Allan M - MIT, MBL, BSc Computer Sci. Hons C.

Experience

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  BRAINS - Barcalys Retail Accounting Information & Networking Systems

  Jun 2000 - Aug 2001

  Technical Support Officer
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  CFX Bank

  Nov 2002 - Aug 2004

  Analyst Programmer
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  Kingdom Bank

  Sept 2004 - Aug 2006

  Systems Analyst
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  Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

  Sept 2006 - Feb 2008

  Senior IT Auditor
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  KPMG South Africa

  Nov 2008 - Aug 2010

  Senior Analyst
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  S.N.G

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2013

  Assistant Manager
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  Landbank . S.A.

  Jul 2013 - May 2016

  IT Audit Manager
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  Access Bank South Africa

  Sept 2016 - Nov 2023

  I interact with the SARB, Board members, Executives, External Auditors and 3rd party service providers.My current responsibilities include the following within the Financial Service Sector:1. Compliance Reviews which include reviews such as AML reviews and Contract compliance based on regulations and guidance notes such as FIC Act, GN 1, 3 & 3A from the SARB.2. Governance Reviews which include Reviews such IT Governance Reviews and Risk Maturity Reviews based on frameworks such as Cobit, King IV and ITIL.3. Business Control Reviews which includes reviews such as Transactional Banking [Payment Streams such as SWIFT, AEDO, NAEDO, EFT, ATM, POS and Internet Banking] (reviews based on standards and regulations such PCH Rules, Banks Act, PCI DSS, SARB Guidance Notes) , Treasury, International Trade, IT Strategy & Business Strategy Reviews and Credit Reviews.4. Technology and IT Security Reviews - e.g SWIFT attestation,Security Maturity Reviews, ITGC, Network Security, Application Controls, System Interface Control Reviews, Auditing bots on Workfusion, Active Directory on Azure and Reviewing Controls on Data Warehouses (reviewing architecture of the data warehouse, quality of data in the warehouse, and security on data) based on regulations and standards such as ECT Act, POPI ACT, ISO27002 & OWASP.5. Data Analysis using SQL, IDEA and ACL.6. Technology Project Assurance on areas such as Data Migrations and Project Governance using frameworks such as PMBOK, PRINCE II & Agile.7. BCP & DR Reviews.8. Alliance Banking Partner Reviews - Reviewing both business and Technology aspects based on standards and regulations such as PCH rules, FIC Act, Cobit, ISO27002 and Guidance Notes from the SARB. Show less

  • Senior Manager: IT Audits

    Apr 2021 - Nov 2023

  • Acting Chief Audit Executive

    Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Manager : Internal and IT Audit

    Sept 2016 - Apr 2021
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  MTN Group Fintech

  Dec 2023 - now

  Senior Manager : Technology Audits (IT and Cybersecurity)

  Managing IT and cybersecurity Audits such as ITGCs, Application Control reviews, API security reviews, ISO27001 reviews. Managing compliance reviews such as AML reviews. Coaching teams, Annual Audit planning, Managing service providers, Preparing Risk Committee, Compliance Committee and Audit Committee packs. Assessing techology and cybersecurity risk across the footprint.