Internal IT Audit Manager

Job Description:

Role & Responsibilities: 

• Manages the review of records, processes, and procedures to ensure adherence to company, regulatory and legal guidelines.

• Establishes and maintains an internal audit schedule to verify and examine routine organizational operations and to ensure protection of assets. Ensures audit schedules are met in a timely manner.

• Supervise staff auditors (both internal staff and external co-source resources).

• Facilitate targeted risk assessments to determine scope of audit projects. Perform process walk-throughs to facilitate the development of the audit scope and approach during the planning phase.

• Oversees the analysis of data obtained during an audit assignment to ensure the adequacy of business controls and integrity of reported data.

• Reviews audits records of departments and advises management when business practices are not in compliance with laws or fail to provide necessary controls and factual records; makes recommendations as appropriate.

• Facilitate/Execute/conduct technology, regulatory, and operational audits, which includes the testing of internal controls and business-related processes. 

• Maintains working papers, schedules, and reports of audit activities; coordinates activities with outside independent auditors to ensure that the job is completed according to budget.

• Develops, recommends, and implements auditing policies, programs, and procedures to ensure complete and factual reviews of routine business operations.

• Selects and hires employees. Trains and evaluates employees to enhance their performance, development, and work product. Addresses performance issues and makes recommendations for personnel actions. Motivates and rewards employees including providing salary increases, bonuses and promotions within allocated budgets and company guidelines.

• Researches and stays abreast of current audit concepts and methods.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field, preferably with a concentration in Information Technology, Accounting, or Finance

• CISA, CIA or CPA required

• Demonstrate high level of integrity and sound independent judgement.  

• Strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amount of information with attention to detail and accuracy

• Information Technology/Auditing background with over six years of experience in internal controls, consulting, advisory, and professional services. Big-4 experience required. 

• Three or more years of leadership or supervisory experience

• Sound technical understanding and the ability to learn new concepts quickly

• Advance experience working with common operating systems, business applications and relational database systems (Information Technology audits)

• Demonstrated success in people management and mentoring

• Ability to multi-task, work effectively in a team-oriented environment as well as independently. 

• Excellent analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills

• Exceptional verbal and written communication, collaboration, and time management skills

• Able to identify and summarize audit issues, as well as create meaningful and succinct audit reports 

• Ability to lead and work in a remote team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior Big Four experience preferred 

• Relevant professional certification (CISA or CISSP)

• In-depth data analytics experience

• Technology industry experience

• Financial Audit experience

• Experience with data analytics and visualization software

• Additional language skills 

• Good personal computer and business solutions software skills

• Good negotiation skills

• Willingness to travel