Senior IT Auditor

The selected Senior IT Auditor will play a vital, dynamic role across a variety of technical and business processes throughout the company. Reporting to the Director of Information Technology (IT) Audit, the Senior IT Auditor will prepare and execute audits to assure the efficiency and effectiveness of the Company’s general computer controls within the various IT environments.

He/she will:
Establish audit objectives, develop audit strategies, create or update audit programs, perform testing, report results and co-develop action plans for mainframe, client server, data warehouse, and eCommerce.

The Senior Auditor will also assess the effectiveness of IT application-level controls within financial and operational business processes, and assist with reviewing systems development life cycle controls during the implementation of new strategic information systems across the enterprise.

The Senior Auditor will also be responsible for assisting Company management and Business Assurance and Advisory Services in executing and monitoring the Company’s compliance strategy and testing for Sections 404 and 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Essential Functions:
•Perform general computer control audits within the areas of program change management, information security, systems development life cycle, computer operations and IT entity level controls.
•Perform application audits with a focus on transaction life cycle, including origination, authorization, system processing, output, and report distribution. Additional areas of focus will include application-level security, system configuration, and system interfaces.
•Perform audits over enterprise-wide systems implementations to determine compliance with systems development life cycle controls.
•Assist with risk-based operational audits and special projects, including coordination with Financial Auditors.
•Develop trusted relationships with Senior Management and associate personnel.
•Gain an understanding of the organization, its business objectives as well as key business processes and risks.
•Perform research in technical and non-technical audit areas where prior work programs or experience does not exist, including the identification of key audit objectives, scope, approach, and timing.
•Assist in the planning of audits, preparation of audit programs, performing testing procedures, drafting audit reports and assessing management action plans.
•Perform data analysis over key business processes, especially in the inventory and accounts payable business process areas. Use Audit Command Language (ACL), a generalized audit programming tool effectively.
•Gather audit evidence and prepare audit work papers in accordance with departmental guidelines.
•Assist Company management and Business Assurance and Advisory Services with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Sections 302 and 404 compliance.Job Requirements
Required Credentials and Skills and Abilities:
•At least two to three years of experience in IT auditing. Prior “Big 4” experience is a plus. Retail Industry experience a plus.
•Bachelor degree in Accounting, Management Information Systems, or Computer Science. Masters degree a plus. Must currently have or working towards passing the CISA examination.
•Technically sound and a good working knowledge of IT auditing in various computer environments, including mainframe, client server, data warehouse, and eCommerce, as well as the IT governance and internal control concepts within the COBIT and COSO frameworks.
•Experience in preparing documentation and performing audits of internal control over financial reporting as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
•Works well independently. Able to summarize results and provide status updates to IT management and the Director, IT Audit on a regular basis.
•Strong analytical skills and ability to interact with confidence, poise and diplomacy with various functional groups and all levels of management.
•Strong oral and written communication, presentation, organizational and interpersonal skills are essential.
•Ability to be innovative and to think strategically and conceptually.
•Hands-on thorough working knowledge and ability with personal computers and software such as Microsoft Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio, ACL, etc.
•Views the experience obtained within the internal audit function as a development opportunity/training program to be used for eventual transfer into another financial, information technology or operational position within the organization.

Do you share our values?
Deliver superior performance
Be innovative
Collaborate through teamwork
Act with integrity
Support the community

If so, and if you have a strong worth ethic, a positive attitude, a confident self-image and an interest in the retail industry, you should consider putting your talents to work at Charming Shoppes. We value and reward commitment and excellence through our competitive Total Rewards program, opportunities for advancement, and a work environment that fosters work/life balance and community support. At our corporate headquarters, we offer business casual dress, on-site child care, cafeterias, fitness center, Flex-Time and Summer Hours (compressed work week, early closing on Fridays @ 1:00 pm from June to September).
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