Senior IT Audit Consultant

The Position

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Audit Consultant who is well versed in SSAE 18 (SOC Reporting) and other AICPA standards. You will lead engagements with the assistance of a Staff Audit Consultant and under the guidance of the Executive Director and / or CEO. On certain strategic engagements you will be responsible for directly working with the CEO. We are looking for an individual who is excited to jump in with both feet and be part of the team to help ensure success. This role is generally autonomous and requires the individual to take initiative to improve relationships and processes.

Responsibilities

AARC-360 separates itself from their competition by providing unparalleled service to its clients. As a key member of the team, you will be instrumental in driving AARC-360’s image and level of service. The key responsibilities are as follows:

1.      Be responsible for all aspects of our services (i.e., plan, execute and report).

2.      Lead account planning and management activities to identify client needs and service opportunities in the areas of assurance, advisory, risk and compliance.

1. Own the growth and service delivery of engagements and work closely with each Client to coordinate efforts on engagements to include, but not limited to: SSAE 18 Examinations, PCI DSS Assessments, and HITRUST CSF Assessments.

4.      Supervise and complete a detailed review of work performed by Staff Audit Consultant(s).

5.      Work with each client to execute engagements, with a focus on leveraging industry and functional insights from our advisory business to bring greater value to client.

6.      Design, execute, and maintain high-quality, integrated and efficient audit procedures.

7.     Assist in building audit methodology, working paper guidelines, quality review standards, and communication protocols. Develop audit programs and procedures to establish the Audit processes. Streamline control testing to ensure effective and efficient operations.

8.     Coach and train Staff Audit Consultant(s) to ensure quality.

9.     Create and implement audit strategy relating to evaluation of significant applications relevant to financial audits.

10.  Prepare and communicate issues, risks, and recommendations to client leadership, including on-going insights on potential corrective action plans.

11.  Adhere to all quality standards and processes including the firm’s independence requirements, for the acquisition of customers, opportunities and submission of proposal and contract documents.

12.  Identify potential customers and generate leads for the organization including managing a healthy sales pipeline including maintaining the Client Relationship Management database.

13.  Call on prospective customers and existing customers keeping regular contact via email or phone calls.

Skills

1.      Excellent communication, both verbal and written, with clients and team members.

2.      Collaboration with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, risk assessments, budgets and other planning documents.

3.      Leadership to lead the engagement team to ensure quality workpapers and deliverables, provide regular status updates, and adhere to a project timeline.

4.      Demonstrate and apply a detailed and thorough understanding of standards, regulations and information systems.

5.      Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills, maintaining the culture of teamwork, the project timelines and quality of deliverables.

6.      Demonstrated confidentiality and integrity within a professional environment.

Minimum Education and Experience Qualifications

1.      A bachelor’s degree and minimum two (2) years of related work experience or a graduate degree and approximately one to two (1-2) years of related work experience.

2.      A degree in business, accounting, finance, computer science, information systems or a related discipline.

3.      Minimum of one (1) year of experience working as an auditor or risk advisor for a public accounting firm, a professional services firm or financial services company, or comparable experience as an advisor to a financial services company. Significant experience with auditing IT General Controls and Business Process Controls will be an advantage.

4.      Experience with at least two (2) of the following types of engagements: a) Service Organization Control (SOC) reporting; b) internal audit risk assessment; c) financial statement audits/SOX/internal controls; d) PCI and or HITRUST Assessments; and/or e) Application security and control reviews (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Workday).