Technology Audit Manager, Internal Audit

Our Purpose
- Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build _a sustainable economy_ where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making _transactions secure,_ simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential._

Title and Summary

Technology Audit Manager, Internal Audit

Overview
- Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where both attention to detail and focus on big picture are equally and critically important?
- Are you eager to understand Mastercard global business and provide senior management with insights and perspectives on governance, risk management, and internal controls?
- Have you been successful as part of a global team with diverse skills and experiences?

Mastercard Internal Audit team provides independent and objective assurance and advisory services to assess and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Mastercard governance, risk management, internal controls, processes, and activities, globally.
This position will be responsible for contributing to multiple projects and activities within the Mastercard Internal Audit team, with a primary focus on South Africa / SARB regulatory requirements, including local governance, risk management, and technology related activities. This position will be based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and will be reporting to the Internal Audit Director, EEMEA Region. This position will also have a strong connection with the Mastercard Internal Audit Technology team.

Role
- Be part of a dynamic global team and work collaboratively with colleagues, locally and from other Mastercard offices around the world. Be a champion and advocate for strong governance, risk management, internal controls, and partner with other risk and control functions across the organization to strengthen Mastercard three lines of defense model.
- Contribute actively to the effective and efficient delivery of assigned assurance or advisory projects across various markets, technology, products, services, or functional areas, as driven by the Internal Audit annual plan. Initially as a project team member, owning specific scope areas within assigned projects, then increasing the number of assigned scope areas, providing guidance and supervision to more junior project team member, and leading selected projects.
- Within each assigned project and scope area, understand specific risks (e.g., technology, strategic, operational, financial, legal, regulatory, other) and business requirements, develop and execute risk-based testing, and document supporting workpapers in a complete, accurate and timely manner. Evaluate compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and requirements, assess controls design adequacy and operating effectiveness, and identify controls gaps and improvement opportunities. Develop and articulate draft reportable issues for validation with management and understand related risk, impact, and root cause.
- Partner with management to develop action plans that remediate gaps identified in a sustainable manner.
- Track, monitor, and validate the adequate and timely action plans completion by management.
- While growing and developing in role, take ownership of Internal Audit primary relationship for one or more business area, and leverage that knowledge to contribute to the Internal Audit annual risk assessment and planning process, leading to the development of the Internal Audit annual plan.
- Within Mastercard Internal Audit team, this position will have a primary focus on South Africa / SARB regulatory requirements, including local governance, risk management, and technology related activities. This position will therefore contribute to various assurance and advisory projects, working in coordination with the broader Mastercard Internal Audit Technology team.
- This position is also intended to become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and primary contact for all South Africa / SARB related matters for the Mastercard Internal Audit team. Accordingly, this position will establish and develop strong relationships with the other Mastercard functions (first and second line) which are also involved with South Africa / SARB requirements (e.g., Reg Affairs, Risk Management, Technology, Technology Risk Management). Also, this position will build and develop Mastercard Internal Audit knowledge around South Africa / SARB requirements. That knowledge will be leveraged as an input and contribution to the Internal Audit annual risk assessment and planning process, leading to the development of the Internal Audit annual plan.

All About You
- Prior successful experience in internal and/or external auditing, with specific expertise in testing various information technology and security are