IT Audit Manager

Job Title: IT Audit Manager

About the firm:

Citrin Cooperman is one of the largest accounting and consulting firms in the United States, and 4th among mid-Atlantic firms, with over 2,500 employees in 22 U.S. and International offices. This year, we were rated one of the Top 50 Best Companies to work for according to Vault.com. We are always looking for new team members who bring a fresh perspective, technical expertise, and a passion for solving problems.

At Citrin Cooperman, we offer you the flexibility to take your career to the next level and still allow you to focus on what matters to you!

Citrin Cooperman India LLP (“CCI”), provides shared services for Citrin Cooperman. Providing quality service to clients with the most efficient use of resources is always a challenge in today's professional world. CCI's mission is to provide outstanding professional support to all Citrin Cooperman offices throughout the year in the areas of accounting, attest and auditing, tax compliance and consulting, business advisory, valuation, litigation support, and other professional work.

The objectives of the IT Audit Manager role are to work alongside our financial audit teams in scrutinizing the IT environment at client organizations to provide our clients with specialized internal control, IT risk assessment, and IT audit analytics services related to financial reporting, and to assist audit teams in properly managing audit risks. The IT Audit Manager plans, manages, and executes audit engagements and leads teams to ensure deliverables meet work plan specifications and deadlines. Also, helps clients navigate the complexities, risks and opportunities in their "extended enterprises" by proactively identifying, analyzing, assessing, monitoring, and communicating risks presented by third party relationships.

Responsibilities Includes, but not Limited to:

• Manage IT audit engagements to identify and evaluate complex technology and business risks and internal controls which mitigate risks, and related opportunities for internal control improvement
• Advise in the selection and tailoring of approaches, methods, and tools to support service offering for industry projects
• Actively lead decision making with audit engagement teams and seek to understand the broader impact of current decisions
• Identify and pursue opportunities to use of technology-based tools or methodologies to analyze, design, and/or implement products and services
• Documenting audit results, drafting recommendations, and presenting conclusions to client management
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of client's business environments and basic IT risk management approaches
• Participate in proposal development efforts
• Demonstrate knowledge of market trends, competitor activities, and the firm's products and services
• Participate in the development and delivery of firm-wide training on IT audit topics, such as IT controls, risk management, and emerging technologies
• Continuously identify opportunities to innovate current IT audit processes to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and value-add to the firm and clients by developing new processes, evolving methodology, and implementing new tools.
• Build and nurture positive working relationships with clients with the intention to exceed client expectations

Experience Required

• To be successful as an Audit Manager, a candidate will have demonstrated abilities to perform all IT audit management duties, including:
• Adopting and executing a risk-based audit approach
• Leading/executing complex technology process audit engagements
• Staying up to date on emerging technologies and adapting them to IT audit requirements
• Developing detailed audit programs in core IT areas including Data Center, Server, UNIX / Linux, Windows, Database Management, Data & Voice Network, SDLC
• Supervising staff auditors and developing their potential through timely on-the-job training
• Executing tests of areas under review and deriving sound results from which assessments of the suitability of controls can be developed
• Documenting results in work papers and reviewing the work of others
• Establishing and maintaining close working relationships across all levels of audit teams and clients’ management.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems or Computer Science preferred, MBA / MS a plus, CISA (required) and / or other related information system security professional certification (e.g., CISSP)
• Understanding of financial audit standard setters and regulators as well as basic understanding of AICPA professional standards related to internal controls
• 5+ years IT audit or systems administration experience
• In-depth understanding of SDLC, IT Governance, Information Security administration, technology infrastructure in the areas of Virtualization Technology Environments and Products, UNIX, Windows, Routing Protocols, Active Directory, Database Management, Next Generation Firewalls, among others.
• Understanding of Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency protocols
• Experience in managing risks associated with information systems and applying IT audit techniques
• Experience in financial services organizations environment and FFIEC Guidelines is a plus