| |
Job Description
Location: US - Massachusetts - Westboro
Requisition ID: 16141BR
Rare opportunity to join EMC’s worldwide internal audit team. This group is designed to attract the best and the brightest and offer them an unparalleled growth opportunity before helping them find more senior positions within EMC. In your time within the group (usually around two years) you will get a broad exposure to EMC’s entire business, work with executives from around the world, be on the front lines as EMC leads the industry in information lifecycle management, and get invaluable exposure to Sarbanes-Oxley and corporate governance issues. For those who are interested, there is the opportunity for offer international travel, and the opportunity to achieve valuable professional certifications (e.g., CIA, CMA, etc.)
Responsibilities:
- Perform complex level professional internal auditing work.
- Work involves leading or conducting performance, financial, compliance, and information technology audit projects; providing consulting services to the organization’s management and staff; providing key input to development of the Annual Audit Plan; and providing training and coaching to Internal Audit staff.
- Responsible for identifying technology risks, and independently evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of information technology infrastructure and application controls, including security and internal controls.
- Maintain all organizational and professional ethical standards.
- Work independently under general supervision with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment.
- Identify and evaluate the organization’s risk areas and provides key input to the development of the Annual Audit Plan.
- Perform audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures.
- Conduct interviews, reviews documents, develop and administers surveys, compose summary memos, and prepares working papers.
- Identify, develop, and document audit issues and recommendations using independent judgment concerning areas being reviewed.
- Communicate or assist in communicating the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and oral presentations to management and the Board of Directors.
- Develop and maintain productive client and staff relationships through individual contacts and group meetings.
- Pursue professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships, and shares information gained with co-workers.
- Represent Internal Audit on organizational project teams, at management meetings and with external organizations.
- Provide or assists in providing training, coaching and guidance to Internal Audit staff in conducting audits and other audit-related issues.
- Plan and executes audits of client/server technology platforms (NT, Unix, Linix, Oracle, Sysbase, mainframe) and evaluates IT internal controls and works collaboratively with management to identify actions needed.
- Conduct data extraction, analysis, and security reviews utilizing software tools.
- Support audits and consulting engagements related to programming, mainframe batch and on-line processes, client-server architecture, internet and intranet functionality, database extraction, technology strategy, and data communication and network security.
- Act as liaison with IT business partners to ensure full understanding of data flow, data integrity and system security.
- Assess information technology control elements to mitigate IT risks regarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of business information.
- Perform related work as assigned by audit management.
Experience and Education:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Certification as a CISA
- Four to Five years of full-time experience in conducting information technology audits. Public accounting experience is desirable.
- A graduate degree in Technology or Business Administration is a plus and would be advantageous.
Skills:
- Considerable knowledge of and skill in applying internal auditing and accounting principles and practices, and management principles and preferred business practices.
- Knowledge of the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and the Code of Ethics developed by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
- Knowledge of management information systems terminology, concepts and practices.
- Knowledge of COBIT and related IT auditing framework.
- Skill in conducting quality control reviews of audit work products.
- Skill in collecting and analyzing complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusions.
- Considerable skill in planning and project management, and in maintaining composure under pressure while meeting multiple deadlines.
- Skill in negotiating issues and resolving problems.
- Considerable skill in using a computer with word processing, spreadsheet and other business software to prepare reports, memos, summaries and analyses.
- Considerable skill in effective verbal and written communications, including active listening skills and skill in presenting findings and recommendations.
- Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, staff and external contacts, and to work effectively in a professional team environment.
- Considerable knowledge of distributed technology (ie. Unix/Oracle/Sybase and Windows NT), Web-based technology, and basic infrastructure control issues.
- Considerable skill in assessing the effectiveness of internal controls over key IT risks, identifying significant exposures, analyzing transactions and other management information and detecting changes in key risks and/or control effectiveness. Skill in developing appropriate recommendations to address exposures.
- Knowledge of generally accepted IS audit standards, statements and practices, and IS security and control practices.
- Ability to learn new operations quickly and work independently a must.
- Experience in industry auditing or accounting and in conducting audits in Information Systems and other areas pertinent to the industry.
- Exposure to CAAT (Computer Assisted Applications Testing).
- Experience with networking ( Windows NT)
- Exposure to system security software
- Possess detailed technical skills in at least one platform (Unix/Oracle/ Windows NT)
- High level of proficiency in information technology control concepts and systems development methodologies.
- Experience in performing new systems development audits, or related work experience.
EMC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace.
EMC does not accept unsolicited Agency Resumes. EMC will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm that does not have a signed “EMC Agency Fee Agreement”.
|
