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Senior Project Manager: Project/ Programme Assurance & Advisory

Midrand, South Africa
Full-Time

Demonstrated experience in selling and managing the delivery large technology advisory programmes and related controls assurance engagements as follows:

  • Ability to drive sales and business development in the form of new engagement requests including new targeting opportunities, RFP bid requests, client relationship building and opportunity identification and targeting etc.
  • Ability to deliver on Assurance engagements by identifying risks, performing testing, researching governing policies / regulations, and developing reports
  • Uses industry leading frameworks and tools to analyze client’s documentation and identify risks that require control assurance
  • Tests validity of client’s historical financial and non-financial information, leveraging relevant standards (e.g. ISAE 3000), as appropriate
  • Articulates client’s regulatory framework by leveraging Deloitte’s proprietary approaches and applicable audit standards and guidelines
  • Develops assurance reports to accurately present risks, related controls, and the effectiveness of those controls
  • Ensures findings and recommendations are aligned with the audit objectives by keeping in mind the engagement business context when performing technical work during the assessment process to ensure all risk facets are considered
  • Demonstrated technical skills and methodology application
  • Able to develop customised audit programs for ad hoc systems
  • Demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems including SAP, Oracle etc.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience of key databases (SQL, Oracle) and understanding of the associated security issues and vulnerabilities

Demonstrate the willingness to develop themselves in the following areas:

  • Ability to form a core technology and data risk skillset through proactively conducting research, and participating to internal and external initiatives
  • Understands and applies the major program management approaches and practices (e.g., SDLC, ITIL)
  • Develops a strong knowledge of technology and data management frameworks (e.g., Technology Risk, Data Risk, Cyber Risk Maturity Model) by conducting independent research, and attending workshops, seminars and training programs
  • Becomes familiar with technology and data risk, as well as industry-specific regulations; keeps up to date with emerging trends.
  • Relevant Degree, Honours or post graduate diploma.
  • Professional certifications such as Agile, PMBOK

Experience

  • 7-10 years in a client facing role.
  • 7-10 years Project and Programme advisory experience selected industries of experience (e.g. financial services, TMT or consumer business, etc.)

Technical Competencies

  • 7- 10 years in a client-facing Programme advisory role
  • Minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience of working within an audit/risk or professional services environment.
  • Demonstrate strong understanding and experience in performance of IT controls engagements across key industries covering large scale ERP application systems and supporting infrastructure, business processes, and security.
  • Solid grasp of technical skills and methodology
  • Demonstrated knowledge and technical skills on “core operating systems” e.g. Windows, UNIX, etc.
  • Experience in performing project audits, systems post-implementation reviews (incl. data migration reviews)
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in performance of business process and automated controls testing on the more common applications
  • Developing knowledge of ERP systems like SAP
  • A good understanding of how to link risks and controls to ensure test steps and controls and risks all speak to each other; ability to research “unknown” systems or audit in-house developed systems, i.e. problem-solving/logic capabilities
  • Developing Digital fluency and knowledge on Emerging technologies, including Cloud, RPA, AI, etc.
  • Developing skills in Agile and DevOps.
  • Developing further Industry experience (FSI, TMT, CB, ER&I, etc.).

 

The list of tasks / duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive. Deloitte may ask the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the role profile, depending on operational requirements.

 

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