Remote IT Audit Lead - SOX & ITGCs

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking an Internal Audit IT Manager to lead IT audits remotely from Hartford, CT. You will report to the Internal Audit Director and oversee ITGCs, ERP controls, cybersecurity, and IT risk across global operations.

You’ll manage a co-source team, coordinate with IT and business stakeholders, draft findings, and present results to senior leadership. Familiarity with COBIT, NIST, ISO and SOX IT testing is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Accounting, or related field.
• 5+ years IT audit, SOX IT testing, or IT risk/compliance experience.
• Experience managing a co-sourced team.
• Broad IT audit experience across ITGCs, ITACs, ERP, Cloud, Cybersecurity, OT/ICS.
• Strong understanding of IT frameworks (COBIT, NIST, ISO).
• Manufacturing or industrial company experience preferred.
• CISA, CISSP, CPA or CIA preferred.
• Big 4 or other public accounting or internal audit background preferred.
• Experience with audit management software (AuditBoard or similar) preferred.
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Key Competencies: versatile IT audit skills; ability to learn quickly; build audit programs from ground up.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end IT audits from planning to reporting; manage co-source team and subject matter experts as needed.
• Assess IT general controls (ITGCs), application controls (ITACs), and OT/ICS controls in manufacturing environments.
• Evaluate cybersecurity, data governance, cloud infrastructure, data lake, and third-party IT risk controls.
• Audit ERP systems, SAP + others, across order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and other key processes.
• Assess IT aspects of digital transformation initiatives and new system implementations.
• Draft audit reports and present findings to senior leadership.
• Partner with IT, Cybersecurity, and business stakeholders on audits and remediation tracking.

Skills

IT audit

SOX IT testing

IT risk/compliance

ITGCs

ITACs

ERP systems

Cybersecurity

Cloud

Data governance

Stakeholder management

COBIT

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Accounting

Tools

AuditBoard

SAP

Job description

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking an Internal Audit IT Manager to lead IT audits remotely from Hartford, CT. You will report to the Internal Audit Director and oversee ITGCs, ERP controls, cybersecurity, and IT risk across global operations.

You’ll manage a co-source team, coordinate with IT and business stakeholders, draft findings, and present results to senior leadership. Familiarity with COBIT, NIST, ISO and SOX IT testing is essential.