Lead IT audit engagements assessing digital environments, controls, cybersecurity, data integrity and AI systems. Manage client accounts and audit teams, plan and deliver projects, mentor staff, implement data quality validation, and recommend governance and risk improvements.
The Opportunity
As a Digital Assurance & Transparency - IT Audit Manager, you will play a pivotal role in providing assurance services over clients' digital environments, including processes and controls, cybersecurity measures, data, and AI systems. Within our Assurance practice, you will help organizations and their stakeholders build trust in their technology while adhering to relevant regulations. As a Manager, you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for project success and maintaining standards. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop, and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same. In this role, you will analyze and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system, taking ownership of projects to validate their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
Responsibilities
- Leading IT audit engagements and managing client expectations effectively
- Guiding teams in the evaluation of digital environments, including processes, controls, and cybersecurity measures
- Utilizing auditing methodologies and IT governance frameworks to enhance the credibility of client information
- Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders to identify and address compliance challenges
- Developing and overseeing the implementation of data quality assessment and validation processes
- Promoting the use of innovative technologies and leading practices across audit teams
- Confirming data integrity, security, and compliance within audit frameworks
- Identifying opportunities for optimizing governance and improving risk management processes
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 4 years of experience
- At least one of the following: an active CPA license or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for a Bachelor's degree in at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting
- Demonstrating proficiency in auditing methodologies and IT controls
- Utilizing cloud engineering and cybersecurity governance skills
- Excelling in data quality assurance testing and validation
- Embracing change and innovation in digital assurance practices
- Developing skills in compliance auditing and regulatory guidelines
- Mentoring others in strategic questioning and analytical thinking
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $252,450. For residents of Washington state the salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $297,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
As a Digital Assurance & Transparency - IT Audit Manager, you will play a pivotal role in providing assurance services over clients' digital environments, including processes and controls, cybersecurity measures, data, and AI systems. Within our Assurance practice, you will help organizations and their stakeholders build trust in their technology while adhering to relevant regulations. As a Manager, you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for project success and maintaining standards. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop, and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same. In this role, you will analyze and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system, taking ownership of projects to validate their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
Responsibilities
- Leading IT audit engagements and managing client expectations effectively
- Guiding teams in the evaluation of digital environments, including processes, controls, and cybersecurity measures
- Utilizing auditing methodologies and IT governance frameworks to enhance the credibility of client information
- Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders to identify and address compliance challenges
- Developing and overseeing the implementation of data quality assessment and validation processes
- Promoting the use of innovative technologies and leading practices across audit teams
- Confirming data integrity, security, and compliance within audit frameworks
- Identifying opportunities for optimizing governance and improving risk management processes
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 4 years of experience
- At least one of the following: an active CPA license or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for a Bachelor's degree in at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting
- Demonstrating proficiency in auditing methodologies and IT controls
- Utilizing cloud engineering and cybersecurity governance skills
- Excelling in data quality assurance testing and validation
- Embracing change and innovation in digital assurance practices
- Developing skills in compliance auditing and regulatory guidelines
- Mentoring others in strategic questioning and analytical thinking
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $252,450. For residents of Washington state the salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $297,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
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