IT Audit Director - Financial Crimes

Individuals in the IT Audit Job Function focus on the adequacy and effectiveness of controls for the security, integrity, and resilience of information technology (IT), including applications, cybersecurity, information risk management, information security, and infrastructure

• Accountable for the delivery of the portfolio of audits within the audit plan and issue management/validation for the assigned portfolio on time and within KPIs

• Schedule audits effectively to achieve the step change in audit durations according to KPIs, to maintain full utilization in line with expected capacity expectations and to distribute audits evenly through the year
• Lead and manage risk-based audit engagements and demonstrate appropriate coverage of the key risks
• Oversee audit engagements with clear focus on timelines with strong supervision of the team deliverables, including timely review of work papers
• Monitor audit delivery effectively and deliver within the deadline set; and meet interim milestones and avoid overruns
• Confirm potential findings and management action plans through the life of the audit in coordination with stakeholders
• Maintain regular touchpoints with stakeholders to drive and support effective issue management to ensure delivery of audit files that meet all QA standards
• Validate issues to the required quality standards and within relevant KPIs through effective oversight and guidance of the team’s issue management activities
• Ensure data quality is in line with data quality related deadlines and expectations
• Accountable for the maintenance of the risk universe and risk assessments of assigned Auditable Entities

• Responsible for developing and maintaining constructive, collaborative relationships with relevant senior stakeholders providing a commercial perspective and effective challenge and guidance as an independent, respected voice, partner on initiatives and remediation activities
• Responsible for partnering with stakeholders to demonstrate impact and influence through tangible outcomes and raised standards of controls and behaviors in the stakeholder’s Control Environment

• Oversee the team responsible for the audit of risk management and controls for information systems, platforms, and IT operating practices and procedures
• Provide expertise on the development of audit scope, objectives, and work plans, including audit tests, controls, statistical methods, and survey, interview, and computer-assisted audit techniques
• Set and manage appropriate audit delivery, issue management and coverage of the portfolio
• Communicate audit plan to leadership, outlining key process steps by narrative or flowchart, and highlighting information inflows, outflows, and internal control components
• Monitor and ensure an efficient and effective program of audit work including:
  • Complete and accurate documentation
  • Productive interviews with process owners
  • Accurate and insightful evaluation of business, strategic, and reputational risks
  • Identification of control design gaps
  • Comprehensive audit report, observations, recommendations, and the timely initiation remediation
• Ensure that processes are in compliance with corporate objectives and government standards
• Make recommendations to the Audit Committee or Board of Directors on issues raised during audit procedures and consult with business unit leadership on follow-up
• Ensure compliance with audit methodology, operating within industry best practices, applicable regulations, and internal and external professional practice expectations
• Hire, develop and retain top talent
• Manage budget and resource allocation

• Supervisory project management skills within internal audit functions
• Advanced risk assessment, audit methodology, and execution
• Demonstrated ability to drive analytics innovation, credibly challenge and proactively influence risk and control environments
• Cloud Computing

• Anticipates changing business needs, adjusts priorities accordingly, and allocates necessary resources and budget to achieve objectives
• Equips the business to become an effective competitor in a highly…