Job ID280971BRPosition TitleSenior Manager Digital & IT AuditApply to Job
Job Description
Internal audit aspires to be a trusted assurance and advisory provider, and a talent pool driven by purpose to better support the business in serving our patients. The Digital & IT Audit Role within Internal Audit offers you an opportunity to develop leadership skills, business acumen, and risk awareness through hands-on audit engagements within NBS, NBS IT, CDO and the wider Novartis business. You will benefit from exposure to new areas around business and technology transformation, risk-based decision-making and evaluation of company controls. Furthermore, you will have opportunities to engage with senior leaders across the Novartis organization and develop skills around conducting risk assessments and leading advisory engagements to help the organization meet its objectives. In addition, Internal Audit actively supports your development with training and coaching to enhance your auditing and leadership skills.
You will be responsible but not limited to:
• Lead effective audit and advisory teams throughout assignments in different divisions and functional areas taking responsibility for the team members, providing support and encouragement for good performance while maintaining an appropriate work-life-balance.
• Understand key company policies that IA provides assurance on, including their implementing guidelines and procedures.
• Auditing Enterprise Architecture (EA) from conceptualization, design, implementation to adherence. Provide reasonable assurance on conformance and compliance of Technology/Business projects and programs with architect guidelines and standards. Hence confirming that the “Voice of the customer” is at the core of these transformation projects/programs.
• Reviewing and evaluating internal technical(IT , Digital, Technical Operation) functions development strategies, processes, programs and recommending improvements
• Identify root causes of control issues. Investigate, analyze and test possible solutions or measures for improvement.
• Prepare audit and advisory reports, review and agree issues with responsible management.
• Establish and maintain key-contact relationships with the management in functional areas of responsibility to support NBAA and Internal Audit in assessing risk and developing the annual audit plan.
• Lead the risk-prioritized planning of standard operational audits and support the Head of Digital, NBS and GCF Audit in the planning of complex audits on enterprise risks without pre-defined control frameworks.
• Build effective business partnering and advisory relationships with senior management and with managers in the relevant functions, while maintaining the independence and objectivity of self, team and the IA function. Perform special projects and lead advisory initiatives to support the organization.
• Coach team members and guest auditors, and provide technical support and feedback.
Minimum requirements
• Degree in Business Computing, Information Technology, technical or scientific area. Further qualifications around systems architect, development, data science, service delivery, project management.
• Fluent in English, other languages desirable.
• Experience as Enterprise Architect (technology and business architect) with modern technologies
• Work experience in digital projects and transformations, business and IT transformation, IT operations, system development life cycle, IT risk management, information governance and business relationship management.
• Experience and ability to act in a complex and rapidly changing business environment, including leadership experience in managing teams and projects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel (~40%+).
Why consider Novartis?
750 million. That’s how many lives our products touch. And while we’re proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?
We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you’re given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you’re empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks. And where you’re surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges.
We are Novartis. Join us and help reimagine medicine.DivisionCORPORATEBusiness UnitBUSINESS ASSURANCE AND ADVISORYLocationSwitzerlandSiteBaselCompany/Legal EntityNovartis International AGFunctional AreaAudit & FinanceJob TypeFull TimeEmployment TypeRegular
