Risk Assurance Manager, Mastercard
Risk Management
Office located in Angel Lane, London
Global payments technology company
Open for applications
Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Office located in Angel Lane, London
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible.
Role
Who you are
- Experience as a Technology Risk Management professional (first/second line of defense, internal / external audit) or equivalent experience in a large, regulated organization with exposure to both infrastructure and applications
- Extensive experience designing and optimizing policies, practices and procedures, including assurance methodology, requirements, templates and tools
- Experience implementing corporate governance, risk and compliance programs as well as developing relationships with external regulatory bodies
- Extensive experience performing ISAE 3000, 3402 SOC, and SOX testing of internal controls over financial and non-financial reporting
- Knowledge of IT general computer controls, Information Security controls, and related processes and frameworks (i.e. NIST, COBIT, COSO, ISO, etc.)
- Knowledge of third-party assurance reporting and frameworks (SOC, ISAE3000)
- Experience covering Mainframe, UNIX/Linux, HP Nonstop, and Windows environments
- Self-starter with ability to work independently and in a team setting
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English, additional languages are a plus)
- Professional Certification or Designation (e.g., CA, CPA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor or equivalent))
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and consistently meet established deadlines
What the job involves
- The Vocalink 2nd Line Risk Assurance team is looking for an IT and Security Risk Assurance Manager to provide independent and objective assurance and advisory services to assess and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Vocalink’s governance, risk management and internal control environment
- This position will be responsible for planning and executing IT, Security and operational assurance projects and supporting the department’s risk assessment and development of the annual Risk and Control Assurance plan
- This position will also independently manage and deliver the annual ISAE 3000 Audit, ISO 27001 (Information Security) and ISO 22301 (Business Continuity) audits and other external regulatory internal assessments in line with the Risk Assurance framework and process
- Working in the Second Line of Defence (2LoD) Risk Assurance team to support the Risk Assurance Director with the delivery of the annual Risk and Control Assurance plan
- Understand the business and technology environment; partner with stakeholders to provide relationship management of the associated risk and control environment
- Contribute to the annual risk assessment process and the development of the annual 2nd Line Risk and Control Assurance plan
- Ability to deliver on time, high quality assurance and review projects, managing it end-to-end throughout the assurance phases; from planning to fieldwork, and reporting
- Evaluate compliance against legal, regulatory, policy and procedural requirements, and industry frameworks
- Assess design and operating effectiveness of controls through inquiry, observation, and inspection testing
- Identify, draft, and vet issues with business partners, accounting for impact, root cause, and risk severity
- Work with issue owners to drive the development of sustainable actions to remediate issues; regularly monitor issue progress and validate closure
- Provide credible check and challenge to stakeholders in all areas of the 1st Line business
- Liaise with and support the risk and control owners to resolve any questions, queries and problems relating to ISAE 3000 and scheme requirements which may occur during the External audit as well as in the pre and post audit stages
- Perform Internal Audits of ISO27001 and ISO22301 identifying areas of improvement or nonconformities and validating the effectiveness of correct actions
- Liaise with external auditors providing support and challenge to achieve fair presentation, design, implementation, and operational effectiveness of the control environment under the scrutiny of a significant oversight regime
- Provide independent attestations to meet UK payment Schemes and clients’ requirements
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Mastercard is in the global payments business, and operates the world's fastest payments processing network. Its products and solutions have become central to everyday commerce across the world, in activities ranging from shopping and travelling to running businesses.
As the economy has become more and more digitised, Mastercard has been a leading player in helping businesses and individuals across the globe embrace card payments and digital banking. One of the world's largest companies, its revenue has seen consistent gain in the last 20 years.
The challenge for modern payments companies is that payments are always changing, as seen in the astronomical rise of contactless payments over the last decade. Mastercard's acquisition of blockchain systems, and an overall focus on leveraging its technology towards a digital economy, has placed the company in good stead to keep up to date with current trends, like cryptocurrency, in the digitised payments world.
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Company benefits
- Gym membership
- Share purchase options
- Extra holiday purchase optional
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Pension plan
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
Company values
- Trust - integrity, respect, openness
- Agility - urgency and value through innovation
- Partnership - working as one team for the benefit of all
- Initiative - taking bold and thoughtful actions
Company HQ
Purchase, Harrison, NY
Articles
Leadership
Michael Miebach
(CEO, not founder)Has served in a variety of roles at the company, including President and CPO. Currently Board Member at IBM, Accion, the World Resources Institute, the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and the Metropolitan Opera. They are also a Trustee of USCIB.
People progressing
Joined as VP in 2008, promoted 4 times in 11 years to their current position of Executive Vice President.
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