Immediately Need Director, IT Audit in Chattanooga, TN

Job title: Director, IT Audit
Company: Unum
Job description: Job Posting End Date: October 13

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life?s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

Award-winning culture

Inclusion and diversity as a priority

Performance Based Incentive Plans

Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability

Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer)

Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

Mental health support

Career advancement opportunities

Student loan repayment options

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work environments

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And that?s just the beginning?

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you?re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today

General Summary: Global Audit?s vision is to be a trusted advisor that contributes to Unum achieving its purpose by providing independent objective assurance and advisory services in the areas of risk, control, and business process; recruiting and developing future business leaders; and acting as a change agent in leading best practices throughout Unum.

You will be responsible for leading audits to monitor the risk environment and provide insights on effective risk and controls specializing in the functional area of IT Audit and include integrated engagements with the other functional areas such as US Business, Corporate, or Internal Controls. You will also coach or manage professional staff, provide strategic direction and guidance to the team, and contribute across functional areas of Internal Audit. At this level, you are accountable for accomplishing audit objectives using audit and business experience, creativity, problem solving and critical thinking, decision making, and professional judgment.

Your activities will include thoughtfully assigning development activities to provide the team exposure to IT systems and technical professionals working in digital transformation, including, computer and network hardware, operating systems, networking, programming & software development, web & mobile apps, cloud computing, databases & data analytics, and cybersecurity.

By joining our team and leveraging your unique skills, you will make an immediate impact on our team and Unum and help achieve our shared vision.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as a leader to develop, challenge, empower, and share knowledge with direct reports and others within IA to aid in defining and achieving individual development goals.

• Coach your team in solving problems, managing ambiguity, adapting, and working through obstacles to meeting department performance goals (e.g., on time delivery of quality audits).

• Influence and guide the team through change and organizational transformation, which may include the use of new technologies, automation, data analytics, emergent skills, and adoption of new processes.

• Utilize strong audit, technical, and business acumen to guide teams through conducting effective IT related risk assessments and designing audit procedures that connect processes, risks, and industry trends in order to provide objective assurance and insights to Unum leadership, including assurance on compliance with applicable regulations such as IT general controls in scope for the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX).

• Establish clear expectations for the outcomes of your team that support IA?s plans and objectives.
• Contribute to the development of a risk-based audit plan that evaluates a broad spectrum of risks across business operations, strategic capabilities, technology, and data.

• Effectively resource internal audit teams and co-sourced teams to enable timely completion of quality audits.

• Work independently and with other functional teams to efficiently plan, organize, prioritize, and coordinate work across audits and initiatives.

• Establish strong, effective, and collaborative partnerships with a broad range of technical professionals, business areas, and digital transformation leaders.

• Present audit results to business partners, including senior leaders, in a way that can be consumed, agreed to, and will inspire action.
• Assess the impact of business changes and new processes on the control environment, informing the audit plan and scope.
• Collaborate with audit leadership to manage staffing needs of the team, including hiring, professional development, performance management, and compensation decisions.
• Invest in ongoing learning (e.g., departmental trainings, professional learning opportunities, and certifications such as CISA, CIA, CPA, CFE) and stay current with industry trends, emerging risks, and internal and external issues, while also teaching and guiding others through their learning journey.

• Utilize audit management software (AuditBoard), data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., SQL, Microsoft Power BI),

Job Specifications/Requirements:

• Relevant four-year degree in information systems, computer science, finance/accounting, or other related field required.
• Professional certification (e.g., CISA, CIA, CPA, CFE) preferred.
• 6+ years of applicable work experience, such as years of management experience, industry experience, or audit experience.
• Use advanced IT knowledge to enable smart risk taking and the achievement of company objectives.
• Strong people management or supervisory skills demonstrating effective coaching, mentoring, team building, and leadership.
• Advanced problem solving, critical thinking skills, and demonstrated curiosity.
• Highly motivated and self-directed, demonstrating strong results and leadership against a broad set of audit and organizational objectives.
• Lead and drive change effectively and positively, role modeling effective change behavior, including adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Effective, inclusive, and succinct oral and written communicator who actively listens, builds strong connections, instills trust, influences, and aligns stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation skills and able to successfully communicate complex information to diverse audiences, tailoring your communication style to the needs of your audience.
• Use data to provide comprehensive insights, enable better decision-making, and tell a story, while motivating your team to embrace the use of data analytics in their audit approach.
• Operate with a continuous improvement mindset, seeking more efficient ways of working, sharing knowledge, and encouraging others to pursue improvement opportunities.
• Build strong relationships on a foundation of trust, while inspiring others to creatively solve problems and work together.
• Excellent research and analytical skills and ability to articulate relationships and impacts between complex processes, internal and external issues, and broad risk trends, while coaching others.
• Advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Advanced understanding of scripting or automated testing/analysis (e.g., Python, PowerShell, R) a plus.

Technical Competencies

• Advanced understanding of audit principles and practices in alignment with the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF).

• Advanced understanding of Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control framework for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) financial reporting.

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience. $109,100.00-$213,300.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company: Unum
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Location: Chattanooga, TN

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