Senior Manager IT Internal Audit

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

Purpose

In this role you will 

• Support the Group in achieving its strategic objectives by driving best practices in risk management, governance, and controls. Provide independent assurance and guidance to the Board and Audit Committee on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Group’s control environment.
• Enable the business to optimise controls, enhance process efficiency, protect value, and support sustainable growth.

Contribute to the function’s success by delivering against agreed objectives and meeting key performance indicators (KPIs)

Responsibilities

• Understand Burberry's key strategies and their impact on Internal Audit’s work and overall plan.
• Present findings and outcomes to team members and business stakeholders, highlighting business impact, significance of findings, and proposed recommendations.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to reinforce Internal Audit’s role as a valued business partner.
• Engage with senior IT management (CIO, IT leadership team) as the most senior member of the IT Internal Audit team, presenting updates to the plan, IT IA strategy, audit findings and thought leadership.
• Partner with team leadership to continuously develop and enhance IA data analytics capabilities. Direct the IA team to identify opportunities for leveraging data analytics in audits and programme assurance reviews.
• Engage with key business stakeholders to integrate data analytics through dashboards and visualisations.
• Design, supervise and deliver IT audits and programme assurance of significant business transformation programmes and IT implementations, identifying key risks, and assessing the design and effectiveness of to-be processes and key controls.
• Contribute to ad hoc projects, investigations, and process improvement initiatives as directed by the Audit Director/VP Internal Audit & Risk.
• Stay up to date with developments in technology, data, AI, governance, risk management, controls, and auditing practices.
• Work with the CISO and Information Security team to evaluate the overall maturity of the cyber security control environment. Present thought leadership to senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrate awareness of good practice frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO, SOC2, CIS) and of data privacy (e.g., GDPR, PIPL).
• Maintain a robust quality assurance process that ensures professional internal audit standards are being complied with consistently on individual audits and across the function.

Experience 

Required

• Financial Qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) and/or Technical Qualification (CISA, CISSP, CISM).
• Experience in internal/external audit and/or an industry role specialising in technology/finance.
• Detailed knowledge of auditing ERP systems, IT infrastructure, Information Security and IT management.
• Programme Assurance experience, particularly of large multi-year projects involving IT implementation.
• Proficiency in analytics visualization tools, to draw meaningful insights and present findings.
• Ability to lead end-to-end audits with minimal supervision, ensuring effective execution and impact.
• Strong communicator, adept at delivering complex messages, effectively influencing stakeholders across all levels, and presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player, with a deep understanding of group dynamics and a cooperative approach to achieving shared objectives.
• Commitment to high-quality work, demonstrating self-motivation and a drive to add value through insightful analysis and recommendations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ensuring clarity and professionalism in all interactions.

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.