Senior Advisor – IT Internal Audit

Job Description

<p>About KPMG International</p><p>KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG is the brand under which the member firms of KPMG International Limited (“KPMG International”) operate and provide professional services. “KPMG” is used to refer to individual member firms within the KPMG organization or to one or more member firms collectively.</p><p>KPMG firms operate in 145 countries and territories with more than 236,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. Each KPMG member firm is responsible for its own obligations and liabilities.</p><p>KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients.</p><p>For more detail about our structure please visit: https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/misc/governance.html</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Risk Consulting – Senior Advisor – IT Internal Audit</strong></p><p><br></p><p>KPMG is a global network of professional services firm with a keen focus on growth, excellence and vision to reach the highest echelon of performance and quality. To achieve our growth and quality goals, KPMG Kuwait’s IT Risk Consulting practice are seeking to employ high caliber professionals having acumen for excellence and eagerness to pursue a career path that is both fulfilling and rewarding. We are looking for a strong team member with technology audit experience who will help in leading and executing IT internal audit, Information security and Cybersecurity engagements across a diversified industry sector clients.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Primary Duties &amp; Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Assess and consider how Technology contributes to organizational objectives.</li><li>Lead and execute engagements in IT Risk Domain such as IT Audits, Cybersecurity Audits, SWIFT CSF Assessments, Information Security Risk Assessments, etc.</li><li>Managing client relationships and expectations.</li><li>Determine sufficiency of audit work done and evidence collated to support the findings.</li><li>Critically evaluate that audit evidence is reliable, relevant and sufficient.</li><li>Evaluate root causes, findings identified and recommendations formulated</li><li>Finalize audit reports and present findings and recommendations to Senior Management/ Board.</li></ul><p><strong>Required Skillset:</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelors Degree</li><li>Desirable to have CISA &amp; CISSP certification. Other certifications such as CISM, CEH, ISO 27001 &amp; ISO 23301 or similar certifications, will be valued.</li><li>Between 4-6 years of relevant consulting/ auditing experience.</li><li>Good Understanding of IT standards such as ISO 27001, SWIFT CSF, PCI DSS, etc.</li><li>Excellent MS PowerPoint skills.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Prequalification Criteria:</strong></p><ul><li>MUST have IT Auditing &amp; Consulting experience.</li><li>MUST have prior experience working in a Big4 firm.</li></ul>