Senior IT Auditor

Firm Overview

Our company is associated with a leading firm of Certified Public Accountants and Advisors.

The firm provides Assurance, Advisory, Risk, and Compliance services to a range of industries. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, they serve domestic as well as international companies.

Their team of dedicated professionals has extensive experience domestically and internationally in providing SSAE 21 (SOC 1 / SOC 2 / SOC 3) services. They are a PCI QSA Company and a HITRUST CSF Assessor Firm.

Most of their professionals have experience working with Big 4 accounting firms and have completed hundreds of financial audits, SSAE 21 (SOC 1 / SOC 2 / SOC 3) examinations, and other attestation services.

They advise clients on various compliance initiatives and have deep Internal Audit and Compliance experience to help clients achieve complete assurance.

Job Summary

We seek an experienced Staff IT Audit Consultant who is well-versed in SSAE 21 (SOC Reporting) and AICPA standards.

The successful candidate will assist Senior IT Audit Consultants and report to the Manager, Executive Director, or CEO. This role requires taking initiative to improve relationships and processes.

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities include:

• Participating in planning activities to identify client needs and service opportunities.
• Owning growth and service delivery of engagements, including System and Organization Controls (SOC) Examinations, PCI DSS Assessments, HITRUST Assessments, IT Audits, internal audit engagements, pre and post-implementation assessments, and issuance of reports under the AICPA Consulting and Attestation Standards.
• Working with clients to execute engagements, leveraging industry and functional insights from our advisory business to bring greater value to clients.
• Designing and executing high-quality, integrated, and efficient audit procedures.
• Assisting in building audit methodology, working paper guidelines, quality review standards, and communication protocols.
• Creating and implementing audit strategy for evaluation of significant applications relevant to financial audits.
• Preparing and communicating issues, risk, and recommendations to client leadership.
• Identifying potential clients and generating leads for our services.

Requirements

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Collaboration with engagement team members to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, risk assessments, budgets, and other planning documents.
• Leadership to lead the engagement team to ensure quality workpapers and deliverables.
• Demonstrated understanding of standards, regulations, and information systems.
• Strong project management skills, maintaining the culture of teamwork, project timelines, and quality of deliverables.
• Demonstrated confidentiality and integrity within a professional environment.

Education and Experience Qualifications

The candidate should hold a bachelor's degree and minimum two years of related work experience or a graduate degree and approximately one to two years of related work experience.

A degree in business, accounting, finance, computer science, information systems, or a related discipline is required.

A Chartered Accountant membership with the ICAI is preferred.

The candidate should have at least one year of experience working as an auditor or risk advisor for a professional services firm or financial services company.

Significant experience with auditing IT General Controls and Business Process Controls will be an advantage.