Vantage logo

Audit and Controls Governance Lead Private Sector

Type: Contract Location: Dublin, Hybrid Salary:

What’s Involved

  • Coordinate internal and external Technology audits from initial planning and scoping through to fieldwork, reporting, and final closure.
  • Lead the day-to-day delivery of the annual ICFR programme and manage ITGC testing across applications, infrastructure, cloud services, databases, and managed environments.
  • Facilitate audit walkthroughs, evidence submissions, and control testing activities, including Test of Design, Test of Implementation, and Test of Operating Effectiveness.
  • Track audit findings and remediation actions, ensuring each issue has a clear owner, practical action plan, agreed delivery date, and appropriate closure evidence.
  • Produce clear reporting for Technology Leadership and governance forums, providing visibility of audit status, control effectiveness, emerging risks, and overdue actions.
  • Work across Technology, Finance, Data, Cyber Security, Internal Controls, and external audit teams to drive accountability and maintain a consistently audit-ready environment.

What’s Needed

  • 7+ years’ experience working in IT audit, IT risk, internal controls, ITGC, ICFR, or a closely related Technology governance role.
  • Practical experience coordinating audit testing cycles, managing audit evidence, and supporting control owners through walkthroughs and remediation activities.
  • A strong understanding of IT General Controls and control testing methodologies, including design and operating effectiveness testing.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple audits, competing priorities, and stakeholders across a complex or matrixed organisation.
  • Experience tracking findings through to closure, challenging remediation plans where needed, and escalating risks or delays appropriately.
  • Experience in a regulated or compliance-driven environment, with familiarity with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, COBIT, or GDPR. Certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CISSP, or CISM would be an advantage.

What’s on offer:

  • Competitive Daily Rate

Interested?