Manager - IT Audit & Assurance (m/f)

About the role

Manager - IT Audit & Assurance Location Luxembourg Contract type Full time Job application ID JR100121 Operating as an integrated international partnership in more than 100 countries and territories, Forvis Mazars Group specializes in audit, tax, and advisory services. The partnership relies on the expertise and cultural understanding of more than 40,000 professionals around the world to assist clients of all sizes at every stage of their development. We are looking for a versatile, high-potential professional to join our IT Risk and Technology Consulting practice and contribute to its continued growth. Depending on your experience and expertise, you will manage increasingly complex IT audit and assurance engagements and play an active role in operational leadership (10 people). • Lead and manage multidisciplinary teams in the execution of IT audit and digital risk engagements. • Ensure high-quality, timely, and value-added delivery while maintaining a strong focus on client satisfaction and engagement success. • Participate in the continuous improvement of methodologies, audit approaches, and service offerings to meet changing market and regulatory expectations. • Assume end-to-end responsibility for engagements, from engagement planning to execution, team coordination, and client delivery, ensuring compliance with deadlines, budget, and quality objectives. • Establish and maintain trusted relationships with key stakeholders, including CIOs, CISOs, Internal Audit Managers, Risk Managers, and senior management. • Contribute to business development activities by identifying new opportunities, developing proposals, and expanding the existing client portfolio. • Support the growth and development of team members through coaching, mentoring, and knowledge sharing. • Lead or contribute to working groups and communities at the Forvis Mazars group level, supporting knowledge sharing, innovation, and service offering development. Key Skills • Demonstrated expertise in IT audit (internal and external audit), IT risk management, and ISO 27001. • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, combined with a rigorous and investigative mindset to identify root causes, challenge assumptions, and propose pragmatic solutions. • Proactive and forward-thinking professional with the ability to drive initiatives and operate effectively in complex and fast-changing environments. • Excellent organization, prioritization, and project management skills, with a proven ability to lead multiple engagements autonomously while maintaining high-quality standards and meeting deadlines. • Dynamic, collaborative, and open-minded team player, capable of building strong relationships and working effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary environments. • Experience in data analytics, data-driven auditing, and the use of technology-assisted audit techniques is considered a major asset. Experience: • Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field. • Proven experience gained within a recognized audit firm serving the Luxembourg market, ideally with exposure to the financial services sector. • Experience in performing IT audit and assurance engagements, including ITGC reviews, ISAE 3000/3402 reports, SOC 1/SOC 2 reporting, and SOX-related assessments. • Relevant professional certifications (CISA, CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor) are highly desirable. • Ability to build trusted relationships with executives, challenge stakeholders constructively, and provide pragmatic, value-driven recommendations. • Leadership mindset, entrepreneurial spirit, and a genuine passion for helping organizations strengthen their digital trust, resilience, and security posture. Key Skills • Passionate about technology, cybersecurity, with a real interest in helping organizations navigate an increasingly complex digital landscape. • Proficiency in French and English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Strong communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage, challenge, and advise senior executives and decision-makers. • Strong leadership and team development skills, with a proven ability to coach, mentor, and inspire high-performing teams while fostering collaboration, engagement, and continuous professional growth. • Exceptional presentation and report-writing capabilities, with proven experience in preparing and delivering high-quality documentation, executive summaries, board-level presentations, and client deliverables. • Comfortable in an international and multicultural environment, demonstrating adaptability, collaboration, and cultural awareness within diverse teams and client organizations. Forvis Mazars is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which every individual feels welcome. We consider candidates based on their skills, abilities, or experience because we believe that everyone brings their own unique talents. The diversity of our talents is what makes our environm