Assurance - Technology Risk - Senior Manager - Multiple Positions - 1708933

EY•San Jose, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role focuses on accelerating the adoption of technology solutions in clients' businesses, where specialized IT knowledge is crucial for high-quality audits and safeguarding internal controls. The position involves assessing risks, identifying gaps, mitigating audit risks, and enhancing technology-related investments to support financial statement audits, audits of internal controls over financial reporting, System and Organization Controls Reporting, and other attestation services. Key activities include collecting and analyzing data to detect unmitigated risks, identify deficient controls, duplicated efforts, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies. The role requires technical knowledge in areas such as financial statement audits, internal or operational audits, Service Organization Controls Reporting engagements, and/or ERP security and control reviews (Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft). The Senior Manager is responsible for engagement metrics and staffing, working with the resource management team to align staffing with deliverables. They will lead and direct teams of professionals, providing constructive feedback and performance evaluations. Additionally, the role involves managing risk in client service delivery and generating new business opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field and 8 years of related work experience working as an IT auditor and/or IT risk adviser for a public accounting firm, a professional services firm, or within industry. (5 of which must be progressive, post-baccalaureate).
Alternatively, a Master’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field and 7 years of related work experience working as an IT auditor and/or IT risk adviser for a public accounting firm, a professional services firm, or within industry.
5 years of experience in a managerial capacity focused on financial audit IT in public company audits.
7 years of experience applying relevant IT audit skills in audit engagements as a Financial Audit IT integration leader.
5 years of experience managing audit professionals performing the IT portion of the audit (IT general controls, ERP, application knowledge, system implementation, audit knowledge, and similar).
5 years of experience managing the integration with the financial audit team on application controls, IPE, and IT dependent manual controls.
2 years of experience in audit quality inspection processes, including internal and/or external inspection processes.
Eligible to obtain CPA, CA, CISA, CIPP, CGEIT, CIA, CISSP, CISM, CIPT, CRISC, CMA and/or relevant certification within one year of hire.
Requires travel up to 50%, of which 15% may be international, to serve client needs.
Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.
Must be a "United States worker" as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor regulations at 20 CFR 656.3.

Nice To Haves

Technical knowledge in at least one of the following engagements: (a) financial statement audits; (b) internal or operational audits; (c) Service Organization Controls Reporting engagements; and/or (d) ERP security and control reviews (Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft).

Responsibilities

Accelerate the adoption of technology solutions in all aspects of the clients business.
Assist in assessing risks, identifying gaps, mitigating audit risk and enhancing technology-related investments in support of a financial statement audit, audit of internal controls over financial reporting, System and Organization Controls Reporting and other forms of attestation services for the client.
Collect and analyze data to detect unmitigated risks, identify deficient controls, duplicated effort, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
Responsible for engagement metrics and staffing to align with the planned deliverables.
Works with the resource management team to ensure staffing is based on needs for the assigned scope and tasks.
Lead and direct teams of professionals with diverse skills and backgrounds by providing constructive on-the-job feedback/coaching to team members.
Manage risk in the delivery of quality client services.
Generate and manage new business opportunities.