S&P Global - Senior Manager - Audit

The Role : This role will be responsible for executing a risk-based Information Technology Audit Plan based on a thorough understanding of IT risks and controls across S&P GLOBAL. The position will be operating in a changing regulatory environment where the IT landscape is also experiencing extensive transformation.

The Impact : This role will provide senior executives a company wide perspective of the state of the internal technology environment and act in a trusted advisory capacity.

The Career Opportunity: The role provides great learning opportunities and the ability to work with senior management across the Company.

The Team / The Business : S&P GLOBAL is a leader in credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics for the global capital and commodity markets. Reporting to the India Head of Audit as well as the global head of IT Audit based in New York. You will be part of a global team with coverage for all S&P GLOBAL businesses in the region.

Your Skills : Anticipate and proactively address business and regulatory issues/concerns. Evaluate audit techniques and approaches to ensure IT Audit remains current with industry - best practices and maintains a strong commitment to continuous improvement.

Our Hiring Manager says : If you're right for this role, you will meet and work with people across the Company in interesting and challenging engagements. You'll love this job because it provides new opportunities for professional growth daily.

Responsibilities :

- Assist in executing against the annual IT audit plan based on an assessment of S&P GLOBAL goals and objectives

- Develop IT audit programs and prepare associated communications to IA staff and stakeholders with an emphasis on technology

- Complete IT audits through effective time/budget management, measures progress, and proposes revisions to reflect changing priorities.

- Coordinate completion of audits in assigned areas with other IA associates to ensure integration of cross-functional business and information technology processes.

- Prepare audit reports and presents observations, recommendations, and management action plans to senior management.

- Foster relationships with key stakeholders and other key leaders.

- Provide periodic and/or requested reporting to key business leaders regarding audit plan, schedule, and status.

- Participate in Management requested and/or consulting projects and provides advisory services.

- Identify and proactively address business and regulatory issues/concerns. Research audit techniques and approaches to ensure IT Audit remains current with industry - best practices

- Perform special departmental projects as requested

- Perform research and attend training to maintain and enhance knowledge necessary to provide quality audit coverage of assigned areas.

- Be actively involved with outside organizations such as ISACA to stay up-to-date with current ideas and points of view that can be brought to S&P Global.

Required:

- Minimum of 5 years of IT Audit experience within financial services industry

- Experience and good understanding of general IT controls and application controls

- CISSP, CIA, CISA, CEH, PMP, Microsoft certifications, Cisco certifications, Sun Java certifications is highly preferred

- A bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related major

- Knowledge of information systems, including Oracle, preferably large modern systems utilizing UNIX, Windows, Networks, Messaging technology, enterprise DBMS, and emerging technologies, e.g. mobile, cloud, BYOD.

- Candidates with programming background (application development) or knowledge to be preferred

- Must be able to communicate effectively (orally and written) with professionalism and possess strong presentation skills among all levels of management.