), audit, risk & compliance functions, and IT system owners to ensure all SOX compliance requirements are understood and monitored
• Knowledge of IT General Controls (ITGCs) and interface controls. Ability to articulate the control requirement and deliver best practice in the design and end operation
• To QA controls, their operation and supporting processes & procedures for their effectiveness and bring about change to ensure that EMEA IT operate an assured control environment  
• Ability to deliver change in a structured method (project management) to implement or improve existing controls or bring around remediation or deliver a successful outcome to any assurance/ audit event 
• Work across a diverse virtual team of IT functions, auditors, Financial Control, etc. Being able to answer for their agenda and successfully the right outcomes for EMEA IT
• Drive improvements by enforcing best practice and standards and sharing learnings across team
• Line management and oversight of team of IT Analysts responsible for the automated BAU reconciliation process and remediation of failures
• Operate in a constantly evolving and changing governance environment and able to adapt to taking on new duties as regulation change.

Essential Qualifications / Experience:

• 5+ years experience in a SOX audit role, within a financial organisation or external audit partner (client facing)
• Insurance or financial sector
• MS Office – especially Excel & Powerpoint
• Qualifications
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certified
• Any other relevant compliance, risk or assessment qualifications