Vice President - IT Audit
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
5 days ago
Posted date5 days ago
N/A
Minimum levelN/A
General ManagementJob category
General ManagementJob Description
Job Requirements
- Plan, execute, and report on audit assignments for both ongoing and completed projects, ensuring alignment with bank policies, regulations, and international standards (including MAS and ISO frameworks).
- Assess project management processes for compliance with governance requirements, identifying risks in execution, cost, scope, and schedule.
- Review project documentation for completeness, accuracy, and regulatory adherence, including risk assessments at various project phases.
- Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to advise on IT risk management and control design throughout project lifecycles, recommend process improvements and close identified gaps.
- Monitor implementation of audit recommendations to ensure corrective actions are effective and timely.
- Evaluate effectiveness of application controls in banking platforms, focusing on completeness, accuracy, validity, authorisation, segregation of duties, and reliability of financial data processing.
- Review both manual and automated controls, including system documentation, input, processing, output, data transmission, and master file controls.
- Test application controls relevant to core banking systems, payments, regulatory reporting, digital channels, and financial products.
- Analyse change management across applications, infrastructure, and databases, assessing the impact of releases and upgrades.
- Assess design and operational effectiveness of controls across SDLC phases, including requirements gathering, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Audit agile and DevSecOps practices to ensure continuous integration of security, compliance, and control requirements.
- Evaluate security controls embedded in DevSecOps pipelines, such as automated code scanning, penetration testing, secure architecture reviews, and compliance validation.
- Verify cloud and hybrid environment controls, ensuring alignment with MAS TRM and global regulatory standards.
- Conduct risk assessments for new and existing systems, focusing on data integrity, cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and compliance.
- Advise on remediation of identified control weaknesses in collaboration with management, technical teams, and external auditors.
- Provide recommendations for improving the bank's IT control environment and its application across new industry technologies (e.g. cloud, AI/ML, blockchain).
- Engage proactively with IT, risk, compliance, and business teams to facilitate alignment of audit findings with business objectives.
- Prepare and present thorough audit reports and risk assessments to senior management and audit committees.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives for the audit function and deliver training on best practices in project and application auditing.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or equivalent.
- 8-12 years of hands-on IT audit experience, preferably in a regulated banking or financial services setting.
- In-depth knowledge of SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid), application controls (including financial reporting systems), SDLC, Agile, and DevSecOps practices.
- Hands-on experience with DevSecOps tools and frameworks.
- Proficient in project management and risk assessment techniques.
- Strong expertise in cybersecurity, cloud risk assessments, data analytics, application controls, IT general controls, and compliance with MAS TRM guidelines.
- Excellent understanding of regulatory requirements and international standards (COBIT, NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, MAS TRM).
- Superior analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with data analytics platforms, enterprise security tools, and cloud environments is highly desirable.
- CISA, CISSP, PMP, or equivalent professional certifications.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
JOB SUMMARY
Vice President - IT Audit
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
Singapore
5 days ago
N/A
Full-time
Vice President - IT Audit