Audit Manager - Data, Digital, and Enterprise

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The Audit Manager is responsible for the execution of audit engagements, which includes planning, developing the project’s scope, maintaining the budget and time frames of the project to meet audit requirements, and ensuring department Standards are properly met. The role is responsible for their assigned staff's performance management process and recruiting and retention of staff for the audit team. The Audit Manager provides input to improve operational efficiency and/or to enhance the design or operating effectiveness of the internal control environment.

The role provides technical expertise, with a focus on digital transformation programs, and performs supervisor related work including training new employees or those with lesser experience, reviewing work of others, and providing regular feedback and coaching to employees. The role is an integral part of the digital services team within the Audit Services team, responsible for interacting with local and global Senior and Executive management, leveraging technical expertise to evaluate risk areas and ensuring that resources are properly aligned to audit these areas.

The Audit Manager will focus on transformation projects in the digital space, at Northern Trust, including but not limited to data governance and management, Cloud, Dev Ops, Blockchain, Generative AI, Machine learning, and robotics/automation.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Coordinates and collaborates with the global technology audit team on the identification of risks and execution of audits part of the audit plan.
• Functions in various roles on audit engagements, including leading audits, staffing audits and providing consulting or oversight functions based on the needs of the team.
• Manages internal audit projects related to systems implementations, cross function transformational programs related to emerging and newly adopted technology at Northern Trust. In addition, the Audit Manager may be asked to assist with Information Technology General Controls (ITGC), information security/cyber, business application, and integrated business audits.
• Provides technical expertise to the Digital Services Audit Team and uses sound audit practices.
• Maintains familiarization and technical expertise with the assigned business unit(s) including organizational structure, personnel, activities and products, new product development, financial performance and risk and problem areas.
• Responsible for staying current on regulatory rules and changes within the industry.
• Interacts and partners with Senior and Executive Management to understand the risks within the business, business changes and other significant events that could significantly affect the business and/or the audit plan.
• Train larger Audit Services team on technology risks and challenges.
• Manages and performs special projects as assigned.
• Participates in meetings with business unit to discuss audit results.
• Communicates with partners at all levels, developing and presenting recommendations on operations and controls for the business unit.
• During audit engagements, assigns work to auditors, sets priorities and monitors activity.
• Conducts the performance management process for direct reports. Oversees the performance management process and ensures identification of training and development needs for the respective team members.
• Utilizes…