Senior IT Auditor I
SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
Required Skills
- Certified Information System Audit (CISA) certification is preferred
- Knowledge of audit procedures and technical security and control standards usually obtained through related work experience and a four year degree program is required to perform system audits
- Knowledge of systems software applications and databases common to the mainframe and distributed environments, such as UNIX, AS/400, and Windows is also required
- Knowledge of the operations, functions, and objectives of interfacing areas is required to properly audit operations, services, systems, workflow, and operational impact on other areas
- Skills as needed to perform testing of design and operational effectiveness of application controls
- Analytical skills as required to perform audit planning and identify control deficiencies
- Strong workpaper documentation skills
Required Competencies
- Minimum of 4 or more years of auditing and systems experience
- Strong people management and leadership skills
- Self-starter with an ability to self-motivate
- Strong leadership and organizational skills are required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly numerate with strong organizational and problem solving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to proactively assess issues, identify solutions and problem solve
- Ability to react and respond on a timely basis
- Ability to adapt and react positively in a changing and dynamic work environment
- Ability to work under pressure and to deliver to tight deadlines
- Ability to develop relationships with diverse groups and various levels of technology and non-technology personnel
- Flexibility, multi-tasking, creative thinking, good business judgment skills are required to meet strict deadlines and manage other projects
- Proficiency in Word and Excel a plus
- Must be a team player and able to work under pressure during peak periods
Please note that this role may require the successful candidate to travel to other NT locations as required.
For more than a century, Northern Trust has worked hard building our legacy of outstanding service, expertise and integrity. From a Chicago-based bank founded in 1889, we now have more than 20 international locations and 16,500 employees globally. We serve the world’s most-sophisticated clients – from sovereign wealth funds and the wealthiest individuals and families, to the most-successful hedge funds and corporate brands.
We burnished our reputation as a global leader delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions enabled by sophisticated, leading technology. And through it all, we continually laid a solid, forward-looking foundation on which future generations can continue growing and achieving greater.
As of June 30, 2018, Northern Trust Corporation had:
$135 billion in banking assets
$8.1 trillion in assets under custody
$10.7 trillion in assets under custody/administration
$1.1 trillion in assets under management