FVP-Senior Audit Manager-IT Auditor

Title: FVP-Senior Audit Manager - IT Auditor

Office Status: Hybrid 2x a week in office

Salary: $160,000-$195,000

A global $12b financial services company that specializes in various commercial and private banking transactions is looking for a Vice President to help directly manage a team for IT Auditors. Their HQ is in NYC and have offices across Latin America and Asia.

The firm employs 600 people and has recently closed major real estate-based lending deals in the US which has put them in a position for growth in the US. They are in a strong standing from a capital/liquidity standpoint and are focused on building out multiple functions to support all business lines.

Job Summary:

Lead and perform information technology audits encompassing the areas of IT general controls, application controls, IT processes, project management and data integrity audit projects/initiatives utilizing information technology control frameworks, such as NIST CSF, ITIL, COBIT, and FFIEC, or other relevant regulatory guidance (e.g., NYSDFS 500, etc.), where applicable. We are seeking both appetite and ability for hands-on work in a smaller team environment.

Essential functions include:

• Effectively prepare a well-developed risk-based audit approach and document high quality working papers for information technology and integrated application audits, while ensuring alignment to current regulatory (e.g. FFIEC, NYSDFS 500, etc.) requirements and emerging risks and regulatory expectations.
• Proactively contribute to the timely updating of auditable entity risk assessments in support of the development and maintenance of the audit plan, while taking in account IT audit standards and frameworks (e.g., ITIL, COBIT, FFIEC, ISO 17799, ISO/IEC 27002, etc.), data security and privacy regulations, emerging regulatory themes, and industry best practices.
• Stay abreast of industry IT trends to identify potential issues and risks, as well as relevant best practices, laws, rules and regulations impacting financial institutions and ensuring that the changes are incorporated into the audit planning and risk assessment process.
• Execute and perform high value IT audits, identify risks, assess mitigating controls, determine “root causes” and make value-add recommendations to improve the control environment through well-developed audit reports.
• Leverage knowledge of systems and data and perform and document all reviews in a manner consistent with acceptable professional standards, including supporting audit procedures, findings and results. Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution, review evidence of closure of findings and determine that evidence of remediation is appropriate to effectively mitigate the risks raised.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships with stakeholders and serve as a trusted advisor while maintaining objectivity and independence in both fact and appearance.
• Participate in department-wide initiatives and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Approximately 10 years of information technology audit experience in financial services and/or public accounting firm.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and executing all aspects of the audit lifecycle, including planning, risk assessment, scoping, detailed testing and reporting.