Senior Auditor (Experienced), Data and IS Audit

About BDO

At BDO Australia, our why is ‘empowering people, realising possibilities’. One way we bring this to life is by hiring and developing exceptional talent, to deliver on our wide array of audit, tax and advisory services.

About the Role

Our BDO Audit & Assurance service line is seeking a Senior Auditor – Data & IS Audit & Assurance who thrives on providing exceptional client service to a range of clients on audit engagements across different industry specialisations. Our Audit & Assurance service line is committed to delivering high-quality audits which support the public interest and underpin confidence in the financial ecosystem. Understanding and evaluating the information systems is a key part of the BDO Audit & Assurance Approach.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Scoping:

• Is able to communicate knowledge of industry, regulatory, and other external factors relevant to the engagement prior to commencement of audit work.

Planning:

• Understands and assessing the risk and complexity of clients’ IT environment and independently completes documents required in planning for a complex engagement

• Co-ordinates and assists team members in the completion of planning documents for complex engagements with supervision

• Provides assistance to other team members in their completion of the walkthrough on a complex engagement
• Completes the evaluate controls screen to identify controls addressing identified risks.

Obtain Evidence:

• Completes the audit of all IT risks for an audit engagement and communicates issues identified to the engagement manager
• Completes the audit of IT risks for an audit engagement with no supervision, including where required, communicates issues identified with those management
• Reviews technology processes supporting the business and ascertaining the adequacy of IT controls, process efficiency and compliance with relevant framework and company policies
• Examines internal IT controls, evaluating the design, implementation and operational effectiveness of: IT General Controls (ITGC), IT Application Controls
• Evaluates conclusions of audit tests and where appropriate, discuss with audit engagement team to link IT Control failures or deficiencies to business operation to adapt audit procedures to address the IT risks identified.
• Identifies audit issues in assigned areas and communicates to the manager
• Identifies areas where application of the audit approach can be improved.

Completion:

• Prepares initial draft(s) of potential control weaknesses to be communicated to TCWG and, as appropriate, management
• Assists with audit completion reports for complex engagements with limited supervision (no supervision for non-complex client) for IT deficiencies identified

Engagement Performance:

• Providing constructive feedback, including in appraisals and directly to staff on a regular basis and in a timely manner
• Prepares and monitor budget for complex engagements
• Supervises junior team members in completion of designated tasks, including ensuring the communication of identified audit issues in a timely manner
• Ongoing coaching and mentoring of junior staff in understanding audit process under your supervision
• Escalates to manager and partner if discrepancies exist between actual and budget figures
• Determines exposure to risk and develop recommendations / remediation strategies
• Recommends practical and value-added solutions to management to improve operations, reduce costs and minimize risks
• Has a sound grasp of technical issues and is able to identify when consulting is required, performing the appropriate research and documenting the issue to facilitate review.

Data and IS Audit & Assurance specific competencies:

• Designs, performs and documents testing of ITGC and IT Automated controls on complex IT applications in accordance with BDO Audit & Assurance approach
• Work collaboratively with technical experts to develop and implement procedures for extracting and analysing large and diverse data sets from widely used Financial Applications
• Extract and process data from a variety of systems and reports and undertake data validation to ensure data integrity and accuracy is retained when performing Audit & Assurance Data Analytics setup
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to identify needs based on the type of Audit & Assurance Data Analytics to be performed to ensure relevant information is extracted and appropriately presented
• Upload processed information/data on BDO Audit Data Analytics tools perform data integrity checks and identify data anomalies before sharing with the requestors
• Assisting in the development and customisation of visualization templates and dashboards for Audit & Assurance Data Analytics.

Skills/Attributes Required: 

• Experience in IT Risk Assurance

• Experience with financial applications such as TechnologyOne, Microsoft Dynamics Suite, Oracle NetSuite, Xero, MYOB, etc
• Experience with analysing large data sets using data analytic tools such as IDEA or PowerBi
• Understanding of SQL, MS Excel, Data Extraction, and Data Mining tools.

Why BDO?

Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm. Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services. 

Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways.

We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what’s possible.

Participate in fitness challenges, join the BDO run club, or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym, and wellness facilities via our BWell program.

Access financial benefits from travel perks, retail discounts, free breakfast daily, vehicle financing support, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.

Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include cultural and religious leave, paid leave for fertility and IVF treatments, blood donor leave, enhanced family support, plus options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program. 

With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide extensive technical training, dedicated leadership development programs, professional memberships, subscriptions and more.

Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive). We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia and an Employer of Choice by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Find out more about our culture and hear from our people via our social channels and career pages.

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