Sr. IT Auditor

Yale New Haven Health
United States, Connecticut, New Haven
20 York Street (Show on map)
Nov 08, 2024
Overview To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day. This position reports to the Manager IT Audit & Controls with a primary focus on assessing the design and operational effectiveness of IT general controls, automated application controls and other risk based digital/technical related areas. In addition, this person will be a key advisor for driving finance process improvements through automation/technical solutions. Key responsibilities include evaluating and recommending improvements to business practices, processes and control procedures. The person in this role will be expected to identify and document control strengths, weaknesses, gaps and issues within processes through performance of interviews, walkthroughs and testing. The person will document and communicate identified issues and provide recommendations for improvement through collaboration with business owners. This person will support finance users in developing and executing data analytics and leverage project management skills to drive process improvement with a focus on automation. Exceptional technical/data mining skills (e.g., SQL, Excel) and accounting skills are required to provide meaningful recommendations. EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran Responsibilities 1. Coordinates and executes the annual internal audit plan serving as primary point of contact for carrying out IT general and application control audits and data analytics 2. Works closely with system departments on their processes and procedures to help facilitate successful audits, making recommendations on process improvements as necessary to drive process improvement through identification automation opportunity. 3. Develops control mapping for IT related processes including but not limited to access reviews, general computer controls, application controls, etc. 4. Performs testing of key controls and identification of control gaps. 5. Works with process owners to develop meaningful remediation plans for identified findings and gaps. 6. Tracks and follows up to ensure proper implementation of audit recommendations. 7. Assists the financial and operational auditors with data analytics and advises in the development of recommendations which consider automation/technology solution to support more efficient and effective workflows. 8. Advises the finance department in furthering their journey to carryout tasks in a more automated manner. 9. Keeps manager up to date on any audit status/findings/recommendations. 10. Assists in the preparation of summarized updates for executive and board level stakeholders. 11. Performs other duties as requested. Qualifications EDUCATION Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Technology, Computer Engineering or other related field. Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance a plus. EXPERIENCE Three (3) to Five (5) years of experience in a combination of finance/accounting and technical/data analytics activities. IT Internal Audit and/or SOX experience strongly preferred. LICENSURE CISA certification strongly preferred. SPECIAL SKILLS Excellent analytical and communication skills. Expert Excel skills, strong SQL, Word and PowerPoint skills . Lawson / Infor and other financial software experience preferred. Ability to research and interpret accounting and health care industry standards. Ability to work under broad direction; ability to motivate and lead. PHYSICAL DEMAND Ability to work in a hybrid environment. YNHHS Requisition ID 131709