Senior Data Analytics - IT Internal Auditor

Senior Data Analytics IT Internal Auditor

The role supports the Internal Audit function by leveraging advanced data analytics to enhance audit effectiveness, strengthen risk coverage, and provide actionable insights across IT and financial processes. This position combines traditional IT audit expertise with modern analytics capabilities, enabling data‑driven assurance over financial reporting, IT controls, and operational processes. The role involves evaluating the organization’s control environment in light of emerging trends such as GenAI, cloud computing, and cybersecurity.

It is hybrid: office Monday‑Wednesday and remote Thursday‑Friday.

• Execute internal audit engagements with a focus on data‑driven testing of controls.
• Support SOX (ICFR) testing and develop repeatable analytics for continuous auditing using Alteryx and Oracle RMC.
• Execute IT audit engagements focusing on ITGCs, application controls, and automated controls.
• Design and perform data analytics procedures to assess completeness, accuracy, and integrity of financial and operational data.
• Validate data populations, test automated controls, and identify anomalies for SOX (ICFR) testing.
• Develop repeatable analytics for continuous auditing and monitoring.
• Extract, transform, and analyze large datasets from ERP systems, data warehouses, and cloud environments.
• Build and maintain data pipelines using Alteryx and related tools.
• Create dashboards and visualizations in Power BI to communicate audit insights and trends.
• Perform data validation, reconciliation, and exception analysis across financial systems.
• Identify trends, anomalies, and control gaps; provide insights into segregation of duties conflicts, access anomalies, and financial data inconsistencies.
• Partner with IT, Finance, and business units to understand data structures and system processes, and define audit scopes and testing approaches.
• Communicate findings and insights clearly to audit leadership and business stakeholders.
• Recommend improvements to data quality, controls, and reporting processes.
• Lead initiatives to enhance Internal Audit’s use of automation and analytics; develop reusable scripts, workflows, and dashboards.
• Stay current on emerging technologies, analytics techniques, and audit trends.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field (Accounting or Finance degrees accepted with requisite IT Audit experience).
• Relevant certification such as CISA, CIA, CISSP, CPA, or Alteryx Designer Core, or actively pursuing certification; must be obtained within first two years of employment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of SOX, COSO, COBIT, IT risk assessments, ITGCs, application controls, and controls over financial reporting.
• Experience evaluating the design and effectiveness of IT processes and controls.
• Experience with Active Directory, AWS, OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure), and security configuration testing preferred.
• Broad IT audit experience across applications, databases, operating systems, and infrastructure.
• Experience with Oracle and People Soft preferred.
• Proficiency with Alteryx, Snowflake, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Microsoft Office, Workiva, and Oracle RMC preferred.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills with ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, interviewing, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated project management, organization, and multitasking abilities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, external auditors, and co‑source partners.
• Knowledge of ISACA and IIA auditing standards and best practices.
• Understanding of access management, change management, data privacy, business continuity, and vulnerability assessment concepts.
• Experience in hospitality, transportation, logistics, or other complex multi‑entity environments preferred.
• Sound business judgment, risk awareness, and ability to support data‑driven decision‑making.
• Minimum 2–4 years of IT audit, internal/external audit, compliance, risk management, or related experience.
• 3–5 years of audit, analytics, or…