IT Senior Auditor

Western Alliance Bank; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking an IT Senior Auditor in CityScape. The role involves planning, testing, and reporting on the design and operating effectiveness of controls across multiple audits within the IT and controls domain.

You will prepare process narratives, lead walkthroughs, and collaborate with IT Audit leadership to ensure compliance with bank policies and regulations. A Bachelor's degree is required with 2+ years of related experience in internal controls and risk management.

Qualifications

• 2 years of related experience in Internal Audit, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, or similar field.
• Experience planning and testing controls across audits is preferred.
• Familiarity with audit software for documentation and testing.

Responsibilities

• Plan and assist in testing the design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Prepare for and attend or lead process walkthrough meetings.
• Document process narratives and draft risk control matrices and audit test steps.
• Test high risk or complex controls for policy, procedures, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide ad-hoc reports and status updates to IT Audit leadership.
• Participate in team, peer, and one-on-one meetings.

Skills

Internal Audit

Risk Management

Regulatory Compliance

Audit Testing

Process Walkthroughs

Audit Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Wdesk/Workiva

Job description

Job Title: IT Senior Auditor Location: CityScape

What you ll do:

As an IT Senior Auditor you'll assist in the planning for and assessing of design and operating effectiveness of controls for various audits in your assigned coverage areas, supporting the execution of the department's annual audit plan. You'll prepare for and attend or lead process walkthrough meetings, document process narratives, and test high risk or complex controls for adherence to bank policies and procedures, and compliance with federal and state banking regulations. You'll follow a similar process for testing and validating high risk or complex implemented management action plans designed to close audit issues. You'll report to an IT Associate Audit Director and will have the opportunity to work with our audit leaders across the department, participating in integrated audits in finance, banking operations, credit administration, risk management and compliance disciplines. Support the IT Audit Director, IT Associate Audit Director and IT Audit Project Manager with audits across the organization and completes multiple audit assignments and/or projects. Understand risk management frameworks to help in internal control evaluation of audit assignments. Assist in audit planning for various audit assignments and/or projects. Using the audit software (Wdesk/Workiva), create audit documentation for process narratives, assist in drafting the risk control matrix and related audit test steps based on audit scope and per audit methodology. Test the design and operating effectiveness of higher risk/complex controls to established policies procedures as well as regulatory guidance. Respond to review notes generated by IT Audit Project Manager and IT Associate Audit Director. Provide conclusions and recommendations per audit methodology. Performs additional testing as determined to be necessary. As assigned, plan and perform test of validation for implemented management action plans. Assist in the closure of audit issues per audit methodology. Provide ad-hoc reports and status updates to IT Audit Project Managers. Comply with department annual training requirements and proactively drafts and discusses performance goals with IT Associate Audit Director. Attends and participates in team, peer and one-on-one meetings.

What you ll need:

2 years of related experience in Internal Audit, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, or similar field. Bachelor s degree in related field required. Entry level to