Financial Services Information Technology Internal Audit Senior Consultant

Crowe•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Information Technology Internal Audit Senior Staff will be an experienced, self-motivated professional interested in joining our expanding internal audit team. Joining our Consulting Financial Services practice is an opportunity to help make the world more honest, transparent, safe, and secure. From day one of being on our team, you will assist our clients with transforming their governance, embedding risk in their decision-making and maintaining efficient compliance. We will enable an entrepreneurial and innovative environment for you to deliver transformative consulting services and to develop deeply specialized skill sets demanded in today’s market.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
3+ years’ experience of working in financial institutions, Big 4 or equivalent, or regulatory supervisory of financial institutions.
3 years or more of experience in the areas of IT audit, corporate IT Audit, or technology risk consulting preferred.
Understanding of commonly used internal control frameworks, including COSO and COBIT and knowledge of audit methodologies and developing key internal audit deliverables.
Working experience with IT general controls, IT application controls and key report testing
Prior experience should include progressive responsibilities, including execution of test of design and test of operational effectiveness workpapers, and project management, including self-management of simultaneous work-streams and responsibilities.
Strong written and verbal communication and comprehension both formally and informally to our clients and our teams, in a variety of formats and settings, including in interviews, meetings, calls, e-mails, reports, process narratives, presentations, etc.
Internal control design and effectiveness understanding.
Business process flow and flowcharting.
GAAP financial accounting and SEC Reporting.
Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

Professional Certification such as CISA, CISSP, CPA, CIA, or similar is a plus.
Major in Accounting, Computer Information Systems, or Management Information Systems
Exposure to larger financial institutions ($100 billion and up) preferred.
Networking and relationship management

Responsibilities

Providing risk management, internal audit and internal control services to clients in the banking industry.
Assisting in planning and executing engagements, including completing test of design and test of operational effectiveness workpapers.
Conducting fieldwork, preparing workpapers to support conclusions, discussing findings and observations with management, and preparing written reports of various types and formats.
Involved in providing clients with advice to improve and optimize internal controls, enhance and transform internal audit approach and methodologies and performing risk assessments.
Providing other value-added recommendations both to our clients and to help improve the firm.
Leading IT General Controls/IT Audit and IT Risk Consulting engagements