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Dallas, TX
IT Audit Consultant
Dallas, TX
Haag, Kessler and Prosacco
Dallas, TX
IT Audit Consultant
  • Represent the firm in a professional manner
  • Provide timely, high-quality client service
  • Resolve professional, technical and client service problems promptly and respectfully
  • Developing and maintaining strong client relationships
  • Working on IT Audit/Consulting engagements for clients across different industries, sizes, technology and complexity. Getting the opportunity to work with multi national organizations and to do work nationally and internationally
  • Learning and working through engagement economics including budget status tracking, billing, and collection analysis
  • Preparing workpapers and IT Audit/Consulting reports
Los Angeles, CA
Financial Services IT Audit Consultant
Los Angeles, CA
Collier Group
Los Angeles, CA
Financial Services IT Audit Consultant
  • Provide high-quality client service
  • Provide clients with practical solutions to their issues
  • Virtualization, cloud, and other security technologies
  • JD Edwards, Fiserv, and Jack Henry applications
  • SQL and Oracle Databases
  • FFIEC, OCC, FDIC and GLBA regulations
  • Be a professional representative of the firm
present
Chicago, IL
Senior IT Audit Consultant
Chicago, IL
Mayert Inc
present
Chicago, IL
Senior IT Audit Consultant
present
  • Assist in the selection and tailoring of approaches, methods and tools to support service offering or industry projects
  • Execute audit fieldwork using a risk-based approach to help ensure effective testing coverage within budgeted timeframes
  • Draft audit results for reporting in accordance with departmental reporting standards
  • Monitor the progress of the audit, including the work of all staff consultants, to ensure completion of the audit within the scheduled time
  • Proactively communicate with key stakeholders regarding audit status, findings and other relevant issues through periodic meetings or email
  • Provide coaching to staff consultants
  • Actively participate in decision making with engagement management and seek to understand the broader impact of current decisions
Education Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Liberty University
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Skills Skills
  • Represent the firm in a professional manner
  • Provide timely, high-quality client service
  • Exhibit good communication skills, written and verbal
  • Resolve professional, technical and client service problems promptly and respectfully
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
  • Ability to document your work in a detailed fashion through use of electronic work papers
  • Ability to identify risks and controls
  • Experience in detailed audit program preparation, documentation of business processes, testing of internal controls and documentation of testing results
  • Our Consultants enjoy the flexibility and autonomy to choose the client projects that interest them, while continuing to build professional relationships within our global community of Consultant and business professionals. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including health and life insurance, a 401(k) savings plan which includes a discretionary company match, employee stock purchase plan, paid personal time off program, professional development and certification courses
  • Ability and willingness to travel to serve clients, up to 30% overnight travel is possible and should be expected along with other commuter type travel
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Financial Services IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Provide high-quality client service
  • Ability and willingness to travel to serve clients should be expected
  • Maintain an understanding of current and emerging technologies and regulations which may include: Windows, UNIX and Linux Operating Systems
  • JD Edwards, Fiserv, and Jack Henry applications
  • Virtualization, cloud, and other security technologies
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Working on projects that create high quality deliverables that exceed client expectations
  • Preparing workpapers and IT Audit/Consulting reports
  • Communicating risks, issues and status of projects
  • Outstanding academic performance in one or more of the following preferred majors/minors or similar background
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Finance, or Business
  • 3 to 5 years of audit experience with some IT audit experience
  • Successful track record in facilitating and consulting across teams and managing projects
  • 1 to 3 year(s) experience in IT
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • 4 years of related experience with audit readiness/support for FISMA and/or FISCAM audits or consulting experience with remediation of identified deficiencies
  • Proficiency with FISCAM, DIACAP, SOX, or COBIT frameworks
  • Familiarity with OMB, NIST, and FISMA
  • Ability to support limited travel
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop written work products such as Security Assessment Reports, Notices of Findings and Recommendations, and similar information security deliverables that require minimal editing and review from a Kearney Principal or Partner
  • Ability to communicate effectively with clients and team members to be well prepared for client engagements
  • CPA, CISA, or CISSP preferred
  • Additional certifications such as FITSP:A, or CAP preferred
  • Demonstrated history of leading IT audits or IT security assessment teams
  • Requires a U.S. secret level security clearance (requires US Citizenship)
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Senior IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Assign specific audit areas to staff consultants and assist them with appropriate training as needed
  • Manage fieldwork
  • Provide consistent, on site daily supervision of the audit
  • Provide coaching to staff consultants
  • Monitor the progress of the audit, including the work of all staff consultants, to ensure completion of the audit within the scheduled time
  • Provide leadership, training, and support to staff consultants, including the significant support and training required to integrate new team members on an ongoing basis
