Technology plays an ever more important part in our world and is at the heart of most modern organisations. As well as opening a world of opportunities, technology exposes organisations to a variety of risks. We help clients in gaining confidence over not only the security and integrity of their technology and data, but also how this can be thoughtfully integrated into broader areas such as regulation, environment and reporting. We do this by providing a wide range of technology assurance services, which include responding to specific regulation as well as managing fast-paced emerging technologies such as AI. The work we do helps build more safely connected systems, which are better understood by their users, and can be delivered sustainably and securely.

As a Senior Consultant in our team, you will help our clients build trust and transparency in technology whilst simultaneously gaining skills to develop a career in a fast-growing professional services organisation. Working with some of the world’s most prestigious organisations you will be an integral part of our Technology Assurance team within EY UK’s Assurance practice.

The opportunity

As a Senior Consultant you will have the opportunity to work on a range of IT Assurance projects, including IT external audit support, IT components of regulatory reviews and other assurance activities including Service Organisation Controls Reporting (SOCR) and assessing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system projects, cyber, cloud and emerging technology risks, including AI and data. This role involves working across our business, alongside our wider Assurance and Consulting colleagues, and with our clients, to help protect their reputation by mitigating their business, financial reporting and IT risks.

It is an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse, multi-skilled and inclusive team while developing your own career.

We are a team with a history and ambition of growth and innovation and have a clear focus on delivering high-quality, multi-disciplinary projects, helping clients solve their most complex technology and data issues. We are team of around 200 professionals in the UK and part of a much larger global organisation.

Your key responsibilities

As part of our commitment to flexible working, you will manage your time between working on client site and in our offices, as a member of our highly skilled engagement teams. You will work alongside our managers and senior managers on a range of high-profile clients undertaking engagements focused on assuring and strengthening processes and controls around emerging issues relating to technology and data risks. The range of engagements with which we are involved means that there is a flexible and dynamic team environment providing you with a wealth of opportunities for personal growth and development.

Skills and attributes for success

• Eager to learn about EY, our clients, and their businesses
• Understanding and providing assurance over the complex IT landscape of major organisations, including their adoption of cloud, use of AI and cyber-related risks
• Working on client engagements and engaging with client stakeholders to identify risks, test controls and assess their IT environments
• Preparing deliverables, underpinned by a keen attention to detail, liaising with clients, and presenting your work with a clear focus on quality
• Assisting in the project management of client engagements
• Working closely with our Assurance colleagues to identify and communicate risks affecting the financial audit
• Getting involved with industry research and client thought leadership initiatives

To qualify for the role you must have

• A demonstrable track record in IT external or internal audit
• Experience in executing audits across IT, operations and finance including IT General Controls (ITGCs) and IT automated controls
• An understanding of SOCR (SOC1, SOC2, SOC3, ISAE3402) and information security
• Experience in executing and delivering IT assurance engagements to high quality standards

Ideally, you’ll also have some of the following

• An understanding of the UK, EU and US financial reporting regulatory environment
• A recognised professional qualification such as CISA, CISM, CISSP
• Experience in conducting IT audits over major change programmes and regulatory remediation programmes
• Experience working for a professional services consultancy firm or blue-chip industry firm in IT external audit, IT internal audit, or IT risk management is highly preferred but not essential
• Experience in ERP technologies (e.g. SAP and Oracle), data analytics and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting technology
• A passion for providing organisations the trust and confidence that will enable them to adopt emerging technologies, manage IT risks and accelerate performance
• An ambition to continue to develop your career further

What we look for

You’ll be a trusted business advisor to our clients, specialising within the technology assurance field, so they’ll look to you to ask and answer the questions nobody else has asked yet, and then develop and execute an effective service. If you’re committed to build a better working world by helping organisations to identify and manage their technology risks, and if you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities whilst simultaneously gaining skills to develop a career in professional services, this role is for you.

What we offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

Apply now.