Citrin Cooperman - Senior Consultant - IT Risk Advisory - CPA

IT Risk Advisory Senior Consultant (India).

Job Description:

- The Senior Consultant, IT Audit will report to our Risk Advisory Directors or Partners in the US and work closely with our US-based engagement teams in and conducting operational risk based audits, and consulting engagements to include assessing risks, developing audit plans and programs, performing audits, and evaluating/reporting on internal controls.

- Ultimately, this Senior will help identify addresses the appropriate risks, helping our clients achieve optimal controls, operational efficiency, and compliance with regulations.

Specific responsibilities entail:.

- Working along side our US-based engagement teams, assisting on various engagements, such as SOX 404 compliance (ITGC focus), SOC 2 examinations, outsourced internal audit projects (ITGC focus), and technology/cybersecurity risk assessments.

- Gaining an understanding of assigned clients' objectives as well as their regulatory and risk management environment.

- Developing strong working relationships and communicating effectively with clients.

- Setting priorities, ensuring daily coordination among the project team, and monitoring progress against schedules, budgets, project/task deliverables and status reporting.

- Obtaining and analyzing data as a basis for reviewing the adequacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of systems and processes.

- Leading IT general controls (ITGC) audits.

- Maintaining the level of technical competency and professional care required for the completion of assignments in accordance with auditing standards and related control techniques.

- Evaluating processes and controls for compliance with relevant existing or proposed laws and regulations, established policies, plans and procedures.

- Determining how to audit "through the computer" during financial and operational audits.

- Assessing internal controls' design adequacy to mitigate financial, operational and compliance risks and to test their operating effectiveness.

- Preparing audit reports and recommending improvements to IT controls and operational processes.

- Assisting our US-based engagement team in preparing for oral and written presentations during and at the conclusion of audits.

- Presenting findings, risk analyses, and recommendations to the engagement team.

- Planning, reviewing and providing direction for the work of Staff Consultants (as applicable).

- Staying abreast of new technology, emerging risk areas and related control techniques.

- Participating in pre-and post-implementation control reviews of major system development proposals.

- Appraising the adequacy of corrective actions taken to remediate deficiencies identified during audits.

- Providing exceptional service to clients remotely and in-person, always serving as a positive brand ambassador.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or another relevant field.

- Certification in risk management, auditing, or related fields (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, CA) or willingness to become a CPA, CIA, CISA, and/or CISSP within two years of being hired.

- Minimum three to four (3-4) years of current or recent IT consulting and/or IT audit experience.

- Experience working with US-based companies establishing credibility, trust and healthy relationships.

- Flexibility in working hours to align with US working hours, if needed.

- Knowledge across the following technologies: AWS, Azure, Salesforce, Office 365, JIRA/Confluence, Active Directory, and Relational Databases (MySQL, SQL Server, etc.

- Expertise with at least two of the following regulations/frameworks: SOX, SOC 1 & 2, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI, COBIT and/or GDPR.

- Demonstrated knowledge of business risks and effective systems of internal controls.

- Working knowledge of operating policies and standards as well as compliance issues.

- Experience reviewing, considering, criticizing, and/or auditing IT and operational controls or process improvements.

- Project management experience including workflow balancing, activity scheduling, problem solving facilitation, prioritizing multiple complex tasks, and meeting deadlines.

- Unwavering integrity and ethics.

- Demonstrable examples of innovative thinking and problem solving.

- High level of motivation, organization, and commitment to professional development.

- Experience successfully working independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively.

- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex auditing information and business risks to non-technical audiences.

- Effective public speaking skills with the ability to prepare and deliver presentations.

Preferred Qualifications:.

- Minimum five (5) years of current or recent IT consulting and/or IT audit experience, preferably with a Big 4 or large US-based accounting firm.

- SOX 404, SOC 2, and cybersecurity consulting experience preferred.

- CISA, CIA, CPA, CISSP, CISM, CGEIT, and/or CRISC.

- Experience working on engagements for commercial clients across various industries.

- Demonstrable experience with AI and/or BI/analytics tools that improve audit efficiency and effectiveness.