  • Maintain knowledge of general business and economic developments and gain understanding of the Company's industry
  • Identify weaknesses in an application, database, operating system, network, infrastructure or IT processes
  • Maintain adequate and up to date technical knowledge in such areas as IT general controls, accounting, business process controls, information technology, project implementation, and other areas as required
  • Assist with the coordination and performance of Sarbanes Oxley Management design assessment, testing, and issue closure process for Global IT applications/process including supervising IT functions testers that will participate in the process
  • Perform IT control reviews for simple to complex computer information systems and processes
  • Consults and advises on various operation issues relate to information technology
  • Interface with external auditors as needed to provide information and documentation to support audit and management testing activities
  • Undergraduate degree in IT, business or finance, masters a plus
  • 5-7 years of relevant IT audit and/or IT internal audit experience or IT functional experience with strong controls background required
  • Project implementation auditing experience required
  • Exhibit superb team leadership skills
  • Strong time and project management skills
  • Knowledge of ACL and/or Tableau a plus
  • Project management professional (PMP) a plus
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) a plus
  • Spanish language a plus
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Strong interpersonal skills to work closely with team members on day to day basis. Ability to provide strategic thinking and presentation skills. Ability to take a broad view of his/her position and take initiative to communicate, interact and cooperate with others. Demonstrated ability to write report segments and to participate in presentations. Ability to support limited travel
  • 1+ years of related experience with audit readiness/support for FISMA and/or FISCAM audits or consulting experience with remediation of identified deficiencies
  • Proficiency required in Internal Audit, IT Audit, Internal Controls, Testing, Information Security Audits, Network Monitoring, Configuration and Patch Management, remediation. Experience with FISMA/NIST 800-53 rev 4 and FISCAM highly preferred
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Senior IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work collaboratively with the Director of Global IT Audit and others on the Corporate Audit team to proactively assess organizational IT risks and ensure effective audit coverage
  • Effectively scope and plan for assigned audit engagements, including proactive scoping discussions with key management personnel; preparation of audit risk assessment and planning documents to drive logical audit coverage; and development of audit work programs
  • Execute audit fieldwork using a risk-based approach to help ensure effective testing coverage within budgeted timeframes
  • Identify control gaps and other areas of heightened risk exposure related to governance, risk management and internal controls within IT processes; design and deliver achievable, meaningful recommendations for management to mitigate the identified risks
  • Thoroughly review all audit documentation prepared by self, or other auditors, for quality and clarity in support of audit conclusions
  • Draft audit results for reporting in accordance with departmental reporting standards
  • Maintain comprehensive historical audit work paper documentation that fully supports reported audit results, leveraging established department tools and standards
  • Monitor business unit progress towards remediating open audit issues, and promptly escalate to audit management any anticipated delays in remediation; review and document evidence supporting closure of audit issues, where appropriate
  • Proactively communicate with key stakeholders regarding audit status, findings and other relevant issues through periodic meetings or email
  • Develop positive working relationships with key audit stakeholders to foster an environment of transparency, including our internal IT business partners as well as the external auditors
  • Participate in an independent advisory capacity on significant system development projects to ensure controls are properly designed and implemented
  • Lead or assist in the execution of annual SOX IT General Control (ITGC) testing, including the evaluation of control design and testing of the operational effectiveness; ensure all associated evidentiary documentation is sufficiently comprehensive to be fully leveraged by external auditors based on their reliance approach
  • Assist in the performance of special investigations and other special projects as requested by senior management and/or the Audit Committee
  • Travel as required to achieve audit objectives, potentially up to 15% and internationally
  • Bachelor's degree with emphasis in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or Business
  • 3-7 years IT audit experience, preferably with mix of public accounting (e.g. Big 4) and corporate Internal Audit
  • Demonstrated command of IT risk and internal control concepts and a thorough understanding of current audit methodologies (e.g., COSO 2013, COBIT)
  • Demonstrated experience auditing IT processes or systems outside of the context of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and organizational skills
  • Strong analytical and creative problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to navigate through ambiguity and drive value-added recommendations
  • Solution-oriented mindset, with the ability to work proactively, both independently and as part of a team
  • Project auditing of major system implementations or transformations, including consideration of underlying business process risks
  • Auditing major ERP systems; JDE experience is a plus
  • Evaluation of cybersecurity program maturity, including familiarity with NIST and comparable security frameworks
  • Application of risk assessment methodologies, including determination of risk impact, vulnerability and residual risk
  • Data analytic concepts and software/tools (ACL)
  • CISA, or other relevant professional certifications (CISSP, CISM, CIA, CPA, etc.)
