Senior Internal IT Auditor (Analytics Focus) - Remote
Posted 2025-03-15Join the People Helping People
PSCU/Co-op Solutions is now Velera! PSCU and Co-op Solutions became a single entity on January 2, 2024, and our new company name was announced on May 7, 2024. Our new brand represents our combined company?s shared mission and unique ability to drive velocity and positive momentum for credit union success in a new era of financial services.
This position assists in performing and managing internal audit assignments throughout the company, working independently or under the supervision of Audit Management.
In this role, you will work as part of an audit team to conduct audits, evaluate risks, test controls, and review processes related to financial data and systems, internal controls, department procedures, and compliance with regulatory rules and company policies. In addition, you will assist with the tracking of open audit findings and facilitate response generation, information gathering, testing evidence, and escalation of prior findings with the Audit Management. There will be exposure to senior management throughout the organization. Senior IT Auditors will assist and support less experienced staff and may work closely with management and staff from third-party organizations providing internal audit support.
Role Responsibilities
? Planning internal audits by understanding organization objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations; identifying risk areas; preparing audit scope and objectives.
? Interpreting regulations as they pertain to information systems, platforms, and IT operating processes, practices, and procedures.
? Evaluating information technology (IT) infrastructure, data flows/processes, and operating procedures following established standards identification of key controls, control design, and/or control deficiencies through the development of risks and controls matrix, including the reliability and effectiveness of internal information systems controls.
? Creating process documentation, including process narratives and flow charts, to assist with audit planning and execution.
? Creating audit programs and testing procedures at the entity, process, transaction, or application levels, including assessing controls and potential risks.
? Assessing risks and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance; evaluating manual and automated processes; identifying process weaknesses and inefficiencies and technical issues.
? Maintaining open communication with management - communicates audit progress and findings by providing information in status meetings; highlighting unresolved issues; reviewing working papers; preparing final audit reports.
? Partnering with internal clients to define action plans for deficiencies identified.
? Preparing and presenting reports that reflect the audit?s results and document process.
? Assisting Audit Management and co-sourced internal audit partner to coordinate and schedule audit meetings.
? Monitor management?s completion of the actions agreed upon in the remediation process; escalate, support, and provide support when needed or requested by Audit Management.
? Prepare and/or review Audit reports and manage revisions.
? Assist business owners in defining gaps or process deficiencies and associated action plans for remediation.
? Determine and recommend improvements during the implementation of IT system changes or upgrades.
? Partnering with Enterprise Risk to perform internal risk assessments, as necessary.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
The preferred candidate would possess many of the following qualifications: ? Ability to establish relationships and rapport with all levels of personnel, including executive and other levels of management, company employees, vendors, clients and members ? Excellent team player; Contributes to team results by welcoming new and different work requirements; exploring new opportunities to add value to the organization; helping others accomplish related job results as and where needed. ? Strong understanding of financial services, systems, operational, and/or technology controls; knowledge of internal audit standards and practices; must have working knowledge of IT general controls ? Proven working experience as Senior Internal Auditor with commensurate comprehension of: ? Accounting, finance, and/or information technology internal controls and standards ? IIA, IPPF, Cobit, Sarbanes-Oxley, SOC 1, 2, and 3, auditing standards and procedures ? NIST, ITIL, ISACA, or related standards ? The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) ? Risk-assessment practices ? Experience with financial institution regulatory standards such as NCUA, OCC, FFIEC, Nacha ACH, or related, a plus ? Advanced computer skills on MS Office including Microsoft word processing, presentation PowerPoint, excel spreadsheets, and Visio flowchart, accounting software and databases. ? Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and to compile detailed reports. Experience with data analytics software, such as Power BI, Tableau, Diligent/Highbond (formally ACL), SAS, etc. a plus ? Working knowledge of SharePoint, a plus ? Self-motivation, determination and confidence in your abilities ? Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills ? Project a professional demeanor and have the ability to handle confidential matters with
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