Senior IT Internal Auditor

Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality•Denver, CO

22h

About The Position

Pursuit is seeking a Senior IT Internal Auditor to join its Internal Audit & Compliance function during an exciting period of growth, transformation, and public company maturity. This role is ideal for a thoughtful, business-minded auditor who brings a combination of public accounting and internal audit experience, understands technology risk and controls, and is energized by helping a newly public company modernize processes, strengthen governance, and build scalable control environments. The Senior IT Internal Auditor will support IT, financial, operational, and compliance audit activities with a focus on IT general controls, system implementations, business process controls, automation opportunities, and the integration of legacy and emerging systems. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a hands-on environment, challenging the status quo, and partnering with stakeholders to identify practical, forward-looking improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, Business, or a related field.
At least 4–5 years of combined experience in public accounting, internal audit, IT audit, risk advisory, or a related controls-focused role.
Experience evaluating IT general controls, application controls, business process controls, and technology-enabled risks.
Strong understanding of internal control concepts, risk assessment, audit documentation, and testing procedures.
Ability to work with manual, legacy, and developing control environments while helping the business move toward more automated, scalable solutions.
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical or control concepts into clear, business-oriented recommendations.
High degree of curiosity, professional skepticism, sound judgment, and willingness to challenge the status quo.

Nice To Haves

Experience in or exposure to a public company environment, SOX compliance, or public company readiness activities is strongly preferred.
Experience supporting or auditing new system implementations, ERP implementations, system integrations, or technology transformation initiatives is a plus.
Hospitality, travel, leisure, attractions, or other consumer-facing industry experience is helpful but not required.
CPA, CISA, CIA, CISSP, or related professional certification is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute IT internal audit procedures, including IT general controls, application controls, access management, change management, system development lifecycle, cybersecurity, data integrity, and business continuity controls.
Support ongoing SOX compliance efforts by evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of technology controls and related business process controls.
Partner with Finance, IT, Operations, and other business stakeholders to assess risks associated with new system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and process changes.
Provide control advisory support during system implementations to help ensure risks are identified early and appropriate controls are designed into future-state processes.
Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes, improve interfaces between systems, strengthen data flows, and support automation across legacy and evolving technology environments.
Develop clear, practical audit findings and recommendations that balance risk management, compliance requirements, and business needs.
Challenge existing processes and assumptions in a constructive way, bringing an analytical and solutions-oriented mindset to complex or evolving control environments.
Perform walkthroughs, testing, documentation reviews, issue validation, and follow-up activities in accordance with internal audit methodology and professional standards.
Assist with management reporting, audit committee materials, risk assessments, and other internal audit deliverables as needed.
Stay informed on emerging technology risk, public company control expectations, and leading practices in internal audit, SOX, and IT governance.