Senior IT Controls Specialist at The Judge Group Inc. in Austin, Minnesota

Job Description:

Location: Austin, MN

Salary: $110,000.00 USD Annually - $130,000.00 USD Annually

Description:

Job Title: Internal Control Specialist (IT)



Work Location: Austin, MN (in office 4 days per week, 1 day remote)



Duration: Direct Hire



Role Overview:



As an Internal Control Specialist (IT), you will play a pivotal role in strengthening our client's internal controls framework. Your main responsibilities will involve developing and maintaining risk and control structures, covering both SOX and Non-SOX aspects, particularly in IT. You will advise control owners on identifying risks, improving controls, and optimizing processes. This position offers a platform to demonstrate leadership within a collaborative team setting, where your contributions will be highly visible and influential.



Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of audit concepts and risk assessment methodologies, including the ability to identify and evaluate risks across a diverse and global business model.


• Execute tests of design, implementation, and operating effectiveness, including using scripts for Oracle, AS 400, Mainframe, etc., and reviewing the quality of management's self-assessment tools.


• Assess and communicate IT control elements to mitigate IT risks related to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business information.


• Act as a liaison with IT and Digital business partners to ensure full understanding of data flow, data integrity, and system security. Conduct data extraction, analysis, and security reviews using software tools.


• Update SOX data repository documentation, including flowcharts, narratives, testing results, and remediation and issues management.


• Lead cross-functional efforts in the Software as a Service SOC review process, an enterprise-wide goal.


• Lead cross-functional efforts in the system Segregation of Duties conflict review process, an enterprise-wide goal.


• Participate in the findings follow-up process to ensure that recommendations are implemented by management timely and properly.


• Communicate (verbally and in writing) with management, co-source partners, Audit Services team members, external auditors, and various other internal stakeholders (e.g., country, division, and function leaders) on control design and documentation, issue identification, remediation, and monitoring.


• Evaluate existing IT policies to establish good practices, policies, and procedures relating to IT or digital functions.


• Support continuous improvement of the Internal Controls practice through learning and development opportunities, including obtaining CPE hours, supporting department initiatives, and other stretch projects.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Computer Science, or an equivalent of five years of IT-related work experience.


• 5+ years of experience in IT Internal Audit or relevant Sarbanes-Oxley 404 experience.


• IT security experience and infrastructure knowledge related to network technology and databases.


• Oracle ERP experience in a manufacturing environment.


• Proficiency in information technology control frameworks (COBIT, COSO) and systems development methodologies (agile and waterfall).


• Knowledge of IT audit risks and assurance frameworks like COBIT, NIST, and ITGCs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with MS Office, including MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, MS Outlook, and MS Power BI.


• Willingness and ability to learn and work both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively within a team.


• Demonstrated project management, teaming, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Contact: kgregor@judge.com


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