Technology Controls Manager | Contract
Contract Opportunity: Technology Controls Manager - Start ASAP | Global Financial Services Project
A high-profile global financial institution is seeking a Technology Controls Manager for an immediate-start contract role to support a critical audit and compliance engagement. This position will focus on SOx-related technology controls testing and provide subject matter expertise for a major enterprise data platform audit.
?️ Key Responsibilities:
- SOx Technology Controls Testing:
Contribute to a large-scale internal audit initiative, focused on:
- Design and Operating Effectiveness (OE) testing of IT General Controls and Application-level controls
- Validation of remediation activities for previously identified control issues
- Documentation of findings in the bank's internal audit systems
- Engagement with stakeholders to conduct walkthroughs and issue confirmations
- Year-end top-up testing aligned with SOx methodology
- SME Support - Data Platform Strategy Audit:
Provide expert advisory for a data audit focused on the group's cloud transformation and adoption of data mesh architecture on Azure.
✅ Essential Experience:
- Proven hands-on experience in testing Automated Controls - This is a must. CVs must include specific examples.
- Deep knowledge of IT General Controls (e.g., access management, change management, backup & recovery)
- Strong understanding of IT-dependent manual controls, interface testing, report re-performance, system configurations, and data validation logic
- Comfortable with script reviews, system configuration analysis, and using data analytics tools (e.g., Alteryx)
- Familiarity with infrastructure-related controls across databases, OS, and network layers
- Solid grasp of audit methodologies, including sampling techniques and documentation standards
- Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Engagement Timeline:
- Initial onboarding & ramp-up: First phase of testing to be completed within 2 weeks of joining
- Primary testing deadline: All activities due by 30 August 2025
- Top-up testing window: Finalised by 10 October 2025
- Issue validation period: 1 July - 30 September 2025
- Location: Flexible / Remote with some stakeholder engagement
- Start Date: ASAP
⏳ Duration: Through October 2025
- Contract Type: Daily rate
This is a hybrid position.
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