wanted: IT Audit Manager

IT Audit Manager

A world class financial services company in Newark, New Jersey is seeking an IT Audit Manager for their Annuities and Retirement Business. Qualified individuals will have the opportunity for excellent career growth and mobility in a positive corporate culture. A critical function of this position will be the development and management of a Team that will provide technology audit coverage to the Annuities and Retirement Businesses; both of which are extremely dynamic and growth-oriented businesses within the Firm.

This individual will be responsible for the following functions:

• Providing leadership relative to all phases of audits including planning, control analysis, testing, issue development, and reporting
• Developing integrated test plans for use in covering key areas of risk within the Annuities and Retirement Businesses
• Leading and participating in multiple audits and critical business initiatives throughout the year
• Effe ctively developing audit issues and providing value-added recommendations to strengthen business practices and controls
• Collaborating with audit management to enhance audit coverage across multiple business units
• Establishing and maintaining key business relationships with internal client's leadership and the firm's external auditors resulting in maximum effectiveness
• Coaching multiple staff to complete effective and timely audits
• Remaining current with industry trends and emerging risks to update audit coverage as appropriate

The mission of the Firm's Internal Audit Department is to provide independent, objective assurance services designed to add value to Company by supporting Audit Committee of Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight role. The Department analyzes development, sales, marketing, and operational administration of insurance and investment products and the preparation of financial statements and disclosures as well as reviews compliance with complex legal and regulatory requirements.

The successful Financial Services IT Audit Manager applicant will possess the following requirements (items are required unless noted otherwise):

• A minimum 6 years of information systems audit experience within the Financial Services Industry
• Big 4 Accounting Firm experience is strongly desired
• A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Information Systems or Computer Science is a plus
• A CISA is a preferred
• A CPA, CIA, or CISSP is a plus, but is not required
• Experience auditing, implementing, or operating general computer and application controls including security, change management (PVCS, ChangeMan, etc.), systems development, and disaster recovery
• Experience working with distributed environments and Mainframe environments (Windows, UNIX, and z/OS), relational database platforms (DB2, Oracle, Microsoft SQL, and Sybase), and web applic ations
• Experience developing computer assisted audit techniques (CAATs) and using data analysis software (IDEA, ACL, etc.