Assistant Manager | IT Audit, Risk Advisory

Grant Thornton - UAE


Date: 4 weeks ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time


We’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. With over 76,000 professionals in more than 150 countries, we combine global scale with local expertise to help dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth. We truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live.

As an Assistant Manager, you’ll empower the team, deliver excellence, lead the way in shaping strategies and exceeding client expectations, and make a meaningful impact. Discover your purple and join our Business Risk Services Team today!

Let us paint a picture for you

Imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.

Imagine working for an organization that believes in the power of authenticity in everything that we do. Whether you're steering discussions in a client meeting, tackling your fear of heights at the top of the Burj Khalifa or ziplining across Jebel Jais – bring your true self to work. Be a part of a team driven by a purpose of shaping the world that we live in, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive.

Join us to expand your horizons, be inspired, face challenges, and most importantly, be yourself.

About the Business Risk Services Line

Discover tailored risk solutions with our BRS team. From proactive risk detection to optimizing internal controls, we empower your organization with strategies that drive efficiency and safeguard against threats. With a focus on transparency and collaboration, we build robust audit frameworks that ensure resilience and foster growth in an ever-changing business landscape.

As an Assistant Manager some of your responsibilities will include:

  • Taking a leading role in delivery, a variety of client engagements including IT Risk Assessments, IT Audit Planning, Application reviews/ assessments, Governance Risk & Compliance, Network Configuration, Database Configuration Reviews, Data Analytics, SOD Analysis and Business Process Understanding
  • Developing and executing comprehensive IT Audit plans, including identifying key areas of risks, defining scope, and setting objectives
  • Evaluating IT infrastructure, applications, and processes to identify potential risks and vulnerabilities related to data security, privacy, and operational efficiency
  • Assessing the design and effectiveness of IT controls, including accessing controls, data integrity, system development, and IT operations
  • Ensuring that IT processes comply with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards (e.g., GDPR, ISO standards etc.)
  • Assisting clients in applying key frameworks
  • Preparing detailed audit reports that outline findings, assess the impact of identified risks, and provide actionable recommendations for improvement
  • Executing assigned client engagements from start to completion, which includes the overall planning, execution, direction, and completion of engagements and managing the engagements to budget
  • Managing the day-to-day aspects of engagements, including managing multiple work streams simultaneously and re-prioritizing tasks when unanticipated issues arise
  • Applying current knowledge of IT trends and systems processes to identify security and risk management issues, as well as other opportunities for overall process improvement
  • Maintaining professionalism and rapport with clients as well as proactively interacting with key client management to manage expectations, help ensure client satisfaction, meet client deadlines, and resolve any problems

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