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Job Summary
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Internal Auditor - IT in Chennai, India.
This is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing and managing the organization's IT audit function. With a focus on ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, assessing risks, and enhancing internal controls, the Senior Manager leads a team of audit professionals in executing audit plans, managing projects, and providing strategic guidance to senior management. This role requires a strong background in IT and IT audit, hands on experience with various aspects of SOX auditing and compliance, up to date knowledge on cybersecurity risks and controls, excellent formal and informal communication skills and demonstrated leadership capabilities. This position would report to Senior Director of IT Audit.
What a typical day looks like:
- Provide strategic direction and leadership for the IT audit function, aligning audit activities with organizational objectives and priorities.
- Develop and implement audit strategies, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Mentor and coach audit team members, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Lead the development of risk-based IT audit plans, including scoping, stakeholder alignment, resource allocation, prioritization of audit activities and review of test procedures drafted by the team.
- Oversee the timely execution and reporting of IT audits, including SOX compliance audits, ITGCs and application control audits, cybersecurity assessments, regulatory and advisory reviews.
- Oversee the team on ongoing basis to ensure timely completion of audits
- Review audit workpapers, findings, and reports to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with professional standards.
- Provide constructive feedback to the team on work performed and workpapers, establish guidelines, checklists to ensure work product quality
- Stay abreast of evolving regulatory requirements, industry trends, and emerging risks related to IT governance, technology, cybersecurity, and data privacy.
- Assess IT risks and controls, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement, and recommending actionable solutions to mitigate risks.
- Partner with stakeholders to enhance the effectiveness of internal controls and risk management processes.
- Manage audit projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality audit reports and recommendations.
- Communicate audit findings, risks, and recommendations to audit management and other key stakeholders.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with business partners, external auditors, and peers in other firms.
- Drive process improvements and innovations within the IT audit function, leveraging technology, data analytics, and automation tools to enhance audit efficiency and effectiveness.
- Lead or contribute to special projects, initiatives, or cross-functional teams to address strategic priorities and organizational challenges.
- Foster growth mindset and implement management’s continuous learning initiatives in the team.
The experience we’re looking to add to our team:
- Bachelor's degree in information systems, Accounting, Finance, or related field. Master's degree or professional certification (CISA, CISSP, CIA, etc.) is preferred. Recent technology certifications highly preferred.
- Hands on experience in or exposure to IT applications, cloud services, systems and network technologies are highly preferred.
- Professional certifications (CISA, CISSP, CIA, etc.) and technology certifications (for ex., AWS Solutions Architect, Network Specialty, Security specialty, Azure Security, Azure Administrator, Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCA, VMWare VCTA, etc.) preferred. Exposure to advanced technology such as ML, AI, preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in IT audit, risk management, and compliance, with a focus on SOX compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Strong knowledge of IT governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, NIST), control frameworks (e.g., COSO), and auditing standards (e.g., IIA, PCAOB, ISACA).
- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing audit teams, including project management, performance evaluation, and talent development.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with senior management, external auditors and cross functional teams.
- Strategic thinking, problem-solving abilities, and a track record of driving change and delivering results in a dynamic environment.
- Attention to detail and analytical mindset, with the ability to understand complex IT systems and processes, identify and assess complex IT risks and controls.
- Committed to continuous learning and development with a growth mindset, willingness to embrace challenges, receive feedback, learn from mistakes and persistently seek improvement.
- Ability to work with cross functional teams, foster open communication, and share knowledge.
What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:
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