Sikich

IT Senior Auditor (Federal Audit)

Sikich$88K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Information Systems.
  • Minimum 3 years of auditing or related technical experience.
  • Active interim Secret clearance or ability to obtain.
  • CISA certification preferred.
  • Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

  • Conduct testing to assess the effectiveness of IT controls.
  • Prepare deliverables including workpapers and reports per auditing standards.
  • Own and manage assigned work areas effectively.
  • Review work products produced by team members.
  • Guide and mentor less experienced staff.
  • Execute tasks per developed schedules for timely completion.
  • Leverage technology and data analysis tools to enhance audit efficiency.

Benefits

  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy starting on your first day.
  • Recognition of paid holidays throughout the year.
  • Comprehensive wellness program with incentives.
  • Flexible work arrangements available.
  • Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options.
  • 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
  • Tuition reimbursement for career development.
Full Job Description
Description

IT Senior Auditor (US - Alexandria, VA, Columbus, OH, Indianapolis, IN)

Position Summary

Sikich is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented auditing professional with strong leadership and information technology skills. This role is contingent upon award of contract. This position requires an active interim Secret or Secret clearance or the ability of obtain this level of clearance.

What will you do in this role?
  • Conduct testing to determine the effectiveness of IT controls.
  • Prepare work products, including workpapers, findings, reports, and other written deliverables, in accordance with auditing standards and firm guidelines.
  • Own assigned work areas.
  • Review work products prepared by team.
  • Providing guidance to less experienced resources
  • Execute tasks for assigned work areas in accordance with an internally developed schedule that ensures the completion of tasks with sufficient time for secondary review and submission to client in accordance with contractual deadlines.
  • Leverage technology, including data analysis tools and AI, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of audit procedures,
  • Meet expectations for attendance, punctuality, and company/client deadlines and abide by all company policies.
  • Actively participate in formal and informal training to continuously grow technical and non-technical competencies.

What do you need to succeed in this role?
  • Bachelor's degree required. Information Systems degree is preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years of auditing, and/or related technical experience
  • Minimum interim Secret clearance.
  • CISA preferred
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Knowledge in the following areas is preferred:
  • National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) SP 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations
  • Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards.
  • Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) Government Auditing Standards (GAS)
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' (AICPA's) AU-Cs
  • GAO/Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Financial Audit Manual (FAM),
  • GAO Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM)
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin 24-02, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements (as amended)
  • Other requirements for federal reporting and accounting, such as U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) bulletins and circulars, the U.S. Standard General Ledger (USSGL), etc.

In compliance with this state's pay transparency laws, the midpoint of the salary range for this role is $88,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as the final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.In addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows:
  • Servant Leader - You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
  • Solutions Focus - You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
  • Collaborative - You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
  • Trustworthy - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
  • Impact & Influence Thinker - You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.

What will you do in this role?
  • Demonstrating professionalism and competence in the client's environment
  • Fostering an efficient, innovative, and team-oriented work environment
  • Conduct testing.
  • Prepare acceptable workpapers, write-ups, and memos.
  • Report audit findings to the supervisor, manager, or partner and make recommendations for the correction of unsatisfactory conditions.
  • Executing the day-to-day IT and audit activities of the engagement and conducting fieldwork daily.
  • Gathering audit-related data
  • Demonstrating awareness and knowledge of the Federal Government's financial and management responsibilities
  • Assisting in drafting and preparing project deliverables
  • Utilizing technology to share knowledge with team members, develop skills, and continually learn
  • Must be a self-starter, self-motivated, and results-oriented
  • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Sikich Total Rewards

Our team members enjoy expansive benefits ranging from competitive compensation and insurance options to wellness programs and a flexible time off policy, to name only a few. Sikich also takes pride in prioritizing team members' health, total wellbeing and time spent with family, friends and in the pursuit of personal goals, hobbies, and endeavors.

Some examples of our many benefits:
  • Sikich maintains a Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy. We encourage every full-time employee, as your role permits, to utilize paid time off (personal time, mental/physical health care, vacation, sick leave, etc.). Waiting for time off to accrue is common at other companies. At Sikich, you do not have to wait for this benefit to kick in. FTO is activated on your first day with our organization.
  • Sikich will also recognize paid holidays during the year and strives to permit employees to have time off the last week of the calendar year when client and project work permits.
  • Sikich offers a comprehensive wellness program to engage, challenge and empower team members to take responsibility for their wellbeing. Activities can be tracked through our wellness provider to obtain gift cards and other rewards.

We also offer:
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Health, dental, vision, life, and accident/death/disability insurance options
  • HSA employer contribution
  • Nine (9) paid holidays annually.
  • A robust paid Parental Bonding Leave program covering birth, adoption, and foster children.
  • 401(k) with employer contributions
  • CPA bonus with four (4) paid exam days & four (4) paid study days.
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Generous employee referral bonus program
  • Client referral bonus program
  • Pet insurance
  • FORCE - Sikich community volunteer program enabling each team member to use up to four hours of paid time annually to volunteer and make a difference in their local communities.

Official correspondence will come from a Sikich.com email address and applicants/candidates are invited to contact us directly to verify communications.

Want to learn more? Visit our Careers website or Glassdoor profile.

About Sikich

Sikich is a professional services firm that provides accounting, advisory, technology, and managed services to businesses and organizations across the United States. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. Sikich has over 1,000 employees and serves clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and not-for-profit. The firm has been recognized as one of the top 100 accounting firms in the United States by Accounting Today.
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