Information Technology Audit Services - Staff Auditor
Position Summary
Information Technology (IT) auditors beginning the profession come from a variety of backgrounds. Many have an IT-related degree and choose auditing as a new career path. Others may be accountants with an IT background who want to apply their accounting knowledge to IT systems. Others have a master’s degree in any field but have IT work experience and an interest in auditing. If you fit one of these descriptions or already have experience as an IT auditor, you may be interested in this position.
IT Staff Auditor 1 is a training and evaluation position. During the first year, you develop a good working knowledge of how to plan, conduct, and document IT processes and controls on a wide variety of computer platforms throughout state government. You will gain a working knowledge of IT auditing techniques; IT best practices and criteria; computer assisted auditing techniques; and basic governmental accounting. We perform our work according to IT auditing standards issued by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and government auditing standards.
skills required
Communication (written and verbal)
· Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate with supervisors, co-workers, and auditee personnel, including communicating technical matters in a non-technical form.
· Demonstrate the ability to follow instructions and accept constructive criticism from supervisors.
· Conduct inquiries of auditee personnel to gain an understanding IT processes and controls and clearly document that understanding.
· Exhibit self-confidence in interview with clients.
· Effectively communicate work performed through prepared audit documentation submitted for supervisor review.
Organization
· Prepare well-organized, logical, and clear audit documentation.
· Demonstrate appropriate attention to detail.
· Organize audit documentation in a logical order that can be easily followed by supervisors and other members of the audit team.
· Organize work flow to ensure meeting established time budgets and required deadlines, including the timely submission of completed audit documentation for supervisor review.
Judgment
· Obtain relevant audit evidence and makes a preliminary evaluation of that evidence to reach logical conclusions.
· Identify, assess, and document risks that may prevent achievement of IT goals and objectives.
· Assess IT control environments and IT procedures implemented by the auditee to maintain integrity of programs, processing, and data.
· Design and perform tests of controls.
· Develop recommendations to strengthen the auditee’s IT internal control.
Professional Conduct
· Accept responsibility for actions.
· Adhere to LLA standards of conduct and protocols.
· Maintain a positive, constructive attitude and work well with others.
· Maintain confidentiality of client information.
· Meet productivity level of 64%.
· Remain flexible to changing work schedules and tasks, including working overtime when required and/or traveling out-of-town on assignments.
· Actively work to take and pass the CISA, CISSP, or CPA exam, if not already certified.
Minimum Qualifications
A baccalaureate degree in IT (various IT-related degrees are acceptable), accounting or other degree with IT work experience, with at least 6 hours of accounting, from an accredited college or university.
Please create a profile and upload the following to www.llajobs.com:
• Resume
• Cover letter describing why you would like to work as a performance auditor and how your education and experience make you a good fit for the position
• College transcripts
Other Duties & Responsibilities
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with it. The absence of specific statements of duties does not exclude those tasks from the position if the work is similar, related to, or a logical assignment for the position.