Global Audit Lead, IT

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Job Title: Global Audit Lead, IT

Location: 100VE

Work-Level: 3X

JOB PURPOSE

The mission of Corporate Audit is to provide independent reassurance to the Board and management of Unilever that all key risks affecting the achievement of Unilever's strategic objectives are understood and properly controlled. Corporate Audit is a global team of approximately 40 people under the leadership of Unilever's Chief Auditor.

The Information Technology audit team focuses primarily on key risks in the areas of Information Protection (including Information Security and Cyber Security) and IT Availability, Capability & Resiliency, as well as risks related to the digitisation of Unilever and Data Governance (including Data Privacy and Data Ethics). We audit global IT operations, process, and controls, both internal and external. Examples of recent audits include cyber security, use of generative Artificial Intelligence technologies, SAP security and resilience, factory cyber security, identity and access managements, acquired businesses' IT and platform audits (such as Consumer Performance, Information & Analytics, HR and R&D Platforms).

Corporate Audit is recognised as an excellent leadership development and training ground for high potential managers and leaders. An assignment in Corporate Audit provides a unique opportunity to build cross functional IT experience, gain exposure to multiple aspects of internal IT and external service providers, and develop a deep understanding of IT risk, compliance, and controls.

The successful candidate should have the capabilities & gravitas to navigate within the senior Leadership of the UniOps/IT organisation, frame in writing and verbally (emerging) issues and manage internal and external relationships effectively. Latter is important as some of the audits will be delivered through 3rd Parties. The successful candidate should also be to recognise the changing nature of audit activities and ensure that the Corporate Audit Digital Strategy is appropriately aligned and delivered.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Audit Lead will be part of a multi-functional and multi-cultural Audit Leadership Team and has overall responsibility for leading the IT Audit Team and auditing IT controls, systems, and processes. The IT Audit Lead will:

1. Bring an in-depth knowledge of IT and IT processes and practices to the audit team
2. Identify and evaluate key risks in IT
3. Maintain strong relationships with Unilever's IT leaders to understand evolving risks, land key findings and drive improved risk management and control operation
4. Stay abreast of industry risk trends and their relevance to Unilever and its priorities/programmes
5. Be able to discern the appropriate level of IT control based on Unilever's risk appetite
6. Lead the IT Audit Team (currently 5 experienced IT managers) in providing reassurance across Unilever's global IT controls and practices
7. Manage the pipeline of IT Audit Manager talent in and out of the team
8. Develop IT Audit Managers both in terms of Audit Skills and ensuring appropriate full scope of reassurance activity
9. Critical role in oversight and challenge of IT Audit scope, field work and findings
10. Maintain relationships with relevant 3rd parties to facilitate specialist input to audits where required
11. Lead the team to ensure it completes audits on time and in full, including:
    
    1. creation of work papers assessing control design and operational effectiveness
    2. perform audit interviews, walkthroughs, observations, and system tests; analyse documents, reports and data
    3. quality of work sufficient to support re-performance
    4. write memos of findings and actions to agree with auditees
12. Final preparation and ownership IT Audit Reports
13. Communicate and support recommendations for improvements, including with people at more senior levels of the organisation
14. Ensure sharing of best practices and (where applicable) alignment with and leadership of wider Corporate Audit processes and initiatives, including to ensure the Corporate Audit team provides end to end reassurance coverage for key risks
15. Own, evolve and deliver against the Corporate Audit Digital Strategy, ensuring the Corporate Audit team have access to appropriate technology to deliver the strategic agenda effectively.

ALL ABOUT YOU

1. IT Audit, and Information Protection or IT Security
2. Experience in broad range of IT disciplines (applications, development & maintenance, ERP, infrastructure, ITIL, etc.)
3. Strong communication and influencing skills
4. Very good English language skills, oral and written including professional report writing
5. A passion for "raising the bar" or continuous improvement
6. Experience in a regional/global role an advantage
7. A consistently strong track record of delivery
8. Experience with risk based audits (not SOX audits) and internal audit
9. Desirable: Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) or recent CISA training

Additional Information:

This role involves travel approximately 20%, primarily to the UK and India. Much of the audit work is done virtually via video calls, and the successful candidate must be able to work independently. Occasionally requires flexible hours to work with auditees in other time zones.

NOTES

Please apply via this portal as e-mail applications may not be processed and include your Future Fit Plan if possible.

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Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact your Talent Partner Lewis Wood on Lewis.Wood@unilever.com

What we offer

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self.