Senior IT Auditor

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Job Description:

Discover’s Internal Audit Department (IAD) is committed to providing insightful perspectives, leveraging specialized talent, and delivering a refreshing experience to all of our stakeholders.  These commitments are met through technically skilled professionals who are collaborative, hard-working, and highly motivated to consistently deliver high-quality work in a challenging and fast-paced environment. IAD is viewed as an integral part of Discover’s risk management framework and is valued by management as a trusted partner.

Summary:

Complete audit testing in a dynamic environment to provide insights to business partners and identify information technology, information security, and data management risks and control gaps. 

Focus Areas include: 

• Cloud Services 

• Cybersecurity 

• Data Governance 

• Continuous Development/Continuous Improvement 

• Systems management/Maintenance 

What you'll do:

• Completes assigned audits/audit tasks using department tools and pursuant to department guidelines, within established timetables with high quality results. Discusses findings and solutions with client and audit lead.

• Develops detailed risk assessments and identifies and assesses controls against best practices.

• Continues to develop skill sets by meeting required training and obtaining advanced degrees and/or certification pursuant to department guidelines.

• Help design or tailor work programs 

• Audit major components of business units 

• Autonomously execute testing  

• Perform risk assessments of business activities, potential exposures, and the materiality of loss 

• Leverage available data and analytical tools during planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases of audit engagements 

• Fundamental understanding of core Information Technology processes and systems (e.g., cloud technologies, operating systems, data management, networking, systems development lifecycle, etc.)

How You’ll Do It:

With oversight from the Lead and Supervisor:

• Attend walkthrough meetings and document narratives/flowcharts.

• Assist with identification and documentation of risks, controls and tests in the automated work paper system.

• Participate in update meetings with internal audit management.

• Document work papers in accordance with Internal Audit Methodology or direction provided by the lead in a concise and logical manner.

• Understand how applications and related Information Technology (IT) risks and controls support achievement of business processing objectives

Working independently as an Associate:

• Demonstrate knowledge of Internal Audit Methodology by participating in every audit phase, including planning, fieldwork and reporting (e.g., International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) and Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) 2013).

• Demonstrate an awareness of the business unit activities under audit.

• Escalate potential findings in a concise format to the audit lead for discussion.

• Follow-up on assigned actions from the audit (status updates and verifications).

Qualifications:

Minimum

• Bachelors degree in Social Science, Engineering, Business, Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Analytics

• 2+ years of experience with Applied Sciences, Engineering, Operations, Computer Science, Data Science, Accounting, Finance, Business or related experience

Bonus Points If You Have

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or Cyber Security, IT audit experience within an Accounting / Consulting firm, Financial Institution, or Regulatory Agency is preferred 

• 1+ years of audit, finance, accounting, treasury, risk management, or other work experience in a related field

• Professional certification, such as CIA, CAMS, CRMC, CPA, CISA, or other relevant certification (can be in the process of achieving certification)

• Experience with automated work paper system (Pentana)