IT Senior Auditor

Description

• Conduct testing to determine the effectiveness of IT controls.
• Prepare work products, including workpapers, findings, reports, and other written deliverables, in accordance with auditing standards and firm guidelines.
• Own assigned work areas.
•  Review work products prepared by team. 
• Providing guidance to less experienced resources
• Execute tasks for assigned work areas in accordance with an internally developed schedule that ensures the completion of tasks with sufficient time for secondary review and submission to client in accordance with contractual deadlines.
• Leverage technology, including data analysis tools and AI, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of audit procedures,
• Meet expectations for attendance, punctuality, and company/client deadlines and abide by all company policies.
• Actively participate in formal and informal training to continuously grow technical and non-technical competencies.

• Bachelor’s degree required. Information Systems degree is preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of auditing, and/or related technical experience
• Minimum interim Secret clearance.
• CISA preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)

• National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) SP 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations 
• Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards.
• Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) Government Auditing Standards (GAS) 
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA’s) AU-Cs
• GAO/Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Financial Audit Manual (FAM),
• GAO Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM)
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin 24-02, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements (as amended)
• Other requirements for federal reporting and accounting, such as U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) bulletins and circulars, the U.S. Standard General Ledger (USSGL), etc.

• Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
• Solutions Focus – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
• Collaborative – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
• Trustworthy - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
• Impact & Influence Thinker – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.

• Demonstrating professionalism and competence in the client’s environment
• Fostering an efficient, innovative, and team-oriented work environment
• Conduct testing.
• Prepare acceptable workpapers, write-ups, and memos.
• Report audit findings to the supervisor, manager, or partner and make recommendations for the correction of unsatisfactory conditions.
• Executing the day-to-day IT and audit activities of the engagement and conducting fieldwork daily.
• Gathering audit-related data
• Demonstrating awareness and knowledge of the Federal Government’s financial and management responsibilities
• Assisting in drafting and preparing project deliverables
• Utilizing technology to share knowledge with team members, develop skills, and continually learn
• Must be a self-starter, self-motivated, and results-oriented
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Sikich maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Sikich, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.
• Sikich will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits. 
• Sikich offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.

• Flexible work arrangements
• Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
• HSA employer contribution
• Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
• A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous employee referral bonus program
• Client referral bonus program
• Pet insurance
• FORCE – Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.