Sarbanes Oxley Auditor - IT

BizTek People, Inc. | APA International Placement Consultants • Milwaukie, OR

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves planning, conducting, and reporting on Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Key Report and IT General Control (GC) testing. The auditor will execute baseline and benchmark test procedures for Key Reports, ensuring alignment with departmental methodologies and external audit expectations. This includes developing new test steps for previously untested Key Reports to address financial reporting SOX risks and meet external audit requirements. The position also requires executing IT GC test procedures, documenting all testing work to facilitate efficient reviews and leverage by external auditors, and keeping management informed of testing status. A key responsibility is validating potential exceptions with control owners and relevant management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Minimum five (5) years of SOX testing experience
• Proven ability and extensive previous experience testing Key Reports and IT general controls
• Ability to work independently and self-manage with limited oversight
• Advanced knowledge of SOX, internal audit and IT audit standards
• Ability to work very effectively in a highly collaborative team environment
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with all levels of employees
• Demonstrated skill multi-tasking, organizing and managing time effectively to meet deadlines and balance priorities
• Proven ability to document one's work in accordance with quality assurance standards and practices

Responsibilities

• Plan, conduct and report results of SOX Key Report and IT General Control (GC) testing
• Execute Key Reports baseline test procedures and benchmark test procedures in accordance with established departmental methodologies and in alignment with external audit (EA) expectations to ensure ability of EA to leverage
• Develop SOX Key Report test steps where needed for Key Reports that have not been previously tested to ensure that the test performed effectively addresses relevant financial reporting SOX risks and is in alignment with EA testing and documentation requirements
• Execute IT GC test procedures (sampling, coverage, etc.) and in alignment with external audit (EA) expectations to ensure ability of EA to leverage
• Document Key Reports and IT GC SOX testing work/conclusions in a manner which facilitates an efficient review, ensures audit testing can be fully leveraged by external auditors, and satisfactorily addresses/closes all reviewer comments
• Ensure both Internal Audit (IA) and the Business Controls Officer (BCO) management are kept apprised of overall and detailed testing status
• Validate potential Key Report exceptions and IT GC SOX exceptions with control owners, IT&S Compliance, IA management and BCO management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level