Offers “HSBC”

Expires soon HSBC

IT Audit Manager

  • Arlington Heights (Cook)
  • Accounting / Management control

Job description

Coordinates, supervises and participates in audit examinations of compliance with prescribed internal controls governing technology environments. Coordinates and executes audit examinations of all scope sizes. Develops, tests, and documents audit programs for major data center supporting technologies, including networks, middleware, mainframes, databases, and information security. Coordinates and participates in global application/project reviews. Impact on the Business Assist in developing and refining annual audit plan, scheduling IT audits of data centers, networks, system software, applications and systems development projects. Coordinate, supervise and participate in audit examinations of data processing environments. Participate in the audit process from planning through fieldwork and reporting; monitor and comment on compliance with prescribed internal controls, paying particular attention to technology effectiveness and management understanding. Identify relative organizational risk involved with technology and recommend risk management methods. Prepare audit reports or conclusions for each audit conducted or supported, ensuring reports accurately reflect audit findings documented in audit working papers. Ensure related risks, conclusions and recommendations are reasonable and well based. Maintain currency on technical changes as well as pertinent internal and regulatory requirements in the financial services industry; communicate these changes within the department and ensure audit programs are revised accordingly. Interact with other Group IT Audit areas to develop coordinated approaches and leverage expertise as appropriate. Ensure value-added audit work is completed in accordance with Group Audit Standards Manual (GASM) and Group Audit North America Instruction Manual (AUN IM) requirements.

Impact on the Business

· Assist in developing and refining annual audit plan, scheduling audits of data centers, local area networks, service bureaus, system software, applications and systems development projects.
· Coordinate, supervise and participate in audit examinations of data processing environments.
· Participate in the audit process from planning through fieldwork and reporting; monitor and comment on compliance with prescribed internal controls, paying particular attention to technology effectiveness and management understanding.
· Identify relative organizational risk involved with technology and recommend risk management methods.
· Prepare audit reports or conclusions for each audit conducted or supported, ensuring reports accurately reflect audit findings documented in audit working papers.
· Ensure related risks, conclusions and recommendations are reasonable and well based.
· Maintain currency on technical changes as well as pertinent internal and regulatory requirements in the financial services industry; communicate these changes within the department and ensure audit programs are revised accordingly.
· Interact with other Group IT Audit areas to develop coordinated approaches and leverage expertise as appropriate.
· Ensure value-added audit work is completed in accordance with Group Audit Standards Manual (GASM) and Group Audit North America Instruction Manual (AUN IM) requirements.

Leadership & Teamwork

· Seek improvements in the audit process to increase productivity efficiencies without materially impacting effectiveness.
· Identify and develop methods of employing technology within established requirements that increase productivity and audit finding accuracy.
· Ensure audit issues are tracked properly.
· Assist or coordinate Global reviews of systems, applications, or projects. Participate in global taskforce meetings.
· Ensure compliance monitoring and internal controls are in place, including processes for management of operational risk, in accordance with Company and regulatory standards.
· Complete other related duties as assigned, including acting on behalf of higher management as required.
· Support the Company's Diversity programs.

Operational Effectiveness & Control

· Complete system review of major development projects, technical procedures and policies for Technology and business areas, ensuring recommendations are constructive and pragmatic and point-in-time audits are arranged at a timely and proactive manner.
· Ensure identification of business process improvements for segments audited as appropriate, to enhance operational effectiveness, customer service quality and efficient use of Company resources.
· Utilize computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATs) and exception reports to analyze and evaluate data to identify trends and facilitate risk analysis.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

·  Minimum of seven proven and progressive information technology audit experience or minimum of ten years proven and progressive technology operations/systems development experience or equivalent, including a minimum of three years proven supervisory/managerial experience or equivalent.
·  Bachelors degree in business, information systems, accounting, finance, related field or equivalent experience.
·  Strong supervisory, communications, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, project management and interpersonal skills.
·  High level of technical proficiency in knowledge and use of major technologies employed in Company/Group computing environments.
·  Broad knowledge of the Company, Group and financial services industry, businesses supported and the regulatory framework they operate in.
·  Ability to apply technology or expertise to business issues or operational problems.
·  Ability to travel
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