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Maintain knowledge of general business and economic developments and gain understanding of the Company’s industry
  • Assist in creation of audit issues to be distributed to senior management
  • Maintain adequate and up to date technical knowledge in such areas as IT general controls, accounting, business process controls, information technology, Cybersecurity, and other areas as required
  • Assist with coordination of Sarbanes Oxley Design Assessment process for the in scope Global IT applications/processes
  • Assist with the coordination of Sarbanes Oxley Management Testing and issue closure process for Global IT applications/process including supervising IT functions testers that will participate in the process
  • Perform Sarbanes Oxley testing for in scope enterprise applications
  • Assist in the development of data analytics process for IT Audit
  • Coordinate and interact with our external auditor
  • Consult with business clients to redesign/re-engineer business processes. Identify opportunities for increasing operational efficiencies and strengthening business process controls
  • Coordinate with Business Process Controls team in performing compliance activities to ensure alignment with company methodology
  • Undergraduate degree in information technologies, business or finance
  • Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) a plus
  • Exhibit superb team skills
  • 1-3 years of relevant IT audit and/or IT internal audit experience or IT functional experience with strong controls background required
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • 2+ years of relevant auditing, consulting or information systems experience is required
  • Experience with IT audits related to FISMA (NIST, RMF, FISCAM, SA&A Support), commercial frameworks (COBIT, ITSM / ITIL), IT Security, IT Infrastructure, or Internal Controls Review is required
  • Professional services experience and/or specific relevant industry experience is required
  • Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Information Technology is preferred
  • MBA is preferred
  • CPA, CISA, PMP, CGFM or CDFM is preferred
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Participate in planning, testing and reporting phases of assigned IT audits and act as the IT resource for the integrated audits
  • Manage audit deliverables in accordance with pre-determined due dates
  • Analyze the IT environment to evaluate application and infrastructure risks and controls
  • Develop and execute tests to identify control weaknesses, document deficiencies and provide recommendations to enhance business and technology operations
  • Help to present findings to client management and negotiate suggested action plans
  • Build and maintain strong client relationships by exceeding expectations and demonstrating detailed knowledge of the clients business and technical environment
  • Participation in special projects or other duties as assigned
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Develop trust and confidence of high level internal customers in professional and interpersonal skills in area of expertise
  • Develop and follow through with implementation of creative, value adding solutions to the most complex issues
  • Develop value creating opportunities for the department that are afforded by the law. Identify, lead and implement continuous process improvement
  • Facilitate staff development through effective mentoring, coaching in project situations and contribution to performance goals/objectives for the CFO office and professionals consistent with corporate goals/objectives
  • Work effectively with appropriate compliancy managers/staff to ensure implemented initiatives are properly reported, including planning initiatives and interfacing with business units/corporate staffs
  • Ability to proactively develop and maintain strong relationships with internal customers including senior management and with legislative and regulatory personnel at all levels
  • Has confidence of management in providing superior service, supporting core values and corporate goals/strategies and can command respect for expertise and interpersonal skills in industry and government circles
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Senior IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Perform both operational and IT Audits of client information and software
  • Assess the performance of such systems and active controls that are in place
  • Participate in planning and implementation of major systems changes/ enhancements
  • Experience with multiple Accounting Software and Financial Systems
  • Understanding of the IT work flow of data for Accounting and Finance teams
  • 5+ years of experience in implementation/ enhancement of Accounting and Financial Software
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Evaluate systems and processes for compliance and accuracy to assess the effectiveness of current activities and make recommendations on areas of improvement
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with a degree in Information Systems/ Computer Science (or a related field)
  • 3+ years of experience in implementation/ enhancement of Accounting and Financial Software
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Senior IT Audit Consultant, Associate Resume Examples & Samples

