Principal Auditor - IT 3rd Party

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

Internal Audit is an independent, objective assurance function that is critical to meeting our business ambitions whilst also protecting the interests of our customers by ensuring that the internal control, risk and governance frameworks are always fit for purpose. We look beyond financial risks and statements to consider wider issues such as the organisation's reputation, growth, its impact on the environment and the way we treat our customers and employees.

As an IT Audit Assignment team member and sometimes leader, you will help deliver meaningful improvements across the business by engaging with Technology and other key stakeholders to identify risk and control improvements. You will primarily support audits across Technology, IT Third-Party Risk Management and operational processes, whilst helping to build confidence and presentation skills through exposure to Senior Management.

• a strong understanding of the workings of both a Financial Services Group and an Internal Audit function;
• a strong understanding of technology risk domains including IT operations, technology security, change management, cloud services, operational resilience and IT third-party risk management;
• confidence to lead technology audit assignments with minimal supervision;
• the ability to quickly assess technology and supplier management processes and identify key risks, controls and improvement opportunities;
• excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex matters clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences;
• strong stakeholder management and influencing skills;
• a collaborative working style and commitment to supporting team success; and
• an ability and willingness to leverage technology, data analytics and AI-enabled tools such as Microsoft Copilot to enhance audit effectiveness and efficiency.

• be eager to learn, take ownership and embrace new challenges;
• build strong relationships and work collaboratively across teams;
• communicate clearly, confidently and effectively;
• challenge constructively whilst remaining open to challenge from others;
• be a strong team player who supports colleagues and contributes positively to team culture;
• lead, motivate and develop others;
• analyse information quickly and exercise sound judgement; and
• demonstrate curiosity regarding emerging technology and third-party risks.

• Supporting the planning and scoping of technology audit assignments.
• Identifying key technology, supplier and operational risks and controls.
• Preparing audit planning documentation, risk assessments and testing strategies.
• Leveraging data analytics, automation and AI-enabled tools where appropriate to enhance planning and risk assessment activities.

• Designing and performing…