Senior IT Auditor assists in developing and executing audit plans, leads and manages projects, and coordinates schedules and people. The role involves determining scope, developing audit programs, and communicating with audit clients and management. The Senior IT Auditor must have a strong understanding of internal audit standards, procedures, and techniques, as well as proficiency in IT application, database, and operating system software auditing.
Requirements
- Lead and execute individual Internal Audit projects as part of the overall audit plan.
- Determine scope, develop audit programs, and coordinate activities and communication with audit clients and management.
- Assign testing responsibilities to other project members, and monitor the audit communicating progress, obstacles, and issues to management on an as-needed basis.
- Establish project plans with clear scope, key milestones, resources, and interdependencies, with clearly defined roles & responsibilities.
- Execute project plans and act resourcefully to ensure that work is completed within specified time and quality parameters.
- Continuously monitor the progress of the fieldwork for each job assigned against the estimated plan.
- Discuss findings with audit clients and obtain timely and proper feedback of the findings prior to finalization of fieldwork.
- Resolve issues knowing when it is necessary to escalate and/or involve management.
- Create and maintain detailed work papers that can be relied upon by external auditors and require few revisions.
- Prepare audit reports reflecting the results of the work performed.
- Perform follow up on the status of previously identified issues.
- Assist Internal Audit Management with periodic reporting to the Audit Committee.
- Assist in the development of the annual audit plan, championing internal control and corporate governance concepts throughout the business.
- May review the work performed by other Internal Audit personnel and/or resources from co-sourcing firms.
- Monitor and maintain general knowledge of related regulatory and/or compliance issues.
- Train and educate other auditors on audit methodologies using frameworks such as COSO, COBIT, NIST, and ISO 27001.
- Elevate real and emerging business control issues/problems to the Internal Audit Management and/or the Vice President of Internal Audit.
- Use a range of tools and techniques to analyze internal / external data.
- Seek tools and technologies both inside and outside the organization in order to enhance the ease and timeliness of data collection, analysis, testing and reporting.
- Possess a strong understanding for the roles and processes of other functional departments as well as their progressive initiatives.
- Identify and properly communicate any conflicts that may result from working with other departments.
- Ability to travel internationally.
- Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor.
- Comply and follow all procedures within the company’s various administrative policies including but not limited to security and non-disclosure policies.
- Ensure all sensitive and confidential information is handled appropriately.
- May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
