Senior IT Audit & Risk Management Lead

Walgreens; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 103,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens is seeking a senior audit leader to guide teams of auditors across IT, operations, compliance, and risk-based audits, providing strategic direction, coaching, and oversight to ensure objectives, quality standards, timelines, and methodologies are met.

You will evaluate internal controls and assess management's implementation of controls to mitigate risks across technology, cybersecurity, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business management, information technology, or auditing; experience aligned with role.
• Experience in risk assessment, internal controls evaluation, and recommending improvements.
• Proven communication skills to present to management in multiple formats.
• Intermediate Excel skills including formulas, charts, and data analysis.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring staff.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and implements audit programs per ERM and policy; develops annual audit plan.
• Ensures the quality of audit reports, planning docs, fieldwork, and reports while adhering to standards.
• Documents and evaluates internal controls using interviewing, observation, flowcharting, testing, and data analytics.
• Fosters cross-functional teamwork; provides audit management support across the business.
• Presents findings to management; mentors teams and tracks remediation progress.
• Leads multiple complex audit projects; schedules work and delegates responsibilities.

Skills

Risk analysis

Communication

Team leadership

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Audit methodology

Travel 30%

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Walgreens is seeking a senior audit leader to guide teams of auditors across IT, operations, compliance, and risk-based audits, providing strategic direction, coaching, and oversight to ensure objectives, quality standards, timelines, and methodologies are met.

You will evaluate internal controls and assess management's implementation of controls to mitigate risks across technology, cybersecurity, and compliance.