Senior Technology Audit Manager

Role Summary

Senior Audit Manager, Technology - Global Audit & Assurance, based in New Brunswick, NJ. Lead high-impact audit engagements focused on process and technology system transformation across the enterprise, supporting risk-based, pre-implementation, and SOX Technology audits. This role combines deep technical audit expertise with strong people leadership, stakeholder management, and strategic risk insight. You will oversee teams of auditors, conduct risk assessments, and provide strategic recommendations to enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness.

• Lead planning, scoping and execution of complex integrated (Finance/Operations) and Technology audit engagements (ITGC, application controls, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, identity & access, change management, disaster recovery, and third-party/vendor risks).
• Manage a team of technology auditors: assign work, coach and develop skills, perform performance reviews, and promote a high-performing culture.
• Develop risk-based annual and multi-year technology audit plans aligned with enterprise risk priorities and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX).
• Provide assurance and advisory support on new technology initiatives and transformational programs throughout the enterprise (cloud migrations, SaaS/ERP implementations, Dev Ops pipelines, identity solutions), translating control implications into pragmatic mitigation actions.
• Advise on SOX impact for new initiatives, system implementations, and policy changes; recommend corrective actions.
• Provide hands-on Manager oversight of audit engagement activities, including walkthroughs and testing execution, reviewing work papers and issue write ups, root-cause analyses, reporting and remediation tracking for audit quality assurance.
• Oversee impact analysis and audit-response execution to enable timely remediation of exceptions that address primary risks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with IT leadership, security, compliance, business process owners, and external auditors; present audit results to senior management and be involved in the preparation of Audit Committee materials, as required.
• Drive use of data analytics, automation, and continuous auditing techniques to increase audit effectiveness and efficiency.
• Ensure audit methodology, documentation and working papers meet quality standards and regulatory expectations.
• Monitor and report on audit metrics and key performance indicators and drive improvements in audit processes and tools.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technology risks and recommend updates to audit focus and approaches.
• Contribute to the annual Audit Plan by identifying enterprise risks and helping prioritize audit coverage and resourcing.
• Manage, mentor, and develop audit staff; foster an inclusive culture of accountability, knowledge sharing, and professional growth.
• Attract and retain top talent to help evolve a best-in-class audit organization.

• Required:
  
  8-12+ years of experience in information technology, technology audit, information security, finance, process excellence, or related business experience.
• Required:
  
  5+ years of people management experience.
• Required:
  
  Bachelor s degree; preferred majors include Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science/Analytics, Accounting, Finance, or related fields.
• Preferred:
  Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, or other advanced degrees.
• Preferred: CISA, CISSP, CIA, CPA, CMA, CRISC and/or equivalent professional certifications.
• Demonstrated experience with SOX ITGC testing and IT compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience with System Development Lifecycle frameworks and auditing complex cross-functional multi-region deployments.
• Proven track record auditing cloud platforms, modern application architectures, identity/access management, change management and infrastructure.
• Strong technical understanding of risk in systems, networks, databases, integrations, and common enterprise applications (ERP, HRIS, CRM); SAP S4/HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) (PaaS), SAP ECC experience preferred.
• Experience using data analytics and automation…