Technical Author (Audit)

Job Description:

Job Title Technical Author (Audit)

Location Birmingham

Corporate Title Assistant Vice President

As a member the new Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) Operations Management (OM) central audit governance team you will collaborate with ITIL service management SMEs to create robust audit related documentation to support the timely closure of internal and external / regulatory findings.

You will use your advanced documentation skills to articulate and evidence the work completed, in order to satisfy internal risk management scrutiny and demonstrate to auditors and regulators that the findings have been remediated.

You will be responsible for owning and managing all aspects of the documentation’s production throughout its lifecycle.

What we’ll offer you

Hybrid Working

We understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them.

You can expect: 

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Working in close collaboration with IT service management process owners and SMEs to create robust documentation to support the timely closure of internal and external audit findings
• Determining the full list of artifacts required to evidence the remediation of audit findings, and create and own the plan to ensure their timely production
• Tracking the production of the supporting artifacts and drive others to meet the planned deadlines, thereby ensuring they are created on-time for the closure documentation
• Scrutinising supporting artifacts to ensure they are of the appropriate quality
• Owning the production of the documentation throughout its lifecycle, including: being the primary author, eliciting information from SMEs (facilitating workshops when required), iterating and tracking document versions, securing evidence and gaining the various approvals required
• Helping to establish and continually improving the framework for managing audit activities

Your skills and experience

• Experience writing formal process documentation for IT functions that stands up to audit scrutiny – e.g. policies, procedures, term of reference, senior management briefings
• Ability to scrutinise documentation in an objective, unbiased way, as though through the eyes of an auditor – to identify shortcomings, gaps, anomalies and potential risk exposure
• Ability to quickly understand new technical information and concepts, and from this produce documents that communicate effectively and efficiently with audiences who are unfamiliar with the subject
• Ability to quickly build relationships, collaborate and influence to achieve results in a fast-moving, diverse, global environment
• Being able to manage small projects and work to pressing deadlines, including being flexible and accommodating changes to plans and demand
• Basic understanding of risk frameworks and banking regulations

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunity’s employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g., screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards.

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named a The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.