IT Auditor

UHY Hacker Young Group; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading network of chartered accountants in London is seeking an experienced IT Auditor to evaluate IT controls and support external audit processes. The ideal candidate will have a background in IT auditing with proven experience and professional certifications being a plus. The role offers flexibility in working hours, along with a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance and subsidised gym membership.

Benefits

36 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Subsidised corporate gym membership

Life assurance (4x salary)

Season ticket loan for travel

Qualifications

• Proven experience in IT auditing, preferably within an accountancy practice.
• Strong understanding of ITGCs and risk management principles.
• Experience with cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS).
• Knowledge of data analytics in audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the effectiveness of audit client’s IT controls.
• Support audit engagements by assessing IT-related risks.
• Document audit findings clearly and concisely.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and audit methodologies.

Skills

IT auditing

Cybersecurity frameworks

Data analytics tools

Stakeholder management

Cloud environments

Education

Professional certification (CISA preferred)

Tools

MindBridge

Power BI

SQL

Job description

The UHY Hacker Young Group is a leading network of chartered accountants with 20 offices spanning England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We are also a founding member of UHY International, our Top 20 global network, which has over 340 offices in all major global business jurisdictions.

We are a people-first business, and we recognise that you, and the rest of our team, are essential to deliver on our purpose of helping you prosper, whether you are a client, a member of our team, or part of our wider community.

Our commitment to innovation and integrity drives us to continually improve our internal processes and systems. As part of our growth, we are seeking an experienced IT Auditor to support our Audit teams.

Role overview

The IT Auditor will be responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of audit client’s IT controls, systems, and processes to support the external audit process. This role will also involve working directly with our external audit teams to help design and execute audit testing via extraction of data from client systems. In addition, they would be expected to make recommendations to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

Key responsibilities

• Comprehensive benefits package including pension, private healthcare, and wellbeing
• Supporting audit engagements by assessing IT-related risks and controls across various business processes
• Perform system walkthroughs and data interrogation to validate control effectiveness and identify control gaps
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of general IT controls (GITCs), application controls, and automated processes
• Working with our external audit teams on specific client assignments to help design and execute substantive testing via extraction of data from client systems/databases.
• Assist in the development of audit programs and testing strategies for IT controls and significant risk areas
• Document audit findings clearly and concisely, and contributing to audit closing reports and recommendations
• Stay current with emerging technologies, risks, and audit methodologies
  

Person specifications – Desirable experience and skills

• Proven experience in IT auditing, preferably within an accountancy practice.
• Strong understanding of ITGCs, cybersecurity frameworks, and risk management principles.
• Experience with data analytics tools (e.g., MindBridge, Power BI, SQL).

Key responsibilities

• Professional certifications such as CISA highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience with cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS) and ERP systems.
• Knowledge of data analytics and automation in audit processes.
• Understanding of financial systems and controls.

Working arrangements

The working week: 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday) to be worked from 09:30-17:30 with flexibility of hours to meet specific work demands.

Location: Your principle work base is our London Office.

At UHY it’s all about you – our benefits

• 36 days holiday (including bank holidays & Compulsory Christmas shutdown counted as part of holiday entitlement)
• The ability to ‘purchase’ extra days leave in salary sacrifice
• Private medical insurance at discounted rates
• Private medical insurance (Assistant manager and above)
• Subsidised corporate gym membership at Fitness First
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Season ticket loan (for travel)

Our core values and behaviours run through everything we do and support our purpose of helping you prosper. They set the tone for our team to work by and we are looking for people who value the same things as us: living empathy, making progress, being present and enjoying it!