Description
Description:Supporting planning, supervising staff, and executing IT Audit and/or Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (Sox 404) IT control projects.
Reports directly to a project leader and/or executive with respect to communications of issues and completion audit tasks.
Participating in strategic and tactical initiatives related to new product offerings and services.
Working with IT audit management personnel to set the performance expectations
Evaluating the performance of IT audit staff personnel.
Performing research on technology products/trends and professional standards as it relates to IT controls and the IT audit profession.
Preparing for higher levels of responsibility within the client service organization.
Playing a lead role in the delivery and oversight of IT audit services.
Evaluating IT general and application controls.
Leading IT control evaluation projects to support public company financial audits.
Providing IT controls guidance with respect to client information systems, technology architecture, and security.
Reviewing and preparing work papers.
Identifying additional client service needs.
Preparing audit reports and communicating issues to IT audit management and client management.
SKILLS:
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required with major in Accounting, Computer Information Systems, or Management Information Systems preferred.
Minimum 2 - 4 years of Professional Services experience in the areas of IT audit, IT controls assessment, and/or Sox 404 evaluation and testing.
Should have some experience developing IT audit work programs and/or assisting in IT audit and/or Sox 404 projects.
Experience with a consulting or professional services organization or with a leading industry public company is preferred.
Require some experience supervising staff level resources in the areas of IT audit or Sox 404.
Possible travel
Knowledge of midrange or Mainframe architecture (IBM i-Series or IBM OS/390).
Auditing network operating systems (Novell Netware or Windows Active Directory).
Exposure to ERP application level security (Oracle Financials, SAP Basis, or PeopleSoft Financials).
Audit planning and execution.
Written and verbal communication of IT control issues.
IT general and/or application control design and operating effectiveness testing.
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
MBA is a plus.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) or other related accounting, security, or technology professional certification is preferred.