Audit Operations, Methodology & Innovation Milano

Audit Operations, Methodology & Innovation
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry - a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies.

Within the Group Audit area we are looking for an Audit Operations, Methodology & Innovation Professional. The Operations, Methodology and Technical Support (OMTS) is a global steering Function, aiming at enhancing the Group Audit professional practice in line with market best practice, by:

- Developing the global audit methodology, to guarantee a consistent assurance around the world

- Steering global operations and reporting to streamline processes and interactions

- Designing and enhancing the IT global audit system

- Fostering innovation and digitalization within the function, acting as a think-tank in the community

Key responsibilities of the role will include:

- Identify opportunities for developing, improving, and automatizing audit operations, methodology and processes (e. g. , risk assessment, audit execution), also leveraging on new digital technology (RPA, AI, Data visualization, etc. )

- Monitor, coordinate and execute multiple Project Plans

- Collaborate with the Audit Community in fostering innovation, understanding auditor's needs, and translating them into functional requirements, preparatory for subsequent IT implementations

- Support the development of use cases/proof of concept to assess adequacy of identified solutions and collaborate with IT vendors to concretize implementation

- Oversight on developments released by the IT vendor performing User Acceptance Tests

- Support the formalization of documentation for the Go-Live (e. g. , procedure, use guide, training, cascading, etc. )

- Support the design of reporting dashboards leveraging on our data visualization platform to present insight/outcomes of analysis

- Prepare executive decks for Steering Committees and Group Audit Leadership Team

Must have:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration/ Accounting/ Finance

- 1-2 years' experience in consulting firms or similar positions

- In depth knowledge of MS Office

- Excellent command of spoken and written English

- Excellent analytical thinking, presentation and communication skills

Nice to have:

- Knowledge of Internal Audit operations in Insurance

- Experience in design/implementation of advanced IT solutions (RPA, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence)

- Basic knowledge of UiPath, Python and/or Alteryx and Tableau experience in developing dashboards

- Professional certification (ACCA, CIA, CISA, CFE, MEF)

Soft skills:

- Ability to self-motivate, prioritizing needs, and delivering results in a complex environment

- Organizational, management, and problem-solving skills

- Service culture and attitude, resilience

- Ability to comprehend user requirements and translate them into IT instructions

- Ability to interact, communicate and present complex results to technical and non-technical audiences

- Integrity, confidence & accountability, flexibility, and life-long learning