IT Audit Specialist

IT Audit Professional

Seeking an experienced IT Audit professional to support a large global bank's regulatory remediation and consent order validation efforts. This role requires an independent auditor who can quickly assess risk, develop testing strategies, and execute with minimal oversight.

Key Responsibilities:

• Audit AML and Financial Crimes technology environments, including transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, KYC/CDD, and related systems.
• Execute consent order validations and remediation reviews to assess whether corrective actions effectively address regulatory findings and control deficiencies.
• Perform IT controls testing, including ITGCs, change management, security, operations, and data controls.
• Conduct targeted substantive testing and risk-based audit procedures to validate the design and operating effectiveness of key controls.
• Deep dive into model validation, controls testing, and remediation activities, challenging assumptions and evaluating outcomes.
• Review technical documentation, system configurations, data flows, and code to assess risk and support audit conclusions.
• Identify root causes, develop meaningful observations, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Produce regulator-ready audit documentation capable of withstanding Internal Audit, Regulatory, and External Audit scrutiny.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of IT Audit experience within Banking or Financial Services.
• Proven ability to independently lead and execute audit testing with little to no hand-holding.
• Strong experience with consent order validation, issue remediation, and regulatory programs.
• Deep expertise in AML, Financial Crimes, controls testing, model validation, and risk assessment.
• Experience performing targeted substantive testing and evaluating complex control environments.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, system architecture, data flows, and code.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Ideal Candidate:

• Hits the ground running and operates autonomously.
• Knows how to "double-click" into model validation, controls testing, and remediation efforts.
• Brings a skeptical, investigative mindset and is comfortable challenging management's assertions.
• Delivers high-quality work products that stand up to regulatory review.

EEO Employer:

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.