Federal IT Audit – Associate

About the role

CohnReznick is one of the nation’s top professional services firms, providing advisory, assurance, and tax services through CohnReznick LLP (assurance) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax). The firm helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value, serving clients worldwide as an independent member of Nexia. The Federal IT Audit – Associate role is based in the Bethesda office and supports the Government and Public Sector Advisory practice, which focuses on public entities’ operations, processes, regulations, and reporting requirements. CohnReznick operates as a hybrid firm; most professionals work within a commutable distance of an office, and the role encourages in‑person collaboration on average three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Participate in IT Audit engagements for federal clients, collaborating on risk assessments, security assessments, internal control reviews and other IT Audit projects as needed
• Learn complex IT auditing and IT risk assessment concepts
• Work with senior IT auditor and IT staff auditor to ensure the team meets established deadlines and that deliverables are complete and accurate
• Attend meetings as needed, participating in team collaboration to ensure project completion
• Opportunities to participate in comprehensive business development initiatives, including opportunity identification, proposal preparation, budget management, professional networking, etc

Requirements

The successful candidate will have:

• BA/BS degree in computer science, information technology or related field
• Ability to obtain a CISA or CISSP certification
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance or higher
• Minimum of 1 year of professional experience performing and leading federal IT audit engagements in accordance with applicable federal requirements
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of federal IT audit requirements and methodologies, as well as applicable standards and control frameworks
• Experience in electronic data processing

Skills

Skills relevant to the role include IT auditing, IT risk assessment, internal control reviews, security assessments, business development, proposal preparation, budget management, professional networking, and electronic data processing.

Benefits

• Generous P