Auditor in Charge

About the role

We are seeking experienced Auditors in Charge (AICs) to lead technology-focused Internal Audit testing and model validation workstreams within a large, highly regulated financial services environment. This is a hands-on audit leadership role. The AIC will own assigned testing workstreams from walkthrough through audit conclusion, directing testing activities, reviewing workpapers, managing milestones, and ensuring audit quality.

The ideal candidate combines a strong Internal Audit foundation with the technical aptitude to understand application logic, technology controls, data inputs/outputs, transactions, and system-generated alerts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Auditor in Charge for assigned technology audit and validation workstreams
• Lead walkthroughs with application, process, and control owners
• Develop the audit approach and determine appropriate testing procedures
• Coordinate and oversee testing activities performed by assigned auditors
• Personally execute complex or higher-risk testing when required
• Perform and oversee application control, input/output, transaction, alert, and targeted testing
• Review basic application/code logic to understand and validate system functionality
• Obtain and evaluate supporting audit evidence
• Review audit workpapers for completeness, accuracy, and quality
• Challenge testing results and ensure conclusions are sufficiently supported by evidence
• Identify, assess, document, and escalate testing exceptions and control deficiencies
• Respond to and resolve workpaper review comments
• Manage testing milestones, dependencies, and deliverables
• Provide guidance and coaching to auditors
• Communicate testing status, risks, findings, and conclusions to audit leadership
• Own assigned workstreams through walkthrough → testing → evidence → workpaper → conclusion

The underlying testing includes application controls, input/output and transaction testing, alert validation, evidence evaluation, and audit-quality workpaper development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (required)
• Multiple years of professional Internal Audit experience
• Demonstrated experience serving as an Auditor in Charge, Lead Auditor, Audit Manager, or equivalent
• Strong hands-on experience personally executing audit testing
• Experience leading technology-focused audit/testing workstreams
• Strong experience developing and reviewing audit workpapers
• Experience conducting and leading audit walkthroughs
• Ability to develop and challenge audit testing procedures
• Experience evaluating evidence and determining whether it sufficiently supports an audit conclusion
• Experience identifying and documenting testing exceptions and control deficiencies
• Strong understanding of technology and application controls
• Ability to understand application logic and follow data from input through output
• Comfortable reviewing limited amounts of code or technical logic for validation purposes
• Ability to manage multiple testing activities, milestones, and deliverables
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, documentation, and leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Internal Audit experience within banking or financial services
• Technology / IT Audit experience
• Prior Auditor in Charge experience within a large financial institution
• Application controls testing
• Input/output testing
• Transaction and alert testing
• Technology or model validation experience
• Experience reviewing and approving workpapers prepared by other auditors
• Experience leading audit teams within large, complex, regulated organizations

About the company

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities.