Senior Auditor, IT Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of senior auditor, IT. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for assistance to the IT Audit Senior Manager, IT Audit Manager, and Audit Data Analyst as needed.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) preferred
• Strong computer skills using Microsoft application suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• PC proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Word)
• Person team
• Based audits of general application, system controls, and operational controls for federal DoD systems
• Having day to day contact with the audit clients
• Competent knowledge of IT and Information Security operations, policies and procedures in areas such as Windows Active Directory, Unix/Linux, databases (Oracle, & SQL server)
• CISA professional certification is preferred

I am excited to be applying for the position of senior auditor, IT. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for regular status reports to audit client and audit manager; including audit progress, risks, issues, and projected completion date.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Demonstrate knowledge and experience with IT technical areas, logical security, network configuration, operating systems, change management, IT operations, cloud computing
• Professional certification preferred, CISA, CISSP, or CISM, with CIA or CPA helpful
• Evaluate University policies and procedures to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of existing internal controls
• BS and/or MS in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• Good understanding of financial, operational and compliance risks
• IT Audit Skills
• Demonstrated experience with technology used for performing data mining and analysis
• Previous responsibility of auditing complex IT infrastructures (Network, Security, LANs, WANs, ) and application platforms (standalone applications)

I would like to submit my application for the senior auditor, IT opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for concise and meaningful updates to Internal Audit management, including the IT Audit Manager and Internal Audit leadership, during audit engagements.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience with auditing SQL and Oracle databases
• Broad knowledge and comprehensive understanding of audit methodologies and tools that support audit processes
• Strong organizational, multitasking, and prioritization skills (supervise and/or execute multiple projects simultaneously to timely completion)
• Professional demeanor and respectful communication approach with all personnel throughout the organization
• Provide timely status updates and communication to IT Audit Manager throughout planning, fieldwork and reporting phases of each engagement
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, communication and analytical skills
• General understanding of SOX 404 Compliance
• Possesses intermediate-level understanding of IT general controls (security, change management, disaster backup recovery, data center)

I am excited to be applying for the position of senior auditor, IT. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for management support for the Audit Services organization as needed, particularly with respect to Audit Services’ IT needs and systems.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Familiarity with third party governance frameworks
• Advanced expertise in a specific area
• Expert knowledge and use of Excel, Visio, Access, and related macros and databases
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and ACL, Access)
• Professional certification of (CISA, CISSP, CFE, CIA or CPA)
• Contribute to the development of the assigned practice area by participating in risk assessment activities
• Public accounting firm experience at a large or mid-sized firm within the IT audit function
• CPA Certification/CISA certificate preferred

Please consider me for the senior auditor, IT opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for liquidity and/or capital management specific direction and support to audit management and the audit team in general by advising on necessary training and providing support for any regulatory requests.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledgeable about relevant audit/security frameworks
• Personal computer skills (prefer Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Flow Charting Tool, MS Project or other similar project management tools)
• Practical experience and knowledge of multiple computer environments including mainframe, client-server, desktop and knowledgeable of systems internals such as TSO, JCL, CICS, Top Secret, MVS/OS390, DB2 and/or networking/distributed/server concepts, Tandem, Unix, Windows, Active Directory, Linux, SQL, Oracle
• System backup and disaster recovery
• System access and information security
• Program change management
• General computer control environment
• Network configuration and security