Job Details

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is seeking a Lead IT Auditor for our San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank FedCash Audit Team. This team is responsible for leading nationwide assurance efforts related to all aspects of FedCash Services, including the audit of NextGen Program and providing oversight of, and training to, other audit teams across the US for auditing the deployment phase.

The Lead IT Auditor is responsible for participating in and leading internal audit-related assurance and consulting work. This includes planning, conducting, documenting, and reporting of audit results to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of controls.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Supervise and review moderate to moderately high-risk audit work performed by audit team members in accordance with established internal and external policies and audit standards.
• Define appropriate risk-based audit scope and objectives for District focused audits, establish and commit to assignment time frames and budgets, develop new or revise existing audit programs.
• Execute the approved audit program in accordance with established policies and standards under general supervision with a greater degree of independence.
• Identify, assess, and challenge the impact of audit exceptions, make appropriate recommendations and present clear and convincing explanations of the issues with audit management and operating personnel.
• Prepare written audit reports, requiring reasonable edits from internal reviews to business management at the conclusion of audit reviews.
• Appraise the adequacy of corrective action taken to address previously reported audit findings or findings identified by other assurance providers.
• Obtain and maintain a detailed knowledge base and awareness of activities in moderate to moderately high-risk areas of assigned liaison coverage, review and analyze pertinent data, and learn how to assess the impact of changes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience normally acquired through, or equivalent to, the completion of a Bachelor's degree.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) required within 24 months of placement in role.
• Five or more years of experience as an internal auditor.
• Exhibits proficient audit specific communication skills including strong targeted verbal and writing skills in team-internal and audit stakeholder related interactions.
• Strong understanding of general audit applications, ability to perform more complex data analytics, and good knowledge of general IT controls.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Sound knowledge of risk management, compliance, and data related frameworks.
• Proficient understanding of concepts of risk and control and ability to challenge others judgment when assessing these.
• Ability to travel approximately 15% of the time.
• Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder with the intent to become a US Citizen.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Extensive audit experience in a project lead capacity.
• A proficient understanding of how to audit large scale IT programs/projects.
• Internal auditing experience within financial services or government agency, or businesses with large cash operations.
• Knowledge of data analytics software.