POSITION SUMMARY:  The IT Audit & Advisory Manager is responsible for all phases of project and engagement management for multiple clients in a wide variety of industries. Responsibilities include planning, directing, and completing internal audits, information technology control reviews, activities related to Sarbanes-Oxley 404 internal control projects; and developing and managing staff. The IT Audit & Advisory Manager works closely with firm partners and staff on client management, practice development, and business development. The IT Audit & Advisory Manager is responsible for an assigned group of clients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform engagement management responsibilities, including performance reviews, task delegation, project scheduling, project economics and financials, quality review and client management
• Manage business development activities, such as proposals, capture, account teams, whitepapers, conferences, and/or other thought leadership material
• Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality.
• Understand and manage firm risk on audits and proposals.
• Working with organizations to identify and manage IT risks within their strategy execution model
• Assist clients in applying key frameworks such as COBIT, NIST & ISO
• Developing IT components with enterprise risk management programs
• Leading IT risk assessments ranging from internal audits, system implementations and specialized IT areas (security, basis, access provisioning, etc.)
• Leading and executing IT audits and IT SOX engagements
• Apply current knowledge of IT trends and systems processes to identify security and risk management issues and other opportunities for improvement.
• Manage the evaluation and testing of IT processes and system controls and identification of areas of risk.
• Manage internal auditing outsourcing and co-sourcing engagements for clients.
• Think strategically about practice enhancements and be able to embrace and manage change.
• Meet or exceed sales targets for new and follow-on work
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
• Maintain a good working relationship with clients and work effectively with client management and staff at all levels to gather information and perform services
• Work closely with Firm managers and partners to promptly identify and resolve client problems or issues
• Communicate (verbally and in writing) externally with clients and internally with all levels of the organization to successfully accomplish objectives portraying knowledge and confidence
• Manage, develop, train, coach and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
• Motivate others to perform at maximum efficiency without sacrificing quality of the services delivered
• Interview campus and/or experienced candidates
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS or related field.  A Master’s degree is a plus.
• 6 to 10 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level.
• CISA, CISSP, CIA or CISM license/certification.
• Experience performing technology risk assessments and audits, operational internal audits, as well as process control reviews.
• Areas of expertise should include at least some of the following: access control software, security architecture and administration, Internet use/firewalls, network security awareness and enforcement, security policies and standards, database security auditing, operating systems (Windows, UNIX, AS400).
• Strong experience in staff and audit management in an integrated client service team.
• Ability to manage and develop staff in a highly interactive team environment.
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced interactive, results-based team environment.
• Strong leadership, business development, recruiting, training, coaching, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel on a regular basis to clients as required.
• Good familiarity with IIA’s Standards
• Practice development experience.
• Ability to work additional hours and/or travel as needed.