IT Audit Manager
Company: Ace Hardware
Location: Oak Brook
Posted on: March 20, 2023
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Job Description:
About This Role
The primary purpose of the IT Audit Manager role is to assist Ace
management to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of our
organization's IT risk management, control, and governance
processes and utilize effective data analytics throughout all audit
projects. The IT Audit Manager will perform timely, quality IT
audits for all key risk areas identified during our annual planning
process and provide leadership and mentoring to audit team members
involved with execution of their individual projects.
What You'll Do
Assist Audit Services management in planning and organizing a
comprehensive, long-range program of IT audit coverage including
annual evaluation of required resources (both internal and
external) to address all high-risk IT areas.
Prepare and update the annual IT audit plan, schedule and execute
IT and Integrated audit assignments, manage internal audit team
members, and manage external resource relationships with key third
party service providers.
Develop hypotheses regarding potential IT risks and determine
appropriate testing strategies to determine if key controls are
properly mitigating all identified risks.
Ensure maintenance of highest departmental standards and quality of
audit projects.
Optimize use of all automated tools available within the
organization.
Develop professional capability of internal audit team members
through on-the-job training, external training programs, and 1on1
mentorship activities.
Who You Are
As Ace's IT Audit Manager, you demonstrate the ability to evaluate,
identify, and suggest ways to minimize potential risk within the IT
systems that house all information assets. You love to verify the
reliability and integrity of these systems and analyze related data
to ensure our assets are secure. In addition, you love to
collaborate effectively with peers, business partners, and your
direct reports by sharing valuable IT knowledge and continually
building positive relationships.
Required Skills
Minimum of 5 years audit background with IT exposure, strong data
analysis skills, and experience with computer assisted auditing
techniques.
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, and/or
Information Systems.
Knowledge of risks associated with logical security, general and
application controls, and systems development methodology.
Strong project management and analytical skills to conduct audits
and assess financial, operational, compliance, and IT systems
risk.
Experience working with SAP, mainframe, and distributed platforms
as well as knowledge of Windows, UNIX, and Relational Database
Management Systems.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to effectively and confidently discuss audit
issues with management and develop business-focused recommendations
to strengthen controls.
Ability to supervise a group of professional resources (including
third party service providers) and to direct their activities in
accomplishing the goals of the Audit Services Department.
A strong track record of providing team leadership, demonstrating a
partnering approach to conducting audits, and exposure to a wide
array of business, operational, and information systems
functions.
Preferred Skills
Understand, identify, evaluate, document key risk indicators and
data structures, and design/develop relational databases for
collecting data.
Knowledge and/or experience of the technology and risks associated
with Web applications, mobile devices, social media, malware, and
cloud computing is a plus, but not required.
Certification including one or more of: CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP, CISM
are a plus but not required
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Compensation Details:
$109100 - $136300 per year
Why should you join our team?
We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love,
Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility.
Love. You don't often see values like these in most corporate
statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us.
They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace
retailers and to the Ace brand.
In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace also
offers competitive benefits* that address life's necessities and
perks, many of which expand and improve year after year,
including:
Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company
growth over the past 5 years resulted in incentives being paid out
at an average of 126% of your target opportunity!)
Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with company contributions,
averaging 9.6% per year of eligible earnings over the past 5
years
Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and
disability - up to 26 weeks short-term disability and long-term
disability) & life insurance benefits for you and your
dependents
21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first
year) and up to 6 paid holidays depending on the month of hire
Company Car, phone and fuel card are provided for field-based
positions
Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It's a chance to be
part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses
thrive and make an impact in their communities - and we support our
employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week,
20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your
choice, opportunities to help Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation
Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on
development and coaching. We offer on-site classes, facilitator-led
courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a
performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual
review
We know the work environment matters. That's why Ace holds frequent
campus events like Employee Appreciation Week, vendor demos,
cookouts, and merchandise sales
We bring them to you! Services such as mobile spas, auto
maintenance, car wash and detailing, dry cleaning, dentists, eye
doctors, flu shots, recycling and more!
Employee discounts on Ace merchandise (including top brands like
Weber, Traeger, Yeti, Craftsman, DeWalt and more), travel, fitness,
computers and thousands more
Birth/Adoption bonding paid time off
Adoption cost reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - access to free visits to
therapists and lawyers, guidance on financial matters, elder and
childcare, and assistance with tickets to entertainment events
Identity theft protection
* Benefits are provided in compliance with applicable policies.
We want to hear from you!
When most people think of career opportunities with Ace Hardware,
they often think of the helpful cashiers and sales associates at
their local store. However, have you also considered the people
behind the scenes who select, promote, ship and process the
invoices for more than 75,000 products? Maybe you haven't, but we'd
like you to. Because together we help our customers take care of
their homes. Come find out why a career with the Ace Hardware
Corporation is one of America's best kept secrets.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Ace Hardware Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a
policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company
recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills
and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each
individual and the organization. The company is committed to the
prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion,
color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national
origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran
status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal
or applicable state/local laws.
Disclaimer
The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job
posting, but could be higher based on education and experience.
Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and
circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the
minimum requirements outlined in the job description, such as an
individual's education, training and experience, the position's
work location, required travel (if any), and external market
conditions when determining the final salary for potential new
hires.
Be aware that salary estimates published via alternate online job
boards may not be a true representation of the actual pay range
offered for this position. Please refer to the Ace position
description for the accurate starting pay range information and
feel free to discuss this with a Talent Acquisition professional if
you are chosen to move forward with an interview.
This written "Position Description" is not intended to cover all
aspects of the position listed. It is meant to cover the
basic/general essential job functions of a particular position. Ace
Hardware Corporation reserves the right to change job duties,
including essential job functions, according to business
necessity.
Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in
the world, with more than 5,500 locally owned hardware stores
throughout approximately 70 countries. Our independently owned and
operated retailers have the freedom to run their business in the
way that best serves their local community. Beyond home-improvement
projects, we support our communities by operating the Ace Hardware
Foundation, which partners with such worthy causes as the
Children's Miracle Network, Habitat for Humanity, the American Red
Cross and more.
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