Lead IT Auditor

Position Summary

Internal Audit is looking for a Lead IT Auditor to perform Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing support for the IT Audit Manager. Conducts IT audits and reports the results, provides recommendations, and supports financial audit teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conducts SOX-driven compliance and IT audit assignments, including planning,
• interviewing, executing and documenting audit tests, review, process mapping, and gap analysis.
• Evaluates IT general and application controls, performs walkthroughs, validates documentation, identifies risks and control gaps, and develops recommendations and corrective action plans to support audit effectiveness.
• Works with IT Audit Manager to plan audit engagement strategy, define objectives, and address related internal controls risks and issues.
• Execute audit plans to test SOX compliance audit - IT General Controls (ITGCs), automated/IT application controls, and Cybersecurity audits.
• Provide insights to Management to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of IT processes.
• Participate in presentation of audit findings, reports to management and tracks issues to ensure proper remediation or mitigation in a timely manner.
• Performs IT and operational audits, including special projects such as system implementations, and provides support to audit teams by reviewing SOC reports to assess third-party control compliance.
• Assist the IT Audit Manager in other areas to include Steering Committee, Board of Directors, Audit Committee reports and other assignments as needed.
• May lead audit teams, including contract and guest auditors.
• Collaborate closely with process owners, IT, and business leadership to validate control design, remediate deficiencies, and ensure controls are implemented effectively and on schedule.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Certification are a plus (CISA, CIA, CISSP, CISM, or CIPP).
• 5-8 years professional audit experience, preferably with Big 4 or Regional public accounting firm or with the internal audit department of an automotive or other large manufacturing company.
• 2-4 years experience with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance assignments including evaluation and testing of internal IT, financial and business process controls is highly preferred.
• Good understanding of relevant regulations and industry standards (e.g., COBIT, ITIL, NIST and COSO) and best practices and methodologies to address these requirements.
• Interest in emerging technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence and automation.
• Highly preferred technically knowledgeable in information security - particularly with regards to cyber, cloud, networking, and transactional processing environments.
• Experience auditing or using the following systems is beneficial but not required: SAP/HANA, Workday, FCCS, Coupa, payroll systems, data analytic tools.
• Foreign language skills a plus.
• Self-starter, accountable, driven, ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to make decisions independently with knowledge of when to advance decisions to the next level.
• This role does not typically require travel; however, candidates should be open to occasional travel in rare or unique circumstances

Primary Location: Hybrid / Northville, MI