  • Execute an efficient and effective program of audit work including aspects such as: Lead interviews of process owners to develop understanding of business processes, client’s business Identify potential risks and controls, and assist in developing scope and work programs
  • Evaluate internal controls design and effectiveness
  • Identify control weaknesses and suggest appropriate remediation
  • Report findings and client issues to Portfolio Manager or Senior Portfolio Manager
  • Maintain compliance with audit methodology, while also operating within industry best practices, applicable regulations, and internal and external professional practice expectations
  • Build relationships with peers and clients within organization Act as a leader and role model and continuously improve self and department
  • Five or more years of internal or external audit or risk management experience
  • Experience with the financial industry and related markets, and related regulatory bodies
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Senior IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Plan and execute risk-based IT audit assignments with minimal supervision, including oversight of the day-to-day activities of assigned audit staff personnel, where applicable
  • Three (3) or more years of IT audit experience or technical IT work experience in areas such as network security, operating systems, databases, or business applications
  • Holds a Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Privacy Professional, Project Management Professional, Professional Engineer, or Certified Fraud Examiner certification
  • Prior IT audit experience in a professional services firm or fortune 500 company
  • Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers
  • Abilityto assess and determine risk impacts
  • An understanding of system development life cycle
  • Advanced knowledge in relevant information technology field such as Active Directory, Windows/UNIX, databases (Oracle, SQL, DB2), application development/system development life cycle, network security, NERC CIP, PeopleSoft or Maximo
  • Possess functional audit knowledge and the ability to apply auditing protocols
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work within a collaborative, team environment and contribute to the successful execution of IT-related audits, including delivering high quality audit documentation and audit deliverables
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with audit customers
  • Develop and maintain current knowledge of matters impacting IT, the energy industry, and the company
  • One (1) or more years of IT audit experience or technical IT work experience in areas such as network security, operating systems, databases, or business applications
  • Holds or is working towards a Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Privacy Professional, Project Management Professional, Professional Engineer, or Certified Fraud Examiner certification
  • IT audit experience in Big Four or large national public accounting firm
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and accurately using oral and written communications
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers
  • Demonstrated functional audit knowledge and ability to apply auditing protocols
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Interact with IS/Business management at operational levels to resolve issues and problems as they arise
  • Effectively monitor the Sarbanes-Oxley testing requirements for IS Internal Audit and work with IS to ensure timeliness and effectiveness of testing
  • Complete ad-hoc reviews and departmental initiatives as requested
  • Participate in new system development projects, system enhancements and data analysis projects consistent with maintaining a strong internal control environment
  • Interact with client management to determine the scope and content of an audit, consistent with department goals
  • Review audit issues with the IA Managers and Audit Director as necessary
  • Document the finding(s) and corrective action(s), completion dates and responsible parties for action plans in accordance with approved departmental practice
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Summer IT Audit Consultant Intern Resume Examples & Samples

  • * Housing will be provided***
  • Currently enrolled in a college or university studying Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Computer Science, Business, Accounting or other IT-related discipline with a specialization in Internal Audit
  • Cumulative GPA 2.75 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)
  • Cumulative GPA 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)
  • General understanding of IT systems and processes and associated risks
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Senior IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Ability to balance multiple engagements concurrently
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
  • Support occasional business development/proposal efforts
  • Ability to mentor, and supervise junior security professionals
  • BA/BS degree from an accredited college/university in Accounting, Business Administration with a major in accounting, Accounting Information Systems, or similar business degree in information systems
