Sr IT Auditor

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IT Audit About Us

At Transamerica , hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Who We Are

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group servingapproximately 23.9 million customersworldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com. 

Job Description Summary
Conduct and document complex information technology (IT) audit projects. Ensures compliance with procedures and policies that protect the assets of the organization. Job Description

Responsibilities

- Assist management in planning and conducting complex IT audit and consulting projects, including the preparation of an objective risk-based assessment and audit approach.

- Evaluate the adequacy of internal controls and develop creative and practical recommendations.

- Serve as a technical advisor on IT aspects of financial and operational audits.

- Audit IT operations within departments to verify computing controls are designed and operating effectively; prepare and submit clear, concise and insightful reports.

- Determine proper technical and security configuration of technical systems and operations in infrastructure and IT.

- Assist outside auditors with tasks to expedite completion.

- Keep abreast of current technologies and IT best practices.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in MIS, computer science or business degree with computing experience, or equivalent work experience.

- Three years of IT audit experience.

- Knowledge and experience in IT, including distributed computing, IT security, system development, computer operations, business continuity management and disaster recovery, application software, telecommunications and IT risk assessment.

- Proven communication skills, orally and in writing, to work with all levels in the company.

- Interpersonal and relationship-building skills to perform in an advisory capacity and lead/coach staff.

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