Title: IT Risk and Compliance Professional

Location: Washington, DC

Duration: 6+ Months

Description

The IT risk and compliance or IT audit professional will support Client's IT Risk & Compliance team in its efforts to establish an ongoing monitoring program over its information technology general controls (ITGCs) pervasive to our financial reporting objectives. Responsibilities include:

Executing test plans to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of ITGCs

Evaluating test results to identify control gaps and control improvement opportunities

Perform monitoring activities to ensure that established controls continue to operate effectively over time

Assist with assessing risks and recommending control improvements

Prepare lead sheets, maintain audit documentation and working papers to support the conclusion reached

Draft findings and communicate recommendations

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, accounting information systems or computer science.

5 or more years of IT internal/external audit experience (internal audit or risk management experience with a public company is preferable)

CISA certification Experience performing integrated audits

Familiarity with the risk-based audit approach

Familiarity with industry frameworks (e.g. COSO, COBIT, NIST, etc.), best practices and methodologies

Proven interpersonal skills

Demonstrated ability to execute and deliver under challenging circumstances

Excellent communication skills – written and oral

Strong hands-on experience with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance

Strong ITGC testing experience