| The competition for audit manager jobs is keener than | | | | desired skills for audit manager candidates. |
| it was a few months back. If you want a leg up on the | | | | Project Management and Continuity Skills |
| other candidates when you're on a job hunt, your best | | | | Another in-demand skill for those seeking to fill audit |
| bet is to fine tune your experience and skills so that | | | | manger jobs is project management. Approximately |
| you offer the skills that hiring managers want. | | | | 20% of the adverts mentioned either project |
| According to a recent survey of ads placed with a | | | | management skills or asked for candidates who are |
| hiring agency for audit manager jobs, these are the | | | | familiar with well-known business planning and project |
| most common skills mentioned in those job ads. | | | | management software packages. |
| CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) | | | | Software and Operating Systems |
| Over 45% of those advertising vacant audit manager | | | | Brush up on your Microsoft skills. The applications most |
| jobs were specifically seeking candidates with CISA | | | | often mentioned in adverts for audit manager jobs |
| certification from ISACA. The certification guarantees | | | | were nearly all MS apps, including Visio, NT, Office, |
| that the candidate has specific qualifications. | | | | PowerPoint and .NET development. The few |
| Possessing a CISA will get you about £1,500 | | | | non-Microsoft products that made it onto the list of |
| more in salary pa. | | | | desired skills were the UNIX operating system and |
| Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Knowledge | | | | Oracle. |
| Close to 30% of those with adverts for audit manager | | | | Summary of Skills for Audit Manager Jobs |
| jobs specifically mention SOX compliance knowledge | | | | In general, if you're on the lookout for audit manager |
| in their ads. Even at the entry level, understanding the | | | | jobs, or think you want to work in the finance industry, |
| requirements of SOX will boost the average salary for | | | | then there's a fairly definitive set of skills that will help. |
| audit manager jobs by about £2,000. | | | | Understanding the concepts of information security is |
| Information Security | | | | good; holding a certification in information management |
| Information security is high on the list of desired skills | | | | and security is better; a CISA certification is the one to |
| for those who are seeking people to fill audit manager | | | | hold; understanding the ins and outs of SOX |
| jobs. Over 25% of all adverts for audit manager roles | | | | compliance will stand you in good stead. Hiring |
| mentioned information security, nearly 10% mention | | | | companies are also looking for a solid grasp of |
| security management, while another 10-15% mention | | | | business continuity, project planning and risk |
| specific standards or certifications regarding | | | | assessment. In fact, more than ever before, hiring |
| information security, including ITIL, COBIT, CIISP and | | | | managers and company executives are looking for |
| CISM certifications. The average salary offered varies | | | | those who demonstrate a grasp of the business |
| with the certification, but it's clear that knowledge of | | | | beyond the columns of a ledger. |
| how to keep information secure is high on the list of | | | | |