Audit Data & Analytics Innovation Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of Sumer’s firmwide audit data, and innovation strategy.
• Identify how standardised audit data can be leveraged to improve audit quality, insight and operational performance.
• Support integrated, automated monitoring of KPIs through the design of the integration of existing dashboards and reporting solutions (e.g. audit quality indicators and adoption metrics) to monitor adoption.
• Work with the wider audit quality team to ensure training relevant to automation meets the evolving needs of our auditors.
• Identify and develop tools and solutions that deliver real value, maintaining and prioritising a back-log in a way that maximises benefits.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, helping teams reduce manual effort, increase consistency and focus on areas of professional judgement.
• Lead pilots and rollout of AI and automation solutions, including low-code tools and workflow automation platforms.
• Help drive a culture of innovation within Sumer, delivering initiatives that bring our auditors on the transformation journey.
• Work closely with IT and audit teams to design and implement integrations across audit systems and tooling that support automation.
• Build and harness API-driven solutions to improve data extraction, transformation and analysis.
• Set up and test new data connections and workflows, taking innovative solutions through review and implementation.
• Support the development of governance frameworks for AI and automation within audit, ensuring alignment with policy, regulation and best practice.
• Exercise judgement to ensure solutions put in place manage risk and traceability depending on the output.
• Translate innovation concepts into scalable solutions embedded into day-to-day audit workflows.
• Engage and influence stakeholders across audit, IT and leadership to drive adoption and successful delivery.
• Continuously assess emerging technologies and identify opportunities to enhance audit quality and efficiency.