Analyst - Systems Risk & Controls (ITGC & SOX)

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

The Systems Risk & Controls team is part of the Global Finance Technology, BI & Innovation Department working with the various Finance Technology teams, as well as the Internal Controls and Cyber Risk departments to support adherence to the Flutter governance framework and SOX controls. Operating between the first and second lines of defence to facilitate a strong controls environment across the Finance Technology tech stack, we lead IT controls implementation, assurance, remediation and transformation.

Within the team there are four separate workstreams to ultimately facilitate ongoing controls adherence to SOX standards, along with other standards such as ISO27001. Namely:

• Supporting the Finance Tech teams through audit,
• Enabling a controls assurance function for the teams,
• Implementing governance standards and driving deficiency remediations, and
• Leading IT controls transformation projects.

In this role the successful candidate will be working with the Finance Systems teams to support them with activities around controls assurance and control reviews, as well as supporting with IT audit related activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supporting Finance Technical teams with control evidence generation and controls adherence.
• Controls assurance for Finance Systems through routine system reviews.
• Supporting Senior Analysts with evidence generation and preparation activities through audit periods

TO EXCEL IN THIS ROLE, YOU NEED TO HAVE

• Organised and have the ability to prioritise: there will be a lot of moving pieces of work due to the systems in scope.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, with particular focus on Excel and SharePoint.
• 2+ years Internal Controls or IT audit experience with knowledge of SOX controls.
• Understanding of IT General Computing Controls (ITGCs) including proper design and implementation, monitoring, and reporting any assurance issues is a must.
• Experience in Jira is nice to have

Behavioral Competencies

• Comfortable operating in fast-paced environment, and able to prioritise work.
• Critical thinker that can think outside of the box and question processes seeing gaps and potential for improvement, whilst still being able to follow existing processes.
• Ability and willingness to learn new finance systems, where previous experience is lacking.
• Strong analytical and technical skills with attention to detail, and commitment to delivering quality results
• Highly self-motivated self-starter that is able to work on own initiative; but knows when to ask for help.
• Great team player.
• Ability to develop and establish strong positive working relationships with the business.
• Ability to communicate (both written and verbal) to all levels of management and write meaningful reports and presentations.