The Internal Audit Department reports directly to Audit Committee of Willis Towers Watson Corporation's Board of Directors. The global department has approximately 45 team members located in London, Ipswich and New York. The department's primary mission is to evaluate the adequacy of Willis Towers Watson's internal control environment and to assess compliance with corporate policy and designated laws and regulations.The RoleThe Senior Audit Manager for Data Analytics will report to the Chief of Staff. The candidate will be responsible for leading and undertaking Data Analytics in relation to audit areas or assignments across WTW to evaluate the effectiveness of risk management and the design and operation of controls within the business. This includes assisting in corporate investigations, financial audits, integrated audits and special projects. While primarily based in one audit office, the Senior Auditor Manager will be required to have flexibility to travel nationally and internationally when the assignment requires.The key duties and responsibilities of the Data Analytics Senior Audit Manager are:Leading Internal Audit Data Analytics supporting audits and projects to assess the adequacy of controls within WTW, - including:Analytics Strategy:Develop and implement the audit function's data analytics strategyAdvise audit colleagues on practical and insightful analytical options for risks and controls assessment on an ad-hoc basis, or during any stage of the audit process (i.e., annual risk assessment, audit testing, business monitoring, etc.)As required, provide input into departmental initiatives e.g., templates, audit manual and methodologies, annual and planning processFunction as a global resource, participating in assignments as required in various locations.Data Approach:Develop a key understanding of the company's strategic data sources and data lineage, and effectively leverage knowledge to extract/derive meaningful insights from dataDevelop and maintain stakeholder relationships to facilitate data needsDevelop and own ad hoc and routine data feeds Analyse trends and patterns in data and report meaningful and value added insights to colleagues and clients.Analytics Execution:Coordinate with Internal Audit teams to determine analytic specifications and ensure timely completion of support initiatives Develop a Data Analytics approach for assigned audits and projects to ensure key business risks and controls are evaluated as neededDevelop ad-hoc queries, continuous monitoring solutions, and strategic automated solutionsImplement user interfaces and visualization tools to support strategic and continuous solutionsAssist audit teams by providing guidance on the interpretation of analytics exceptions and related communication and reporting of data analytics findings/ exceptions to line management and senior management Manage source code for developed programs and queries Prepare executed data analytics documentation to support audit workpapers.The Requirements Programming expertise (e.g. VB scripts, HTML, SQL, etc.) to develop queriesExperience in a similar role with a leading audit functionOverall good understanding of the end to end audit process, including risk based practices and approachExcellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and influence senior managementGood interpersonal skills and a proven team playerSelf-motivated, strong organizational and multi-tasking skillsStrong delivery focus, ability to perform all required functions on a timely basis and with accuracy.Equal opportunity employerJob ID: 190002W1Employment Type: Full-timeJob Area: FinanceFunction: Accounting GeneralIndustry: Consulting Services