IT Internal Auditor

This person will join a cohesive team whose environment thrives on high performance, continual improvement, constant communication, and an open atmosphere. This position is cross-functional, with paths for growth opportunity, and is highly visible to the company, particularly to the CFO and Controller organizations. The audit and compliance function receive high visibility to the CFO and Controller organizations.

Job Responsibilities :

You will be responsible for designing and executing audit procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of IT General Control and IT Application Controls including configuration and access (segregation of duties) in SAP, cloud and internally developed software applications.

You will be working closely with IT and business stakeholders on projects that impact existing IT processes and controls and evaluating and updating the controls accordingly.

You will be responsible for assisting Cadence’s comprehensive Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) §404 ongoing monitoring program in various regions, coordinating this program and taking an active role in the testing results of key IT controls. The primary responsibility will be to assist with scoping, risk assessments, IT control testing, and deficiency evaluations. This role provides a successful candidate with the opportunity to collaborate with upper management and build valuable experience in evaluating IT controls and processes in a complex IT environment.

In this role, you will work with the Cadence’s internal audit / compliance personnel to execute global internal audit plans. Identify project needs, project planning and creation of audit programs, documentation of audit work and report results. Internal audits are sometimes done at remote sites and international locations.

Skills as needed to perform testing of design and operational effectiveness of application controls (e.g., Interface Controls)

Knowledge of ERPs like SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JDEs etc. would be an added advantage

Hands-experience with auditing in other areas such as Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), Physical and logical security, System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and change control etc

Position Requirements :

5+ years of IT SOX testing

CISA (preferred) or Degree in Computer Applications, Management Information Systems or Computer Engineering, or related field

Strong experience in evaluating IT General Controls, IT Application Controls, and System Generated Report

Excellent written and verbal communication skills,

Strong analytical, project management, critical thinking and thorough documentation skills accounting rules and control objectives

Self-learner to remain current with IT Security standards, audit issues and other industry best practices