Senior IT Auditor: Risk & Controls Leader

Northwest Bank; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Benefits package

Job summary

Northwest Bank in the Buffalo, NY region is seeking a Senior IT Auditor to perform audits of IT general controls, cybersecurity, data governance, and related processes. The role involves planning, testing, reporting, and follow-up with limited supervision.

You will interview staff, analyze data, prepare audit documentation per IIA standards, present findings to management, and drive value-added recommendations. The position offers a competitive salary and bonus opportunities plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, IT or Business-Related preferred.
• CISA, CISSP, CIA or other related certification preferred.
• 3-5 years IT audit, compliance, information security, risk, or governance-related experience required.
• 3-5 years financial services/banking-related experience preferred.
• Technical knowledge of IT governance and compliance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, NIST, FFIEC CAT, FFIEC IT Handbook).
• Proven analytical skills and ability to interpret data and statistics.
• Knowledge of bank technology systems/data analysis tools/audit management software.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with audit teams to execute IT and integrated audits.
• Conduct planning activities to identify significant risks, determine audit scope, and develop appropriate risk-based audit procedures.
• Be familiar with Northwest documentation/procedures and research literature to audit work.
• Interview key personnel to assess business processes and the strength of their control environments.
• Collect and analyze necessary data for audits, evaluate information, and draw logical conclusions.
• Prepare clear, detailed audit documentation evidencing test results in accordance with IIA standards.
• Identify meaningful value-added recommendations for management to improve controls and processes.
• Summarize and present audit results/findings to management and audit leadership.
• Lead meetings to communicate audit status and corrective actions.

Skills

IT auditing

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

IT audit certifications

Tools

COBIT

NIST

FFIEC IT Handbook

Audit management software

Job description

Northwest Bank in the Buffalo, NY region is seeking a Senior IT Auditor to perform audits of IT general controls, cybersecurity, data governance, and related processes. The role involves planning, testing, reporting, and follow-up with limited supervision.

You will interview staff, analyze data, prepare audit documentation per IIA standards, present findings to management, and drive value-added recommendations. The position offers a competitive salary and bonus opportunities plus benefits.