Manager, Technology Audit

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Finance and Accounting

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$106,300.00 - $175,400.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Under general supervision, responsible for executing all aspects of audits of technology functions across the company. Through assessment of the entity's control environment, identifies areas for improvement and recommends corrective actions to the business. Provides training and coaching to team members throughout audit engagements and other projects. This job is a team lead.

What Will You Do?

• Plans, leads and ensures execution of the audits of various company technology functions, incorporating an understanding of technology processes, risk assessment techniques and generally accepted auditing standards.
• Leads Sarbanes-Oxley compliance reviews and performs business monitoring.
• Develops audit plans, programs and specific tests to evaluate control areas.
• Has supervisory responsibility for review of work performed and acts as a lead reviewer to manage audit projects.
• Independently assesses the effectiveness of controls, determines the potential impact of any control failure and recommends corrective actions to the business.
• Prepares documentation in adherence to internal audit professional standards, best practices and Corporate Audit's methodology.
• Reviews workpapers to determine completion and adherence to standards.
• Writes audit reports with minimal supervision.
• Performs regular business monitoring of Traveler's IT functions by maintaining ongoing relationships with key members of business management, attending meetings and reviewing documentation.
• Monitors the status of existing corrective actions and schedules validation of completed corrective actions.
• Ensures that all parts of each audit are completed, in addition to monitoring and reporting time incurred versus time budgeted.
• Identifies emerging industry issues and assesses any implications for the company.
• Assists the Program Director with preparation of the quarterly audit results summary presented to business management. The summary includes the results of recent audits and the status of issues and corrective action plans.
• Proactively trains and develops staff in the application of various technology audit and risk assessment techniques as well as coaches team members to enhance their capabilities and career development.
• Consistently adheres to internal audit professional standards, best practices and Corporate Audit's methodology.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• BA/BS in Computer Science/MIS or related discipline.
• Thorough knowledge of risk assessment, technology and auditing principles.
• Thorough knowledge of IT Risk Frameworks (COBIT, COSO, NIST, etc.).
• Technical Competence:
• Advanced knowledge of insurance business, IT systems and products.
• Intermediate understanding of the relationships between financial, operational and technology risks and controls as well as the insurance industry.
• Intermediate knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Intermediate understanding of the audit cycle, universe, plan and schedule, including business monitoring and SOX validation.
• Advanced skills with commonly used office software including: MS Office, email and the internet.
• Intermediate ability to evaluate the materiality of issues and see the big picture .
• Ability to utilize critical thinking by applying process analysis, business intelligence, and problem solving techniques.
• Ability to leverage CAATs to improve audit test efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Leadership:
• Advanced ability to work on multiple pr