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IT Audit Manager – Leading Global Entertainment & Leisure Organization
Team You Will Be Joining
Team You Will Be Joining
- Join a multinational entertainment and leisure organization with a diverse operational footprint and a rapidly modernizing technology landscape.
- The internal audit function plays a strategic role in safeguarding systems, strengthening governance, and partnering with technology and finance leadership to ensure compliance amid enterprise-wide modernization and system integrations.
- You’ll collaborate with experienced IT, finance, and business process professionals across the organization to enhance the control environment and audit readiness during a period of transformation and growth.
- The opportunity to own IT audit strategy across SOX 404, IT general controls, and cybersecurity risk programs.
- High visibility with senior IT and finance executives as the company undergoes major system harmonization and integration initiatives.
- The chance to influence audit practices that directly support regulatory compliance, investor confidence, and operational efficiency.
- A culture that values continuous improvement, collaboration, and career development, with competitive compensation, strong benefits, and limited travel (~20%).
- Lead and execute risk-based IT audits from planning through reporting, ensuring alignment with SOX 404, COSO, and COBIT frameworks.
- Assess IT general controls (ITGCs), automated controls, and IT-dependent manual controls, and partner with management to monitor remediation progress.
- Oversee system implementation and integration audits, evaluating change management, UAT documentation, data conversion, and control consistency across platforms.
- Conduct IT risk assessments to identify emerging risks in cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.
- Evaluate third-party IT service providers and cloud-based environments for adherence to company policies and SOX compliance requirements.
- Act as a trusted advisor to IT and business leadership, embedding audit and control considerations early in system development life cycles (SDLCs).
- Manage and mentor a team of full-time and seasonal auditors, fostering audit excellence, consistency, and professional growth.
- 6–8 years of progressive experience in IT audit, IT risk, or compliance within a publicly traded company or Big 4 advisory environment.
- Proven expertise in SOX 404, ITGCs, and COSO/COBIT frameworks with hands-on experience leading and reporting IT audits.
- Background in system implementation reviews, UAT processes, and change management controls.
- Familiarity with ERP systems (Oracle preferred), cloud computing environments, and cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001).
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Accounting, Business Analytics, or Computer Science; MBA preferred.
- Relevant certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CPA, or CIA strongly preferred.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive change.
- Ability to travel approximately 20% across corporate and field locations.