$45-$50 per hour

Ottawa, ON

Contract

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Job Description:

- Provide support in conducting audits and assessments with a primary focus on evaluating the Bank’s Information Technology General Controls (ITGCs)

- Provide ad-hoc or scheduled support for other audit types, including operational, compliance, financial, and IT audits

- Conduct audits in with the standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors International Professional Practices Framework

- Review previous year’s audit planning memorandum, audit program, risk assessments, and observations

- Participate in audit planning meetings

- Assist with the assessment of current year’s risks and modify the audit program as needed to reflect updated risk assessments

- Review and maintain documentation as needed, including updates to process descriptions, system overviews, and similar materials to ensure accuracy and clarity

- Prepare and document the audit planning memorandum

- Compile a listing of audit evidence requirements, issue evidence requests to the client and follow up as required when evidence is not provided in a timely manner

- Review and assess evidence obtained

- Assess the design appropriateness and operating effectiveness of identified controls, perform process walkthroughs, analyze processes and procedures, observe the practices in place, and inspect sample evidence as specified in the detailed audit procedures.

- Update the working paper files, including process descriptions supporting Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR)



and revise as necessary based on the review by Internal Audit management

- Assist with drafting detailed observations, management letters and finalizing report documents and working papers

- Participate in the closing meeting with the client

- Organize work to align with scheduled audit activities

- Other related activities and deliverables, as required

Required:

- A minimum of one (1) of the following professional IT/audit certifications:

- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)

- A minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated experience planning and performing ITGC audits in support of financial reporting, including control analysis and control testing

- A minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated experience in performing testing of controls for commercial-off-the-shelf and in house developed applications, as well as infrastructure supporting applications, including operating systems and/or databases, for the following ITGC control areas:

- Logical Access

- System Security and Secure Configuration

- Change and Release Management

- Backup, Recovery,



and Business Continuity

- Security Logging, Monitoring, and Incident Management

- System Operations

- A minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated experience in auditing IT systems across a variety of infrastructure layers including audits of applications, databases (i.e., SQL/Oracle) and operating systems (i.e., UNIX/LINUX/Windows)

- A minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated experience with audit planning, fieldwork, and reporting, including written drafts of audit observations; and consistently delivered complete and accurate working papers

Desired Skills:

- Demonstrated experience with documenting audit work in TeamMate/TeamMate+ Demonstrated experience using analytical tools (e.g., IDEA) with client source data to perform data analytics and document results

- Demonstrated experience working with operational, compliance, financial or IT audits, including the planning, fieldwork/testing of controls and reporting in these areas

- Demonstrated experience using AI enabled tools (e.g., LLMs) to support internal audit activities and auditor productivity (e.g., research, planning support, documentation drafting).

- Demonstrated experience in auditing cloud technologies and cloud configurations.

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Chance Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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📌 IT Audit Specialist (Ottawa)
🏢 US Tech Solutions
📍 Ottawa