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Highspring · 1 day ago

Director, IT Audit and Technology Risk Advisory

Nashville, TN

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$194K/yr - $295K/yr

10+ years exp

Highspring is a dynamic company focused on delivering exceptional services in IT Audit and Technology Risk Advisory. The Director will be responsible for shaping the strategic direction of the practice, driving business development, and overseeing internal audit and IT risk management activities for a diverse range of clients.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for helping to shape the strategic direction of the practice

Drive business development, both by expanding and growing existing accounts and pursuing new client opportunities for the firm

Work with emerging growth companies and established enterprises (both publicly traded and privately held) on a wide variety of projects including Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) readiness and compliance, internal audit, and enterprise risk management (“ERM”)

Assist companies with implementing and assessing the effectiveness of SOX compliance programs, including, but not limited to the following activities: Conducting risk assessments and system scoping, Conducting walkthroughs and documenting end-to-end technology processes, identifying risks and key controls, using narratives, Documenting and assessing the design and effectiveness of key IT general controls (“ITGC”) and IT application controls (“ITAC”), Executing testing to validate the operating effectiveness of controls, Evaluating controls deficiencies to determine impact and significance, Identifying and implementing effective and efficient plans to remediate control deficiencies, Summarizing and documenting results of work performed including management reporting

Execute internal audit and IT risk management activities to support our client’s risk management initiatives

Demonstrate subject matter expertise on technology risks and internal control solutions associated with ERP, SaaS, IT infrastructure and cloud platforms

Create and deliver presentations on technical concepts, project work plans, delivery approach, milestones, and results to client stakeholders

Review team progress to ensure compliance with work program, professional standards, budgets, deliverables, and deadlines

Identify, design and implement creative business solutions to continually improve the firm’s services, methodologies and approaches

Leverage firm partnerships and tools to deliver efficient and effective approaches to implement and assess risks relating to information security and change management

Apply subject matter expertise in areas such as data analytics to enhance approaches to internal audits and control assessments

Understand the breadth of services offered by Risk & Regulatory, as well as Highspring holistically, to be able to identify additional opportunities at our clients

Direct and facilitate teams, working with different groups within the organization (technology, accounting, finance, operations)

Manage existing and prospective client relationships with an eye toward identifying and closing on new business opportunities

Lead project teams, share your individual subject matter expertise, and be a primary liaison to our clients

Actively participate in career development activities and technical training of staff

Mentor and develop team members

Establish credibility as a trusted advisor

Qualification

IT risk managementSOX complianceERP applicationsRisk related certificationsIT controls frameworksEmerging technology risksBusiness developmentTeam leadershipProject managementCommunication skills

Required

10+ years of recent professional services experience (public accounting or advisory firm). 5+ years of professional services experience may be combined with applicable IT risk management and internal controls experience with a Fortune 500 organization to meet the minimum requirement

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Management Information Systems or a related field

One or more of the following risk related certifications: CPA, CIA, CISA, or CISSP

Demonstrated track record of technical expertise with SOX, IT risk management and internal audit

Subject Matter Expert on select ERP applications such as SAP, NetSuite, Oracle Cloud, PeopleSoft, or Microsoft Dynamics

Detailed understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and PCAOB requirements

Experience implementing and assessing controls over highly automated business processes

Knowledge of IT leading practices to provide clients effective and practical recommendations

Knowledge and application of IT controls and governance frameworks such as SOC 1/2, COBIT, NIST (CSF, 800-53, and 800-171), ITIL and ISO 27001/2

Knowledge of emerging technology risks, including cloud computing, agile development/CICD, cybersecurity, and privacy

Knowledge of best practices for authentication, authorization and change management

Strong foundational knowledge of infrastructure and platforms components such as Windows, Linux, Unix, Active Directory, SQL, MySQL, Open Source, and Oracle

Strong track record of meeting business development targets and developing thought leadership materials

Proven ability to lead, motivate and build teams that deliver services and solutions that surpass client expectations

Ability to lead workshops, including the gathering/documenting of requirements and use-cases and recommendation of envisioned processes

History of developing risk and compliance thought leadership

Experience developing detailed work plans for project activities within scope of application responsibility

Flexibility to travel at least 25%

Due to the unique security requirements for this client portfolio, US Citizenship is required

Preferred

Experience managing up to 15 IT risk projects concurrently

Experience designing and implementing internal controls in conjunction with ERP implementation projects

Experience performing platform security assessments, implementing information security solutions, performing segregation of duties assessments using automated solutions (e.g., Fastpath) and implementing GRC solutions (e.g., Workiva, AuditBoard)