Internal Auditor

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Key Responsibilities: 1. Contribute to the development and implementation of the Annual Internal Audit Plan, applying a risk-based approach to identify and prioritize IT audit areas. 2. Monitor emerging IT risks, technology developments, cybersecurity threats, regulatory requirements, and industry trends that may impact the VFR's risk and control environment. 3. Plan and execute assigned IT audit engagements in accordance with approved audit programs, agreed timelines, scope, and quality standards. 4. Assess IT governance, risk management, and internal controls and provide management with practical recommendations for strengthening IT risk management and the control environment. 5. Conduct and, where assigned, lead IT audits and reviews covering areas including: IT General Controls; Information and Cybersecurity; IT Governance and IT Risk Management; Systems and application reviews; Access and user administration; Backup and disaster recovery/business continuity; IT projects and Project Assurance; IT policies, procedures, standards, and frameworks; Third-party/vendor technology risk. 6. Utilize data analytics, and technology-enabled audit techniques to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and coverage of IT audit activities. 7. Prepare and maintain complete and well-organized audit working papers, documenting the audit process from planning through fieldwork, conclusion, and reporting in accordance with Internal Audit methodology and quality standards. 8. Perform timely validation and follow-up of management's implementation of agreed audit actions, and provide accurate issue tracking and status reporting. 9. Monitor and communicate emerging IT risks, recurring control weaknesses, process inefficiencies, and potential solutions to management and the Internal Audit Manager. 10. Contribute to the continuous improvement of Internal Audit methodologies, quality assurance standards, audit programs, templates, tools, and data analytics techniques, particularly for IT audit assignments. 11. Maintain awareness of applicable laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, internal policies, and recognized IT and cybersecurity frameworks relevant to the organization's operations. 12. Collaborate effectively with Internal Audit team and key stakeholders, including IT, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and other business functions, while maintaining appropriate independence and professional objectivity. 13. Provide advisory input on IT-related initiatives, systems, projects, and process changes, where requested, without assuming management responsibility or compromising Internal Audit independence. 14. Support the Internal Audit Manager in preparing audit reports, management updates, committee reporting, and other Internal Audit deliverables related to IT risk and control matters. 15. Maintain professional competence and continuously develop IT audit, cybersecurity, data analytics, risk management, and regulatory knowledge to remain current with evolving technology and emerging risks. 16. Perform any other duties related to Internal Audit and IT risk and control assurance as assigned by the Internal Audit Manager. Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only