IT Senior Auditor
At a glance
Senior Audit & Controls role at Stefanini. Houston · no salary stated · we estimate $97,500–$132,000 across the United States.
Stefanini has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
financeroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Run IT and integrated audits, setting schedules and tailoring audit procedures to the objectives
- Record testing and findings in workpapers, then assess control evidence and summarize audit outcomes
- Coordinate information for external auditors and join selected audits they lead
- Address Sarbanes-Oxley, control remediation and other compliance needs, and help build risk, ethics and anti-fraud training
- Draft audit reports with recommendations for technical and non-technical readers, while supporting analytics and system access
What you bring
- A computer science degree or a related qualification, plus audit or relevant experience
- Working knowledge of internal controls, operational workflows, IT procedures and application controls
- Strong analysis, communication and project management skills, with care handling confidential matters and deadlines
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience in an IT area such as ERP systems, information security or infrastructure
Who this fits
This role suits an auditor with stronger IT or technical skills who can work independently and collaborate across departments. The position is based in Princeton, with Houston candidates considered if they can travel to Princeton during the assignment. Expect travel of up to thirty percent, including domestic and potentially limited international trips.
From the employer
We help Procurement and Recruiting departments faced with the challenge of filling multiple IT-related openings for either long-term employment, or short-term projects. They need to find reliable candidates, with the right expertise, quickly and at the right cost to enable their company to remain competitive, and to increase profit and efficiency.
Stefanini provides the IT contract resources you need to implement crucial projects, handle short-term assignments, or fulfill long-term placements. Our IT staffing services free you from the challenges of finding, recruiting, training and retaining high-quality professional staff, and allow you to focus on managing your business growth.
We provide the ongoing skill development to ensure that professionals placed at your site are trained in leading technologies to support your information technology hardware, software, and network infrastructure. Augment your staff for short or long-term engagements, or for specialized expertise on specific projects.
We have more than 25 years of staffing industry knowledge and can provide you with superior
candidates to match your technical and professional needs.
Purpose
Provide independent and objective opinions on the overall effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls that mitigate business risks impacting performance objectives and strategy, and provide additional assurance services as requested by Senior Management or the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. This position is similar to other IA Sr. Auditor positions and will focus on the area of Information Technology.
Responsibilities
• Perform IT and integrated audits by documenting and evaluating audit objectives, developing timetables and schedules, and preparing or adapting audit programs.
• Complete audit work papers and memoranda by documenting audit tests and findings.
• Support external auditors by coordinating information requirements and participating on selected audits led by the external auditor.
• Provide support on issues relating to Sarbanes-Oxley, internal controls, remediation assistance, and other compliance areas, as requested.
• Assist with the development and implementation of training programs in areas such as risk, ethics and anti-fraud.
• Conduct audit walkthroughs and detailed evidential control tests; evaluate and summarize audit results; complete audit documentation.
• Write audit reports, communicate audit observations and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Assist department with data analytics and system access.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and three to five years of Audit or relevant experience.
• Must have working knowledge of internal control requirements, operating work flows, information technology procedures and controls, including system application controls.
• Ability to work effectively with representatives from other departments and functions is required
• Strong analytical skills and ability to consider / develop alternative solutions – “think outside of the box.”
• Excellent communication skills, including listening and the ability to communicate with all levels of clients in both verbal and written form.
• Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive matters.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple assignments, meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Able to travel up to 30 percent of the time to both domestic and international (limited, but potential) field locations.
• Motivated to work independently and complete responsibilities with little supervision, yet work well and promote team oriented culture. Strong project manager and proven project management skills.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: program/project management, ERP systems (SAP), information security, and/or infrastructure services (operating systems, databases, and network).
• Demonstrated high degree of ethics and strong sense of business judgment, and able to operate within company's published core values.
• Experience working within a COSO Framework, COBIT, ITIL and / or other leading business and IT controls frameworks.
• Experience in the energy industry and with Sarbanes Oxley regulation preferred.
• Additional training or degrees preferred.
• Certification in one of the following is preferred: CISA, CISSP, CPA, CIA.
1. This position is based out of and reports to Princeton, NJ. Willing to look at candidates in Houston, TX if they’re open to traveling to Princeton during assignment!
2. This role will weight heavier on IT/Technical strengths. 1-2+ years of audit experience will suffice