The Assistant Manager ERP Assurance is a member of a global team of IT assurance experts who play a critical role in designing and assessing efficiency of IT Application Controls across the company’s IT landscape. This team plays a pivotal role and is exposed to senior stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external.

Key responsibilities:

• You will play an important role as an experienced ERP assurance professional
• You will be part of a global team of IT Application Controls experts
• Provide assurance in the areas of ERP systems (e.g. SAP, others)
• Identify process and IT controls improvement opportunities and drive implementation
• Test IT application controls – Reports, Interfaces, Fully Automated Controls etc., ensuring SOX compliance and reliability
• Participate in IT risk assessments
• Collaborating with IT Application Owners and Business Process Owners in helping to identify SOX relevant IT Applications and Infrastructures
• You will support identification and testing of IT application controls when implementing a new ERP system or upgrades
• You will advise on ITACs structure by understanding the end-to-end processes, IT environment and data context to resolve right mix of preventative and detective controls based on automation and data analytics
• You will collaborate with teams from all over the world

Essential Requirements:

• University degree (university or college) in economics, business informatics or computer science with a demonstrated track in IT Audit or Internal Controls in any of Big 4 preferably
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in auditing ERP systems (ideally SAP systems), IT environments and (automated) business process controls
• Experience in performing IT audit or review engagements (focus on ITACs), including a solid understanding of external audit approaches, concepts, methodology
• Good teammate with the ability to collaborate closely with both technical and business contacts
• An entrepreneurial and structured attitude as well as a result oriented and collaborative approach to work
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and business writing skills in English

Desirable Requirements:

• Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders.
• Critical Thinking.
• Effective Communications.
• Financial And Management Reporting.
• Process Optimization.

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