IT Auditor II

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich.,

and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.”

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 10 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
• Family-friendly work hours
• Promote from within culture

• Work-Life Balance
• Hybrid Work Schedule – Split your time working remotely and at our Corporate Headquarters in Rosemont, IL
• Minimal Travel
• An entrepreneurial culture with opportunity for growth

This position administratively reports to an IT Audit Manager and functionally to an audit engagement supervisor (i.e. Senior Auditor or Audit Officer). The position will work closely with audit team members, internal audit clients, other risk management and compliance functions within the organization, as well as external parties where applicable. The role is based in Rosemont, IL with occasional travel to banking and non-banking locations in and outside of the Rosemont area.

• Actively participate in the successful and timely completion of assigned engagement deliverables.
• Attend audit team planning meetings and audit kick-off meeting with clients, including drafting relevant meeting minutes.
• Obtain and review prior year audit work papers and other relevant documents to assist with the effective, efficient, and successful completion of all audit activities.
• Participate in walkthroughs with relevant business process owners and writes narratives and conclusions based on assessments derived from executing walkthrough procedures.
• Timely complete assigned audit areas and develops required supporting work papers.
• Ensure observations of irregularities, discrepancies, and deviations from prescribed procedures and practices are fully supported by relevant evidence and corroborated documented information.
• Timely communicate with audit team and audit clients. Keep engagement supervisor and/or audit clients informed as to status of work. Develop positive working relationships with audit team members, audit clients, and throughout the organization.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, from an accredited college or university, with a major in Information Systems, Accounting Systems, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field of study.
• Minimum of 1 to 3 years of relevant audit experience in public accounting and/or internal auditing.
• Applied knowledge of accounting concepts, audit methodologies, risk-based auditing techniques, The IIA’s International Professional Practices Framework, Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, COBIT, U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, etc.
• Experience with or significant interest in technology, cybersecurity, and digital concepts.
• Experience in utilizing computer-assisted audit tools and techniques (e.g. ACL, IDEA, etc.) and internal audit management software (Team Mate) is desired
• One of the following preferred: CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP

Medical Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment
• Short-term and long term Disability Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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