Job Posting





Job Summary






Job Posting Status: 
Inactive





Vertical: 
Audit

Industry: 
Brokerage

*Job title: 
Associate Director - IT Audit


Type: 
Full Time

*Experience Required: 
Management (6-10)





Date posted: 
01-14-2005


Date edited: 
01-14-2005






Unique job code: 
GCS-200304





*Travel required?
Yes

Travel percentage: 
50% locall






Job Location






*City/town: 
Weehawken


State/province: 
New Jersey

Country: 
USA





Compensation






Base salary: 
Competitive


Bonus: 
Bonus potential


Other compensation: 



Benefits: 
Generous benefits package






Language Requirements






*Primary language: 
English

Second language (if any): 
None

Third language (if any): 
None





Job Description






*Responsibilities/duties: 
Internal Audit-IT is the functional audit group within our client's Internal Audit function responsible for auditing IT across all business groups. While regionally based, Internal Audit-IT operates a global team approach to auditing, pooling resources based upon skillset. Our client seeks an experienced IT Audit Manager to lead and manage its Internal Audit-IT team, responsible for undertaking both Pre and Post-Implementation system reviews and in-depth Infrastructure audits within the clients's operating environment.

Responsibilities include:
* Assist in establishing annual IT Audit operational plan for the firm and support the Director and Head of Internal Audit-IT in its execution.
* Manage Internal Audit-IT staff in ensuring (i) effective risk-based IT Audit coverage (ii) quality and timeliness of audit work, including report writing (iii) track progress of corrective actions instigated (iv) adherence with Internal Audit internal standards/metrics and (v) effective maintenance of both technical and application systems knowledge of staff.
* Maintain effective relationships with the firm's IT community, identifying emerging issues and areas of audit involvement. Assist in representing Internal Audit-IT effectively on both IT and business-group governance committees where applicable.
* Help to ensure the continued implementation of the integrated audit approach with the business audit lines through managing, co-ordination and planning. Ensure synergies between IT and business auditors and be able to effectively coordinate with Divisional Audit Management.
* Ensure the Internal Audit-IT global team approach is adopted through effective co-ordination, planning and execution of global reviews and sharing of resources throughout the group.
* Maintain effective relationships with external audit and regulatory bodies where applicable.





*Requirements/credentials: 
The ideal candidate for this position will be someone with a mix of audit and operations experience in a large investment bank or broker/dealer environment. A minimum of four years total experience, at least three of which should be in audit, is also required. Some public accounting experience would be helpful, but is not a necessity.

The background should include:
* Solid experience in managing an IT Audit group. Currently holding a manager-level position within either IT Internal Audit or IT External Audit.
* Strong general banking product knowledge, together with a detailed understanding of all aspects of production IT (including distributed and mainframe technology), System Development and IT Internal Control processes.
* Graduate degree (technical subject) and CISA or other adequate auditing qualification strongly preferred.
* Must be able to motivate and lead by example. Drive and commitment are essential.
* Must be able to liaise with senior IT management and establish effective business relationships, influence others, conduct interviews and/or meetings, make presentations.
* Must possess strong analytical and writing skills to assess the effectiveness of internal controls over key IT risks, identify significant exposures, analyze transactions and other management information and detect changes in key risks and/or control effectiveness, develop appropriate recommendations.
* Ability to take initiative. Is enthusiastic and self-motivated and a team player who sets individual goals and objectives for the team that are consistent with those of the group. Is dependable and meets deadlines. Is customer focused, and acts with integrity and honesty.
* Must be a team player and build effective relationships with other Internal Audit divisions and IT personal.





Other information: 





Contact Information






*First name: 
Tom


*Last name: 
Ragland


Company: 
Global Careers


Title: 
Recruiting Specialis


Department/Division: 







Business phone: 
203-327-57

Business fax: 



*E-mail address: 
tragland@globalc






Resume form URL: 







Contact comments: 







Submit Resume (registered candidates only)

GlobalCareers database server error. The site administrator has been notified. You may hit reload/refresh to try again.