Senior IT Analyst

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Position Purpose:

AMP associates review areas of controllership, perform risk assessments and evaluate business/operational processes to identify process improvement/cost-out opportunities and mitigate risks.    The Senior IT Analyst s responsible for contributing to planned IT projects, focused on identifying and evaluating business and technology risks, internal controls which mitigate risks, and related opportunities for internal control improvement.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities

• Execute specified segments of a project; understand objectives, identify resources, meet set timelines, communicate results and present deliverables for the identified segment
• Determine objectives and risks of core and support processes that support a business strategy using the Business Process Review methodology; create a process map and identify critical success factors; use data/metrics to measure the risk within the process and the impact of controls on the process opportunities; evaluate effectiveness of controls; identify sustainable solutions to fix breakdowns
• Create sophisticated data collection plans; identify sources of data (operational, financial, industry, etc.); gather, analyze and manipulate data; review data for trends and exceptions and draw sound conclusions; use statistical data tools to graphically display and analyze results; review and create cost/benefit analysis and financial/data models with limited supervision
• Accept and facilitate change by understanding the vision; assist management with developing a strategy to ensure that the change lasts; identify and remove barriers; lead in implementing changes
• Effectively communicate project scope, strategy, status and results to high level management
  
  Nature and Scope
• Typically reports to Manager AMP
• No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the leadership of a work group
   
• Environmental Job Requirements
• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable
• Typically requires overnight travel <10% of the time

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older
• Must pass the Drug Test
• Must pass the Background Check
• Must pass pre-employment tests if applicable

Education Required

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelors degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Years of Relevant Work Experience –4

Physical Job Requirements

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 2 years work experience
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred
• Experience in the following areas is preferred:
• IT general controls and IT application controls
• Regulatory compliance standards including PCI DSS, Sarbanes-Oxley and SOC Reports
• IT audits on various platforms (Unix/Linux, Windows, SAP, Mainframe, etc.)
• Project Management experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively with executive leaders

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

• Problem solving and general analytical skills
• Ability to communicate with all levels of associates and Executive Management
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at once and prioritize work
• Ability to work in ambiguous situations with little direction
• Ability to work in a team environment