PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Nigeria has been operating in Nigeria since 1953 through its predecessor firms of Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. We’re one of the leading professional services firms in the country with offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, over 1000 staff and 31 resident partners.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Digital Risk Experienced Senior Associate
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
As a Senior Associate in the Digital Risk and Cyber Security, you will lead controls assurance engagements for our clients and support the clients in their desire to improve their processes and control environment.
You will belong to an international connected team of specialists helping our clients with their complex risk and controls needs.
You’ll develop the business skills, knowledge and relationships you need to build a career that’s more than just numbers to deliver trust and sustained outcomes.
Job Description
Conduct reviews on IT general controls and application controls
Assist clients in identifying and assessing business process controls and linkage to IT systems, including complex systems (e.g. Finacle, Flexcube, Navision, Oracle ERP, SAP etc.)
Assist organizations improve internal controls
Perform data analysis using relevant tools such as ACL, SQL, Alteryx and Power BI
Report to a Manager or Senior manager on most projects. You will also often have to work in teams.
Responsibilities
Working with our leading clients in key industries in the Risk Assurance team, you will gain exposure to:
Lead and work within Digital Risk and Cyber Security teams to assist the Engagement Leaders in carrying out quality audits and other assurance services to clients across various industries.
Participate in all aspects of IT audit and non-audit assurance engagements including planning, coaching, execution and tracking engagement progress to ensure pre-agreed deadlines and milestones are met
Ensure engagements are executed in accordance with firm’s methodologies and guidance and professional standards
Provide guidance, coaching and timely quality constructive feedback to team members
Assist with the preparation of management control recommendations reports after assessing client’s internal controls and highlighting areas of improvement
Promote positive and creative working environments
Manage communication with internal and external stakeholders and their expectations effectively
Building client relationships through engagement delivery
Support the sales process through involvement in business development activities and building client relationship.
Contributing to the development of your own and your team’s technical acumen
Education / Qualifications
Bachelor’s and / or postgraduate Degree in one of the following: Accounting, Finance/Economics, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and/or other business fields of study. Minimum of second class upper
3 – 6 years’ relevant work experience
Experience in the use of ACL / SQL / Alteryx / Power BI;
Specialist system experience (i.e. SAP, Oracle, SQL, Python).
Experience in the review of Finacle, Flexcube, Navision, SAP and/or Oracle ERP is an advantage
Experience in the review of IT infrastructure (operating systems, databases and network systems) is an advantage
Possession of, or willingness to pursue, related professional certifications such as CISA and ACCA (part qualification).
Requirements:
Experience in IT Audit, Software testing, Application testing
Strong project management skills and interpersonal skills
Advanced communication skills and presentation skills
Creativity and good problem solving skills
Client service delivery
Coaching, supervision and leadership skills
High level of integrity and professionalism
Drive to build capacity within a team and grow your technical information security career to the next level
Willingness to travel as required
Intellectual curiosity
Basic understanding of new technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, etc.
