IT Auditor

Job Description

Job Summary:

The IT Auditor supports risk based IT audit and process assessment engagements across technology enabled business processes. This role requires hands-on IT audit experience, including engagement planning, scoping, process walkthroughs, process documentation, control assessment, and development of risk-based testing approaches. The IT Auditor works with business and IT stakeholders to understand process objectives, map workflows, identify risks and control gaps, and recommend practical improvements that strengthen risk management and improve process efficiency.

While the role may support compliance driven work when needed, its primary focus is broader IT audit execution, process assessment, and actionable improvement recommendations. This opportunity offers broad exposure across business and technology, with the chance to make a visible, measurable impact within a collaborative environment.

(Hybrid - Deerfield, IL)


Job Responsibilities:

• Leads the development of audit objectives, scope and audit programs through a risk assessment of the business process being reviewed.
• Leads the execution of financial, operational, and compliance audits through inquiry, observation and testing.
• Works under minimal supervision on complex projects and may assist less experienced peers. Able to independently identify risks in a given process and exercise independent judgment.
• Documents testing in automated workpapers.
• Communicates the progress of audits to the Manager/Director on a timely basis. Based on changes or new information arising in the audit process, collaborates with project management to adjust audit programs to address these changes.
• Identifies and documents audit findings, and effectively communicates, as identified, to supervisor,. Escalate audit findings to Manager/Director.
• Prepares written communications, including the audit report, client correspondence, memos, and other working papers that document the scope, procedures performed, findings, and conclusions.
• Assists with post-audit follow up to determine adequacy of corrective actions taken.
• Interacts with client personnel and demonstrates a commitment to continually improve client satisfaction.
• Coordinates internal audit activities with external auditors to ensure proper audit coverage and reduce duplication of efforts.
• Sets and adheres to detailed project timelines including concrete project milestones. Communicates deviations from timelines to management when identified.
• May oversee auditors on a project basis and reviews working papers and files for accuracy and completeness.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens ( proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

External Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and at least 1 year of experience in financial/operational auditing; information technology auditing; AND/OR financial/operational or information technology auditing experience in a public accounting firm OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience in financial/operational auditing or information technology auditing.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
• Willing to travel up to 15% of the time for business purposes .(within state and out of state)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: IT Audit, IT Compliance, IT Security.
• Exposure to IT audit and governance frameworks such as COBIT, NIST, and/or ISO 27001, in addition to SOX, PCI, and/or HIPAA.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), ERP systems (e.g., SAP), and data governance/data lake technologies (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake).
• Experience with GRC and audit management tools (e.g., SAP GRC, ServiceNow, Archer) and data analytics tools to support audit testing.
• Professional certifications such as CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor, ISACA), CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional, ISC²), CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CPA (Certified Public Accountant), or CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner).
• Experience in the Retail, Pharmaceutical, or Healthcare industry.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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