Staff IT Auditor $70-80K + Pension & Possible Sign On Bonus

ACCsurance, LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A Fortune 500 client in Washington seeks a Staff IT Auditor to participate in IT audits, perform risk assessments and analyze financial data. The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor's degree and at least one year of experience in IT, internal audit, or cyber security. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential to drive meaningful actions and improvements. This role offers an opportunity to collaborate and contribute within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in an IT capacity in internal audit, cyber security, or business IT.
• Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and high standards of ethics and professionalism.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to focus on key issues.
• Proven ability to work independently and in a team.
• Demonstrated leadership and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Participate in IT, Security, Change Management and Pre/Post Implementation audits.
• Perform risk assessments and analyze operational data.
• Collaborate with the business to drive actions that matter.
• Making observations for improvement and providing meaningful insights.
• Collaborating with the business to drive actions that really matter and are specific, measurable, and realistic.
• Participate in the development of new audit processes and ongoing process improvements, including leveraging technology to gain efficiencies and maximize audit scopes.
• Provide progressive and creative input that will drive greater efficiency and add value to the audit process. Establish and maintain excellent relationships within the team and across the business.
• Proactively seek feedback from the business to understand the concerns and challenges they face and continually refine our process to meet those needs.
• Develop personal training plans to remain current on industry trends, technical pronouncements, etc.

Skills

Exceptional written and verbal communications skills

Strong analytical skills

Ability to work independently and in teams

Proven ability to positively influence others

Ethics and professionalism

Education

Bachelor of Science or Arts undergraduate degree

Tools

Analytical tools

Audit software

Job description

General Summary

The purpose of our Fortune 500 client’s Audit Department is to deliver high quality audit work that creates value and really makes a difference to their stakeholders. They provide traditional internal audit assurance in a non-traditional way.

Their Corporate Audit Department works proactively with the business to focus on the most important risks and issues facing the organization to deliver results that will make the biggest positive impact. They strive to be perceived as valuable business partners that provide meaningful insights and solutions not just information and recommendations. They continuously look for ways to improve their audit processes and leverage technology to ensure that they are maximizing their impact on the business. Their success is measured by the improvement in internal controls, risk mitigation and overall positive change they drive across the organization.

Value-Added Engagements

• Business process reviews;
• System pre- and post- implementation reviews;
• Internal investigations and fraud reviews;
• 3rd party contract reviews;
• Sharing “best practice” ideas among the various functions/businesses;
• Coordinating and performing due diligence activities; and Various financial/operational performance analyses.

Primary Responsibilities

• As the Staff IT Auditor on engagements, responsibilities will include: Participating in IT, Security, Change Management and Pre/Post Implementation audits;
• Performing risk assessments;
• Retrieving and analyzing financial and/or operational data to assess the adequacy/effectiveness/efficiency of business processes and to identify trends and root causes of business issues.
• Making observations for improvement and providing meaningful insights.
• Collaborating with the business to drive actions that really matter and are specific, measurable, and realistic.
• Participate in the development of new audit processes and ongoing process improvements, including leveraging technology to gain efficiencies and maximize audit scopes.
• Provide progressive and creative input that will drive greater efficiency and add value to the audit process. Establish and maintain excellent relationships within the team and across the business.
• Proactively seek feedback from the business to understand the concerns and challenges they face and continually refine our process to meet those needs.
• Develop personal training plans to remain current on industry trends, technical pronouncements, etc.
• Report directly to a Manager or Assistant Manager on assigned engagements and administratively to a Senior Manager or Manager in the department.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or Arts undergraduate degree required.
• Minimum 1 years of experience in an IT capacity, in some combination of internal audit, cyber security, or a business IT role required.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills that demonstrate an ability to speak the language of the business not just “audit speak”.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to focus on what really matters.
• Strong background with analytical tools.
• Proven ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills as shown in the ability to positively influence others and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• High standard of ethics and professionalism.

Plus Qualifications

• CISA, CISP, CPA, CIA, CFE, or other professional certifications.
• Banking, Financial Institution, Dealer/Broker experience.
• Current working knowledge of cyber security.
• Prior experience performing fraud reviews and knowledge of forensic processes and techniques.