Specialist, Data & Systems Assurance

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities We are looking for a talented Specialist, Data & Systems Assurance to join us. At Hikma you ll be supported by a culture of progress and belonging where people are encouraged to develop, wellbeing is prioritised and our inclusive approach values contributions from all. We re seeking candidates who embody our values: Innovative, driven to keep learning; Caring, genuinely compassionate in their work; and Collaborative, eager to solve problems together. If you want to be part of a team that cares about impact, this is the place for you. Key Responsibilities: Lead on the Group s assurance over finance relevant IT/ISs from ITGC and configuration perspectives; including performing risk assessments, scoping, testing processes and controls effectiveness in line with internal policies and external regulation Prepare assurance reports upon conclusion of testing and provide regular updates to management. Interpreting the financial audit impact of IT risks and control weaknesses and Integrating Data Analytics testing into an assurance approach Perform and review follow-up testing on prior internal audit and IC&A findings Lead the mitigation of SOD risks across the group through a GRC tool Assist with design of ITGCs and responding to design related queries Partner with stakeholders, business management, other control groups (i.e. risk management, compliance, IT GRC), external auditors, and regulators, establishing strong working relationships while maintaining independence Lead validation of newly implemented systems Assist the team s utilization of AI, process mining and data analytics tools to aid IC&A assurance and governance objectives Assist management and colleagues with various IC&A tasks Desired Candidate Profile Minimum: Bachelor s degree in computer science, Management information systems, accounting information systems or other closely related field Professional qualification is required: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Preferred: Advanced Degree/professional qualification in a business field (e.g. MBA, CPA, Masters etc) Further studies (Masters) in an IT field Data Analytics certification Experience Minimum: 4 or more years of IT and information system assurance over SAP and/or SAGE Developing high quality efficient data driven audit strategies to address audit risk in the most effective way Utilizing data analytics visualization to create interactive Dashboards for identifying and assessing risks at planning stage of assurance engagement/to aid sample selection to present findings. ITGC testing and advising mitigation of SOD risks through utilization of GRC tools Familiarity with continuous control monitoring Preferred: Familiarity with internal controls/ICFR as well as IFRS/IAS/GAAP Familiarity with Sarbanes Oxley regulation (SOX) Providing assurance through re-performance using data analytics (Databricks, SQL, Python, VBA, R). Any other programming language will be beneficial Working in a big four firm; as part of FAIT/IT assurance function. Familiarity with COBIT/COSO/ISO Experience working with (as a client) or for (as a team member) of large listed companies (US & UK) Skills Technically astute in information systems/ Information technology assurance Preparing working papers to a high standard Excellent communication skills, reporting to management Familiarity with SAP/SAGE Tenacity and Ethics Data analytics/ Data mining/ Continuous control monitoring Company Industry PharmaBiotechClinical Research Department / Functional Area IT Software Keywords SpecialistData & Systems Assurance Get real-time job updates only on our App