Reporting to the Head of Audit for Aegon International, this role is responsible for overseeing and supporting the development of the annual IT audit plan, providing the basis for a systematic, risk-based approach to evaluating and improving corporate governance, risk management, and internal controls within the underlying BUs of Aegon International. The role holder has the technical skills and insight to assure the quality and effectiveness of the Aegon technical framework of governance, control, and risk management in an independent and objective way. The role holder is responsible for overseeing and supporting the local IT auditors from the BUs in executing audits, delivery, and quality and related services in accordance with the approved plan on time and to professional, company, and functional standards, including reporting and alignment with key stakeholders at the BU and Aegon International level.

Key Tasks/Responsibilities:

  • Act as a key contributing member of the Aegon International Internal Audit management team for IT audit matters;
  • Actively demonstrates a global mindset in dealing with different cultures, people, and working styles.
  • Oversee and support the establishment of the annual IT audit plan within the Bus.
  • Steering the daily activities of the IT audits to ensure the IT audit plan is implemented within the BUs. Responsible for the management and delivery of assignments on the annual IT audit plan, in accordance with professional, risk-focused, company, and audit function standards.
  • Responsible for the preparation and delivery of status reports for key governance committees as well as other reporting for the audit function as directed by the Head of Internal Audit (or equivalent). Provides regular insights regarding developments to (senior management) stakeholders, both quantitative and qualitative, by means of periodical and ad hoc reports and/or analyses.
  • Coordinate, lead, and support the delivery of risk-focused audits and other reviews in line with audit function quality standards and to agreed timescales.  Support and review local IT auditors in effectively and efficiently executing IT audits to deliver high-quality audit projects that are clear, concise, insightful, and impactful. Identifies practical remedial actions with management, agrees action plans, produces high-quality reports suitable for finalisation, coordinates the final report for issue on behalf of the BU CAE (or equivalent), and ensures the timely follow-up of the agreed remedial activities, escalating non-adherence accordingly. Manages and directs the resource planning for these assignments.
  • Oversee that engagements are resourced with sufficient knowledge and expertise, including ensuring appropriate training and supervision is in place.
  • Provides advice on controls and risk management, and other consultancy services as required by the business and management.
  • Supervises, coaches, develops, motivates, and monitors BU IT auditors during IT audit assignments, and oversees the conduct of their audit activities.  Provides appraisal and timely performance feedback to BU IT auditors and inputs to the BU CAE for the appraisal process of audit colleagues. 
  • Supports the audit function in the development of strategies, standards, and procedures, including the development of repeatable work programs and risk control matrices.  Acts as an advocate for these developments.
  • Proactively develops and maintains relationships with a variety of internal stakeholders, which contribute to stakeholder management. Is a point of contact and liaison for assigned stakeholders, including the Global IT Audit Director. Attends the Global IT Audit Leadership Meetings on behalf of Aegon International Internal Audit.
  • Able to execute special projects (e.g., fraud investigations, etc.) on behalf of the audit function as directed by the Global IT Audit Director (or equivalent).
  • Actively contributes to the definition, delivery, and embedding of global strategies and initiatives both directly (as part of a working group) and indirectly (as part of the wider audit function).
  • Maintains an appropriate business network by liaising with business and risk management professionals (both internal and external to Aegon) as well as with external audit to stay up to date with industry knowledge, good audit practices, and to ensure they have sufficient technical knowledge to adequately support and challenge the auditee, stakeholders, processes, and the control environment.
  • Maintains an appropriate level of understanding of current and developing technologies as well as best practices through continuous professional education.
  • Maintains a thorough understanding of business and IT operations/processes.

Requirements:

  • Extensive experience in IT Audit within an internationally oriented multi-BU company in the financial services environment, preferably in the Insurance/ Financial Services sectors.
  • Proven skills in managing and delivering end-to-end risk-focused IT audit assignments, particularly within a global multi-BU and corporate financial services environment.

Qualifications:

  • IT Internal Audit professional qualification or other relevant professional qualification (e.g., CIA, CISM, CISSP, CRISK). 

Skills:

Strategic Business Insight

  • Global mindsight
  • Business acumen
  • Experience in insurance and investment processes and products

Auditing Expertise

  • Demonstrates effective audit skills
  • Uses data analytics within audit testing strategies

Relationship Management

  • Ability to build bridges between different cultures
  • Demonstrates professionalism in all actions
  • Curious about others, can understand the perspective of others, and adjust response
  • Customer focus that follows through on agreed actions

Management and Leadership

  • Developing global management and leadership skills
  • Works well in a global team

Effective Communication

  • Fluent in English, oral and written communication
  • Considers cultural differences to ensure effective communication
  • Gives clear direction and instructions
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication
  • Skilled in facilitation and presentation
  • Skilled at ensuring commitment by influencing, persuasion, and negotiating

Personal Development

  • Integrity
  • Enthusiasm
  • Drive
  • Technology focus and desire for learning

Travel:

  • Occasional travel (10-15%) to the underlying business units of Aegon International is expected.

What we offer: 

  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive health package
  • Cafeteria
  • All You Can Move
  • Brand new office at an excellent location
  • Hybrid working
  • Opportunities for growth and advancement
  • A highly people-centric, positive, and supportive work environment

Aegon is an international financial service holding company headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands. Our ambition is to build leading businesses that offer their customers investment, protection, and retirement solutions. Our purpose is to help people live their best lives, a goal that runs through all of our activities. The company has multiple locations across the globe, with core markets in the UK and the US, partnerships in Spain & Portugal, Brazil, and China, and an Asset Management organization with locations in the UK, US, NL, and Hungary. In the Netherlands, Aegon generates value via strategic shareholding in a market-leading insurance and pensions company.

 

Aegon Global Business Solutions Center is supporting these businesses with IT, Finance, Risk, Model Validation, Actuarial, Audit, and Asset management services with a growing team of approx. 300 people, based in Budapest, Hungary.

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