  • Minimum of 5 years of information assurance experience, preferably with federal civilian clients performing either external IT audits using GAO’s FISCAM guidance or security assessments using NIST SP 800-53 and SP 800-37 Rev 1 guidance
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Ten years of experience in an IT audit role
  • CISA preferred
  • Strong experience in information services risk assessment
  • Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance projects for fortune 1000 companies
  • Ability to prepare and perform information technology risk assessments to identify and prioritize risks for management
  • Experience in planning, coordinating, developing documentation and performing SOX Information Technology compliance (General IT Controls and Application Controls) work using both COBIT and Information Technology Governance Institute (ITGI) frameworks
  • Experience in documenting procedures, identifying risks and other associated controls to ensure compliance with SOX
  • Ability to work in a team environment and interface well with associates at all organizational levels
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Perform IT audits for the purpose of evaluating internal control systems and the effectiveness and efficiency of operations. Coordinate and perform testing and review of key financial reporting controls relied upon for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
  • Provide consultative services to business areas upon request. Develop and maintain relationships with audit client contacts in business areas. Develop understanding of business area risks, processes, and controls. Serve as the primary day-to-day audit contact person with audit client management personnel in IT. Serve as a consultative resource for others in IT and the areas of: operations and regulatory concepts; internal control concepts; auditing concepts and principles. Provide consultative advice and recommendations to business areas to improve processes and controls, and to address risks
  • Advise subordinate staff members and audit contractors on significant issues pertaining to specialty area being audited. Provide such staff with professional and technical expertise and guidance to ensure that audit objectives and scope are satisfied. This includes assisting subordinate staff members and audit contractors in the development and negotiation of audit recommendations and responses, evaluating the audit performance of subordinates, and providing guidance regarding department and company policies and procedures
  • Participate in pertinent risk assessment processes for IT led by the Audit Manager. Ensure that the audit plan covers higher risks identified for specialized area. For all audit assignments related to IT, develop/approve the project risk assessment, audit objectives, scope and audit program
  • Create, review, approve, and safeguard all pertinent audit workpapers and communications of audit results. Workpapers should comply with department and IIA standards for content and quality. Provide clear and actionable recommendations to management. As necessary, perform follow-up on assigned audit report recommendations to ensure that clients have completed agreed-upon responsive action
  • Lead the effort to successfully complete annual Department Goals, and participate (in a leadership role where possible) on special projects underway by the department and/or the Company. Lead the identification of departmental process improvements and industry best practices that could provide additional benefits to the department
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Lead IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • Work within a collaborative, team environment and contribute to the successful execution of IT-related audits and consulting engagements, including delivering high quality audit documentation and audit deliverables
  • Gather and analyze data, using reasoning and logic, to develop test strategies and draw appropriate conclusions
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with audit customers including various levels of management
  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, Accounting, Engineering, Economics or other IT-related discipline
  • Five (5) or more years of IT audit experience or technical IT work experience in areas such as network security, operating systems, databases, or business applications
  • Advanced degree, such as an MBA or Masters in Information Security
  • IT audit experience in a Big Four or large national public accounting firm
  • Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and accurately using oral and written communications with various levels of management
  • Ability to reason logically, analyze data presented, evaluate the impact of information collected, and draw appropriate conclusions
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IT Audit Consultant Resume Examples & Samples

  • 10+ years’ work experience with a minimum of 5 years of professional audit experience, preferably with a Big 4 firm or with the internal audit department of a large company
  • CISA, CIA, CISSP, CRISC or CPA preferred
  • Experience in detailed audit program preparation, documentation of business processes, testing of internal controls and documentation of testing results
  • Project management and client relationship management experience
  • Experience with documentation of controls, policies and procedures
  • Business process review and re-engineering experience