Digital Audit - Client Delivery Lead - ROI

As a Client Delivery Lead within our Digital Audit team, you will have a unique opportunity to help transform how we execute audits for some of the largest and most complex businesses in the market. You will shape and oversee the delivery of data analytics, automation and digital solutions that improve audit quality, efficiency and insight.

This role combines strong delivery leadership with big-picture thinking. You will challenge the status quo, work with audit teams to redesign processes and turn complex data and audit requirements into scalable, well-governed solutions. You will have day-to-day ownership of client delivery, including quality, prioritisation, resource allocation, stakeholder communication and the timely escalation of risks and issues.

You will guide and develop Senior Data Analysts and the wider team. You will also collaborate with counterparts in other countries and with global product teams to share ideas, scale successful approaches and identify opportunities for solutions developed in Ireland to have broader application.

Key responsibilities:

Own the day-to-day delivery of workflows, automations and digital audit products across the team, ensuring work is accurate, timely and aligned with audit requirements.
Help transform the execution of audits for large and complex businesses by challenging existing approaches, identifying opportunities for automation and redesigning processes to improve quality, efficiency and insight.
Lead discussions with audit teams to understand business processes, audit objectives, pain points and data requirements, translating these into practical and scalable digital solutions.
Give data acquisition a central focus by overseeing the identification, extraction, transfer, validation and reconciliation of data from complex ERP environments, fund administrators and other third-party systems.
Review workflows and products developed by the team, providing strong technical and methodological challenge and ensuring solutions are controlled, documented, tested and fit for purpose before deployment.
Review key outputs before they are provided to audit teams, ensuring accuracy, completeness, consistency and clear alignment with the intended audit procedure.
Maintain clear oversight of the delivery pipeline, deadlines, team capacity, dependencies and delivery risks, allocating resources appropriately and providing regular updates to the Head of Digital Audit.
Act as a key point of contact for Audit Managers, Partners and other stakeholders, agreeing priorities and setting clear expectations on scope, timelines, responsibilities and delivery risk.
Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and technical guidance to Senior Data Analysts and the wider team, supporting effective delegation, problem-solving and professional development.
Collaborate with Digital Audit counterparts across other countries to exchange ideas, share reusable assets and scale successful solutions across the international network.
Work with global product teams to inform product development and adoption, and identify where locally developed solutions could be incorporated into or applied across broader platforms.
Promote consistent standards for solution design, development, testing, documentation, review, deployment and ongoing support, and provide hands-on technical support for complex, high-risk or time-critical engagements.

Qualifications and Experience:

Strong technical understanding of data transformation, automation, reconciliation and analytics, with experience using Alteryx or KNIME, SQL and Python, together with ThoughtSpot or comparable analytics tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Experience reviewing technical workflows, automated solutions and outputs, with a strong focus on quality, accuracy, controls, documentation and explainability.
Proven experience managing multiple projects and competing priorities, with strong delivery management, stakeholder communication and risk escalation skills.
Demonstrated ability to challenge established processes, think strategically and translate complex business, data or assurance problems into practical and scalable solutions.
Experience leading, coaching and developing team members, including providing technical guidance and constructive review.
Accounting, audit or external assurance experience is desirable but not essential. Strong data, technology, transformation or financial systems experience may be equally relevant.
Experience working across countries, functions or global product teams would be an advantage.

What does success look like?

Digital Audit delivery is consistently high quality, with workflows, products and outputs appropriately reviewed, tested, documented and fit for purpose.
Audit teams see a meaningful improvement in how large and complex audits are executed, with redesigned processes and digital solutions improving quality, efficiency and insight.
Data acquisition is planned and managed effectively, with issues in ERP, fund administrator or other third-party data identified early and resolved through clear ownership and robust validation.
The delivery pipeline, team capacity, dependencies and risks are visible and actively managed, enabling key deadlines to be met and issues to be escalated early.
Senior Data Analysts and the wider team receive effective leadership, coaching and challenge, and take increasing ownership of complex delivery.
Ideas and successful solutions are shared internationally, with Ireland contributing to global product direction and locally developed solutions considered for broader application.
The role helps shape the future of digital audit delivery by combining ambitious transformation, scalable innovation, strong governance and dependable execution.

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