Senior Associate, IT Audit & Attest

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Job Responsibilities  

• Supervise, plan, and perform SOC examinations, HITRUST certifications, ISO assessments, and ITGC support. 

• Lead a team of staff members under supervision of a Manager and/or Partner.

• Learn the client's platform structure, security, and software.

• Learn the client’s system and control environment and how it impacts their associated customer users.

• Exercise professional skepticism in the critical assessment of audit evidence.

• Demonstrate an understanding of basic and moderately complex workpaper preparation.

• Analyze control activities and supporting documentation and draw logical conclusions.

• Identify, assess, and document controls and weaknesses in client systems.

• Thoroughly evaluate assigned areas of controls testing and identify potential points for improvement.

• Know and apply specialized knowledge, for example, the SOC Trust Services Criteria and SOC report framework, and the rules, regulations, and code of ethics of the AICPA.

• Perform timely review of staff workpapers and provide constructive feedback.

• Perform drafting of SOC examination reports, ISO internal audit reports, or equivalent.

• Understand and comply with the Firm’s quality control policy.

• Update Managers and/or Partners of job status and assurance issues in timely manner.

• Perform some management duties, including: second review of workpapers, directly report to Partner and attend board/client presentations/meetings.

Requirements  

• Degree in Accounting, Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology, or related field.

• Minimum of 2 years of Public Accounting experience with exposure to SOC, HITRUST, or ISO engagements.

• Experience in supervising staff professionals.

• Strong project management skills.

• Ability to identify internal control deficiencies and document management letter comments for purposes of communicating deficiencies and weaknesses to clients.

• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat Engagement

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Achieved or working towards CPA or CISA certification. 

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