IT Assurance Senior Manager, Technology Risk Assurance

Job Summary:

The Assurance Senior Manager, Technology Risk Assurance is responsible for acting as an IT audit technical resource to clients, as well as internal stakeholders (Assurance teams), in the resolution of complex and high-level tasks associated with the audit process. In this role, the Assurance Senior Manager, Technology Risk Assurance will lead teams in planning and performing IT risk and control work.

• Understands core business operations/structure of various businesses
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of business issues, trends, and industry economics
• Identifies and discusses key financial and non-financial performance measures
• Demonstrates ease with client communications

• Identifies and considers all applicable policies, laws, rules, and regulations of the firm, regulators, or other authoritative bodies
• Identifies and makes constructive suggestions to improve client internal controls and accounting procedures
• Ensures proper documentation of the clients' internal control system
• Ensures proper documentation of the clients' business and IT processes and controls and tests key controls in a variety of industries
• Supervises the work of the team and reviews work papers and conclusions during audit field work
• Provides on-the-job-training to the engagement team during field work
• Identifies and prioritizes key risks, and assesses their impact and likelihood of occurrence
• Communicates to the client areas to improve processes, strengthen controls, mitigate risks, and/or increase efficiency
• Develops and maintains relationships with client personnel and management
• Ensures technology is appropriately integrated into the process

• Develops and applies an advanced knowledge of auditing theory, a sense of audit skepticism, and the use of BDO audit manuals
• Applies auditing theory to various client situations
• Identifies complex issues, including deviations, and forms a resolution, seeking the counsel of BDO technical experts as needed
• Applies knowledge to identify instances where testing may be reduced or expanded and provides counsel to the members of the audit team

• Conducts detailed reviews to help ensure audits are completed in accordance with assurance manual standards
• Prepares or reviews required communications to management and audit committees, ensuring timeliness and completeness
• Recommends appropriate outcomes to critical issues
• Initiates and prepares client acceptance/retention procedures where appropriate
• Plans the audit process and oversees the execution of procedures with quality, efficiency, and completeness despite pressures of deadlines
• Executes proper BDO methodology including but not limited to proper archiving procedures

• Plans and executes IT audits, including obtaining an understanding of the control environment, designs test plans, evaluates deficiencies, and assesses the overall financial reporting control environment
• Reads and reviews clients' information and control documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and ensures that all supporting information is documented in the work papers and through appropriate testing
• Prepares required communications to the client and the Audit Committee, as applicable
• Recognizes and applies new pronouncements to client situations
• Identifies, analyzes, and discusses alternative principles with the Manager, Senior Manager and engagement partner and the client, as needed
• Identifies complex issues and brings them to the attention of the team and management where necessary for resolution
• Coaches less experienced team members in new areas

• Sets the tone for teamwork by supporting others in their work and delivers on commitments made to team members and clients
• Supervises managers and senior associates on all projects
• Reviews work prepared by managers and senior associates and provides review comments
• Acts as a Career Advisor to managers and senior associates
• Schedules and manages workload of senior associates and associates
• Provides verbal and written performance feedback to managers and senior associates
• Teaches/coaches managers and senior associates to provide on-the-job learning

• Bachelor's degree, required; focus in Business Administration, Accounting, Computer Science, or Information systems, preferred
• Master's degree in Information Systems, preferred

• Eight (8) or more years of experience of IT audit, information systems and operational auditing experience, required
• Experience performing general and application control reviews, required
• Experience with performing review of and testing around third-party attestation (SOC) reports, preferred
• Experience working within a public accounting and internal auditing environment, preferred

• CPA, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, CISSP and/or CFE certification, required

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, required
• Exposure to various industry ERP…