Director, IT Internal Audit

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KPMG is currently seeking a Director, IT Internal Audit to join our Advisory Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment
• Design, coordinate, and execute the day-to-day activities related to risk, control, compliance and internal audit client engagements areas such as information technology (IT), strategy and governance, IT operations, business continuity and disaster recovery, network and infrastructure security, cybersecurity, cloud and third parties, data management and analytics, emerging technology and digital solutions, automation (robotics, cognitive, and more), IT and transformation programs and projects, General IT Controls (GITCs) and application controls, and regulatory/compliance requirements
• Create, coordinate, and execute the day-to-day activities related to client engagements in areas such as IT risk, control, compliance, or audit program strategy, operations, and governance, including integration across client risk ecosystems; related technology solution situation, needs, and benefits as well as related risk data, analytics, intelligence, and reporting
• Provide oversight and leadership to KPMG team members; manage quality and client satisfaction at it relates deliverables, project plans, and engagement team performance
• Work with client senior management, assess, design, and implement new IT risk as well as control frameworks, sustainable solutions (including applying knowledge of governance, risk and compliance tools); operate processes and people models to address key and evolving risks, as necessary
• Support proposal and business development activities by assisting in the identification of new target clients; build business relationships with key executives, and developing/presenting proposals, working independently and cross-functionally to combine Technology Risk Management capabilities with other KPMG areas of practice to address client needs
• Keep current with clients, industries, peers, and the wider marketplace (such as, alliances, vendors, and more) to understand and innovate related IT risk, control, compliance, and audit operating models, capabilities, and solutions, and contribute to industry and regulatory publications, writing professional and thought leadership articles, and speaking at related conferences and seminars
  
  

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years of recent experience working within an internal audit, IT risk, or IT compliance function as an internal employee or as part of a professional services firm
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in an appropriate field; Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), PML CISSP, or Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) or similar certifications preferred; Master's degree from an accredited college/university preferred
• Prior knowledge leading and executing IT audit, IT internal control, and IT risk consulting engagements, leveraging IT governance and control frameworks such as Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT), National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 (NIST 800-53), and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and proficiency in core requirements and methodologies for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) internal control programs
• Experience with IT risk management operating models, three lines-of-defense frameworks, integrated risk management practices, and/or risk intelligence capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to lead project engagements, identify business opportunities, attract new business, and build lasting professional relationships with senior client executives
• Strong leadership and communication skills, technical knowledge; ability to write at a publication quality level in order to communicate findings and recommendations to the clients and senior management team
• Ability to travel as necessary; must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa
  
  

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California Salary Range: $153700 - $319000

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