Lead IT Auditor
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With Discover, you’ll have the chance to make a difference at one of the world’s leading digital banking and payments companies. From Day 1, you’ll do meaningful work you’re passionate about, with the support and resources you need for success. We value what makes each employee unique and provide a collaborative, team-based culture that gives everyone an opportunity to shine. Be the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future, while building the future you want, here at Discover.
Job Description
What You’ll Do
- Use operational and technical skills to support DFS Internal Audit Department objectives.
- Review business processes, identify and assess controls, and communicate results with clients.
- Develop action plans.
- Conduct audit reviews to improve controls and efficiencies of the activities reviewed, following DFS Internal Audit methodology — audits and special reviews will be of Direct Banking (Marketing, Operations, Consumer Banking and Credit Risk Management), Human Resources, Finance, Corporate Risk Management, Payment Services, IT General Controls, IT Network and Infrastructure, Models, Corporate Support.
- Oversee assigned audit staff through the completion of the entire audit, interview clients, review business processes, identify and assess controls, test key controls, develop findings and communicate with clients to develop and follow up on action plans.
How You’ll Do It
- Develop and educate audit team members, defining expectations for their performance.
- Administer the opening, review of findings, and closing of client meetings.
- Lead periodic meetings with internal audit management and the business units.
- Define for audit staff the overall audit scope, providing them with assignments and direction throughout the audit project
- Understand how applications and related Information Technology (IT) General Controls support achievement of business processing objectives.
- Draft the findings, actions, and report (with the assistance of the audit staff draft the findings, actions and report)
- Communicate audit status and findings to key clients. Work with clients to evaluate the adequacy of actions items to ensure they address the root cause.
- Develop audit staff and educate team in area of expertise to improve the department skill set. (Define expectations with audit staff at the beginning of the audit. Provide leadership and guidance to team in area of expertise.)
- Review staff audit work for completeness, effectiveness and accuracy.
- Use knowledge of company/industry practices and processes to define key business risks, expected controls and to assess actual controls
- Provide audit supervisor feedback on staff performance to be incorporated into the staff job evaluation.
- Work closely with IT, operational, compliance and financial auditors to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated effort in covering the audit entity.
- Follow-up on assigned actions from the audit (status updates and verifications).
Qualifications You’ll Need
The Basics
- Bachelor's degree in applied sciences, engineering, operations, accounting, finance, business, computer science, data science, or related field
- 2+ years of experience in applied sciences, engineering, operations, accounting, finance, business, computer science, data science, or related field
Bonus Points If You Have
- 4+ years of experience in applied sciences, engineering, operations, accounting, finance, business, computer science, data science, or related field
- Practical experience in risk based auditing, compliance, risk management activities or regulatory examinations
- Working experience in the financial services, banking, credit cards, or public accounting
- Experience in project management or Agile methodologies
- Experience with automated work paper system (Pentana)
- CIA, CAMS, CRMC, CPA, CISA, or related certification
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