IT Audit

KPMG in India, a professional services firm, is the Indian member firm affiliated with KPMG International and was established in September 1993. Our professionals leverage the global network of firms, providing detailed knowledge of local laws, regulations, markets, and competition. KPMG has offices across India in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, and Vadodara.

KPMG in India offers services to national and international clients in India across sectors. We strive to provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focussed, and technology-enabled services, which reflect a shared knowledge of global and local industries and our experience of the Indian business environment

KPMG Advisory professionals provide advice and assistance to enable companies, intermediaries, and public sector bodies to mitigate risk, improve performance, and create value. KPMG firms provide a wide range of Risk Advisory and Financial Advisory Services that can help clients respond to immediate needs as well as put in place the strategies for the longer term.

Projects in IT Advisory focus on the assessment and/or evaluation of IT systems and the mitigation of IT-related business risks. They are either IS audit, SOX reviews, Internal audit engagements, IT infrastructure review and/or risk advisory including but not limited to IT audit supports in nature

Role & responsibilities

• Perform testing of IT Application Controls/ITAC/Automated controls, IPE, and Interface Controls through code reviews, IT General Controls/ITGC/GITC review covering areas such as Change Management, Access Management, Backup Management, Incident and Problem Management, SDLC, Data Migration, Batch Job scheduling/monitoring and Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Perform Risk Assessment, identification, and Evaluation of Controls, prepare process flow diagrams and document the same in Risk & Control Matrix.
• Perform business process walkthrough and controls testing for IT Audits.
• Performing planning and executing audits, including - SOX, Internal Audits, External Audits
• Conducting controls assessment in manual/ automated environment
• Prepare/Review of Policies, Procedures, SOPs
• Maintain relationships with client management and the project Manager to manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex information systems and apply it to client situations. Use extensive knowledge of the client's business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the work to be performed.
• Coordinate effectively and efficiently with the Engagement manager and the client management keeping both constantly updated regarding projects progress. Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop relevant workpapers/deliverables.
• Perform fieldwork and share the daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status.

Preferred candidate profile

• MBA/Mtech/MS full time with minimum 3 year experience.
• IT Audit + SAP experience with knowledge of IT governance practices
• Prior IT Audit knowledge in areas of ITGC, ITAC (application/automated controls) SOX 404, SOC-1 and SOC-2 Audits
• Good to have knowledge of other IT regulations, standards and benchmarks used by the IT industry (e.g. NIST, PCI-DSS, ITIL, OWASP, SOX, COBIT, SSAE18/ISAE 3402 etc.)
• Technical Knowledge of IT Audit Tools with excellent knowledge of IT Audit process and methodology
• Exposure to Risk Management and Governance Frameworks/ Systems will be an added advantage
• Exposure to ERP systems will be added advantage
• Strong project management, communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills
• Knowledge of security measures and auditing practices within various applications, operating systems, and databases.
• Strong self-directed work habits, exhibiting initiative, drive, creativity, maturity, self-assurance, and professionalism
• Preferred Certifications CISA/CISSP//CISM
• Exposure to automation Data Analytics tools such as QlikView/Qlik sense, ACL, Power BI will be an advantage
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, and other MS Office tools