IT Audit Sr Manager/Director

Our core Purpose is Helping People Thrive Every Day. Our Core Values reflect how we manage our work, our relationships and ourselves. As an employee of the firm, you will live true to our Core Values of people first, being exceptional every day in every way, embracing change, feeling empowered through knowledge and choosing accountability. Our Core Values are the standards by which we conduct ourselves day in and day out, both internally and externally. A IS Assurance Senior Manager is responsible for supervising a team of IS Assurance professionals in the review, documentation, evaluation and testing of general controls in a wide range of technology environments to analyze system security and access controls, backup recovery procedures and IS organization and administration practices. In this role, the IS Assurance Senior Manager will participate in the development of business proposals and other business development activities to grow the IS Assurance practice. Essential Duties/Functions

• Documents and tests application and automated controls on a wide range of software application packages
• Prepares audit reports and recommendations associated with IS audit work performed
• Identifies opportunities to utilize computer assisted audit techniques (CAATs) and managing the implementation of those techniques, as appropriate
• Participates in the review of internal controls based on Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements
• Communicates to the client areas to strengthen controls, mitigate risks and/or increase efficiency
• Identifies key risks and assesses their impact and likeliness of occurrence
• Recognizes technical concerns or issues and communicates those concerns with IS Assurance management
• Plans and executes the IS audit work on assigned engagements
• Recognizes and validates relevant technical issues and brings them to the attention of client management
• Reviews the work product of IS Assurance Staff
• Ensures technology is appropriately integrated into the audit process
• Acts as primary client contact for all questions and issues
• Develops and maintains relationships with client personnel and management
• Conducts client interviews to obtain relevant information for non-complex clients
• Documents controls, tests performed and results
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervises the day-to-day workload of IS Senior Associates and Associates on assigned engagements and reviews work product
• Ensures IS Assurance Senior Associates and Associates are trained on all relevant IS Assurance software and resources
• Evaluates the performance of IS Assurance Senior Associates and Associates and assists in the development of goals and objectives to enhance professional development
• Delivers periodic performance feedback and completes performance evaluations for IS Assurance Senior Associates and Associates
• Acts as mentor to IS Assurance Senior Associates and Associates, as appropriate

*Qualifications Education:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems or other relevant field required
• Masters in Information Systems or other relevant advanced degree preferred

Experience:

• Eight (8) or more years of experience of information systems and operational auditing experience required
• Four (4) to five (5) years of supervisory experience required
• Prior experience working within a public accounting and internal auditing environment
• Prior experience performing general and application control reviews

License/Certifications: - CPA, CISA, CISSP and/or CFE certification required Software:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Exposure to industry software such as PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, SAP, Lawson, Oracle Financials, Great Plains, Solomon IV and MAS/90-500, UNIX, OS400 or ERP application software packages highly desired

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and basic research skills
• Solid organizational skills especially ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
• Proven ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Capable of effective managing a team of professionals and delegating work assignments as needed
• Capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with client personnel
• Ability to encourage team environment on engagements and contribute to the professional development of assigned personnel
• Executive presence and ability to act as primary contact on assigned engagements
• Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
• Advanced knowledge of internal controls
• Ability to travel up to 30%

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Ideal candidates will come from the Big 4 or large public accounting firms. Experience with SEC/PCAOB clients IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD HAVE WORKED FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPANY(IES): Public accounting firms Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Direct Staffing Inc #J-18808-Ljbffr Direct Staffing Inc