Location: Houston, TX
Job #: 9411
Job Type: FA Direct Hire
Category: Audit

Digital Audit- Senior Analyst

Hybrid Role- 3 days in office/2 home

Must be able to commute to downtown Houston

I. Job Summary

The Senior Analyst, Digital Audit, performs audits to assess various IT risks to the business related to IT governance, strategy, infrastructure, security, applications, processes and operations. The individual will take an active role in contributing to department’s strategic initiatives focusing on continuous improvement, cost savings, and effectiveness of the control environment.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Support the annual internal audit plan by preparing audit programs and work papers, conducting walkthroughs and other special reviews/advisory engagements for information technology (IT) and cybersecurity projects.
• Responsible for planning, coordinating and performing risk assessments of all assigned audits.
• Oversees audits and projects that review the integration of automated systems with manual operational procedures including the functionality of workflow, data sources, system configuration, controls, efficiency, performance metrics, user roles, security and alignment with strategy. Assures existence, documentation and proper functioning of procedures and integration into departmental workflow.
• Participate in strategic initiatives (e.g. implementation of cloud-based ERP solutions) to ensure inclusion of necessary controls during design.
• Support the Company’s SOX program through control testing and remediation efforts focusing on identifying efficiencies and possible reduction in audit fees.
• Prepares reports on audit findings and recommends solutions for review by managers.
• Determines effective data analytic techniques to aid in audit testing as well as creating audit plan development and programs.
• Responsible for preparing accurate and descriptive audit work papers. Communicates results of audit with recommended solutions via written and oral reports to auditees and departmental management.
• Ensures that less experienced auditors understand audit departmental goals and objectives. Provides direction and/or support to less experienced auditors.
• Actively seeks out ways to develop and implement improvements to audit methodology, client service and administrative processes.
• Effectively corresponds with senior management clients, and builds strong client relationships through various interactions.
• Manages and resolves ever-changing priorities and demands; confronts issues and takes decisive action on own accord.
• Required travel of approximately 25% to audit or otherwise assist other sites.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory duties.

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Required: Bachelor’s Degree and five years of audit experience and increasing responsibility as an Operational, Process, Financial or IT Auditor.

Preferred: Master’s Degree, or equivalent in Information Systems, Business Administration, Accounting or similar area of study and five years of experience as an auditor in a large accounting firm or internal audit position in a Fortune 500 company.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

• None required but desired to have certification such as CISA, CIA or CPA completed or in the process of completing.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities

• Ability to learn new systems and operations quickly.
• Must be self-motivated, able to work independently and willing to take necessary actions to get the assigned tasks completed.
• Ability to apply strong understanding of all facets of IT Audit disciplines with solid core analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to identify internal client needs through relationship building and active listening and understanding of the business.
• Ability to research, analyze, and develop solutions to address internal client needs.
• Must have strong written and oral communication skills and strong presentation skills.

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) most of the work day;
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
• Normal setting for this job is: office setting.