Location: New York, Illinois, North Carolina
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EY is the only professional services firm with a separate business unit (“FSO”) that is dedicated to the financial services marketplace. Our FSO teams have been at the forefront of every event that has reshaped and redefined the financial services industry. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve the most complex challenges in the financial services industry, come join our dynamic FSO team!
The opportunity
Join the leading IT internal audit service provider to the financial services industry, providing industry-focused professionals with deep knowledge in internal audit approaches/methodologies and IT controls, regulatory, privacy and security skills.
Your key responsibilities
Everything you will be involved comes down to providing professional services to clients and helping ensure your teams do the same. Whether it is performing and managing IT internal audit outsource/co-sourced engagements, addressing client concerns over internal controls around security and/or privacy, and assisting with business development activities across financial services’ sectors, you will build strong relationships and become a trusted advisor to your clients while focusing on identification, rationalization, testing, and optimization of risks and controls.
Within EY’s FSO Digital Risk & Cyber practice, you will be working with client personnel and your team to plan and perform the risk assessment for internal audit, analyze and evaluate company’s complex IT systems, infrastructure, and risk issues, ensuring the execution of the audit plan and preparing audit reports to be shared with key stakeholders.
Some projects that you will be part of cover key topics such as agile methodologies and emerging risks such as cloud security, cyber security and resiliency, automation, internal control analysis and testing, controls transformation Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing, and specialized functional assessments to be in line with risk advisory.
Skills and attributes for success
- Providing guidance, participating in performing procedures focusing on complex, judgmental, and/or specialized issues, and applying deep knowledge in in IA approaches/methodologies and IT controls, regulatory, privacy, and security skills
- Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work programs and execution enablers, including approach, tasks, timelines, and budgets
- Serving as a fieldwork leader by directing the daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status and managing staff performance
- Using knowledge of the current IT environment and financial services industry IT trends to identify the engagement and client service issues, and communicating this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations
- Maintaining relationships with client management, managing expectations around work products, timing, and deliverables billing
- Demonstrating a thorough understanding of complex information systems and the client’s business/industry
- Demonstrating excellent project management skills, inspiring teamwork and responsibility with team members. Using current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services
To qualify for the role, you must have
- A bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4 years of related work experience
- A degree in business, accounting, finance, computer science, information systems or a related discipline
- Approximately 5 years of experience working as an IT auditor or IT risk advisor for a public accounting firm, professional services firm or financial services company, or comparable experience as an advisor to a financial services company
- Experience leading IT internal audit, external audit, service organization control reporting and/or IT internal controls engagements and assisting with business development activities within financial services
- Experience with internal audit risk assessments, SOX/internal controls, tools and enablers within financial services
- Strong project management skills
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills
- Excellent leadership, teamwork and client service skills.
- Willingness to travel, when necessary
Ideally, you’ll also have
- CPA, CA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, CBCP, CIA or CFE is required within 1 year from the date of hire
- 4 years of experience working in financial services for a public accounting firm, professional services firm or financial services company, or comparable experience as an advisor to a financial services company
What we look for
We’re interested in leaders with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.
What we offer you At EY, we harness our collective strength to empower you to shape your future with confidence through professional growth, personal fulfillment and an inclusive culture. Learn more at ey.com/us/careers.
- We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job is:
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- New York City, Boston, and Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California offices – $173,900 to $290,100
- Bay Area California offices – $181,200 to $302,100
- All other offices locations in the US, including Sacramento – $144,900 to $265,800
- Individual salaries within these ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
- Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.
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