Internal Audit Manager, IT

AARP • Washington, DC

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health and financial security, and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest-circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin. AARP’s Office of Chief of Staff keeps AARP operating and informed on a day-to-day basis. The staff works closely with the CEO and other E-Team members to provide leadership and direction to make strategic decisions. The Internal Audit Manager, IT is responsible for managing, planning, and maintaining oversight of organizational audit projects or risk and control advisory projects, which may include information technology, operational, regulatory, or compliance components. This role advises management and the board on information technology, information systems, and operational internal controls, as well as compliance with policies, procedures, and applicable laws and regulations. Additionally, the Internal Audit Manager executes special projects on behalf of senior management and the board.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Information Technology, Information Security, Management Information Systems, or Accounting Information Systems.
• Minimum of 3 years in IT audit or a combination of audit and IT roles.
• CISA or equivalent IT certification (e.g., CISSP, CRISC) required.
• Experience with both legacy technologies, including mainframes and on-premises infrastructure, as well as emerging technologies such as Generative AI.
• Regular and reliable job attendance
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships
• Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions

Nice To Haves

• IT, audit, or privacy certifications (e.g., CDPSE, CPA, CIA).

Responsibilities

• Plans, leads, manages and executes risk-based operational, financial, regulatory, and governance audits and risk and control advisory projects of various enterprise functions, working collaboratively with management to identify and mitigate top risks.
• Provides direction to and management of co-sourced subject matter experts and staff to deliver consistent and exceptional client service in execution of audits and risk and controls advisory projects.
• Assists and/or leads training and education sessions on emerging risks for the benefit of the department, organization, and/or Board audit committees.
• Serves as operational liaison across the organization portfolio of companies to manage and mitigate risks in a consistent manner, sharing lessons learned and identifying areas of risks for risk mitigation.
• Communicates audit details and risks to audit team, risk managers, executives, board members and business owners in an understandable and compelling way to drive risk-mitigation adoption.
• Stays abreast of current and emerging operational, financial, and regulatory risks and assesses the risk’s relevance to the organization and its operations to continuously prepare and protect the organization.
• Collaborates with other organization personnel to identify and implement risk management or process improvement opportunities including solutions to more efficiently manage risks in support of the business unit or organization’s goals.
• Evaluates and incorporates organization strategy and major initiatives into the risk assessment process to identify key risk areas for further due diligence and possible inclusion in the audit plan.

Benefits

• AARP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a 401(k); 100% company-funded pension plan; health, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave; performance-based and peer-based recognition and tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees