Senior IT Internal Controls & Audit Specialist

FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. Our mission is to be the global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers.
We're a positive platform for good, bringing together an incredible creative community made up by our people, our partners and our customers. This community is at the heart of our business success. We welcome differences, empower individuality and celebrate diverse skills and perspectives, creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We are FARFETCH for All.

FINANCE
We're a global team with a presence in all of our locations around the world. Our biggest teams are based in the UK and Portugal. Our team in Porto focuses on financial reporting and operations, while the Group Finance team in London is made up of Corporate Development, Tax, Treasury and Commercial Finance. All of our teams play an instrumental role within the business, from developing best practice, delivering strategic projects and helping us to tell our story with data.

PORTO
Our Porto office is located in Portugal's vibrant second city, known for its history and its creative yet cosy environment. You can have an informal meeting in the treehouse or play the piano during your lunch break!

THE ROLE The Senior IT Internal Controls & Audit Specialist will undertake internal audit assignments, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work as well support on ad-hoc special projects. You will work closely with the Manager and Head of IT Internal Control & Audit on complex audit work and take lead in less complex audit work as agreed with Audit Management.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• You will undertake and partner IT Internal Control and Audit Management to perform test of design and test of operating effectiveness as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley audit of controls for IT business processes;
• You will perform and project-lead internal audits e.g., GDPR audit and Cybersecurity audit;
• You will take responsibility to ensure that previously reported audit and control findings are followed up within appropriate timescales and identify any issues;
• You will assist Internal Control & Audit Management to interpret data, analyse results using different tools & techniques and provide ongoing reports, developing and implementing databases, data collection systems to support continuous monitoring efforts;
• Partner with Farfetch Technology (FTech) and business teams to understand the setup of data flows and repositories in order to acquire data;
• Understand in detail the audit lifecycle and the assurance process surrounding it;
• Locate and define new process improvement opportunities;

WHO YOU ARE

• You hold a degree in finance, compliance or similar subject;
• You have at least 3 years of IT or SOX compliance audit experience;
• Knowledge and understanding of CoBIT 5 and/or COSO;
• BIG 4 exposure will be a plus;
• Knowledge of cloud controls testing;
• Reporting and data visualisation skills using analysis tools such as Power BI, Galvanize, Risk Tableau, SQL Python;
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken is mandatory.

REWARDS & BENEFITS

• Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools
• Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community
• Training opportunities and free access to Udemy
• Flexible benefits program
• FARFETCH Equity plan

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

• FARFETCH is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We continue to build our consciously inclusive culture as part of our Positively FARFETCH strategy throughout our business, partnerships and communities.

The Senior IT Internal Controls & Audit Specialist will undertake internal audit assignments, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work as well support on ad-hoc special projects. You will work closely with the Manager and Head of IT Internal Control & Audit on complex audit work and take lead in less complex audit work as agreed with Audit Management.