Technology Risk - Assurance - IT Audit Senior - US West - Dallas

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Location: Dallas
 

The opportunity  

The objective of our Technology Risk Services practice is to help our clients understand, assess, and manage risk arising from the use of Technology by providing critically important data, technology, compliance and internal controls knowledge and skills.  We work together every day to inspire confidence and trust in a dynamic environment by providing objective and independent insights through our Technology Risk Services. Our solutions can be used by our clients with their customers, the overall market and when required by regulation or contract.

 

Your key responsibilities  

You will operate as a fieldwork leader working directly with clients in the Pacific time zone in employing proper information systems, resources, and controls to maximize efficiencies and minimize risk. You can expect to work with client personnel to analyze, evaluate, and enhance information systems facilitating the business internal control process, and will assist clients and other Technology Risk professionals in performing information technology control and security engagements.  

 

Skills and attributes for success 

• Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, risk assessments, and other planning documents. Work with the engagement team to document the business processes dependent on information technology. Serve as a fieldwork leader by directing the daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status, and managing staff performance. 
• Demonstrate and apply a thorough understanding of complex information systems. Use knowledge of the current IT environment and industry IT trends to identify the engagement and client service issues and communicate this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations. Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services. 
• Appetite to quickly learn emerging technologies in an ever-evolving technology industry.  Use knowledge of traditional IT environments and apply the same risk lens to new technologies and work directly with client IT personnel to mitigate business risks.    

 

To qualify for the role, you must have 

• A bachelor's or master's degree 
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working as an IT auditor or IT risk adviser for a public accounting firm, a professional services firm, or within industry 
• Bring your experience in applying relevant technical knowledge in at least one of the following engagements: (a) financial statement audits; (b) internal or operational audits; (c) Service Organization Controls Reporting engagements; and/or (d) ERP security and control reviews (Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft)