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Job Description
Sr. IT Auditor
Pentair (www.pentair.com) is a global diversified industrial company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its Water Group is a global leader in providing innovative products and systems used worldwide in the movement, treatment, storage and enjoyment of water. Pentair's Technical Products Group is a leader in the global enclosures and thermal management markets, designing and manufacturing thermal management products and standard, modified, and custom enclosures that protect sensitive electronics and the people who use them. With revenues of about $3 billion, Pentair employs approximately 14,500 people worldwide.
Leads and participates in complex computer applications and technological solutions audits, including General Computing Controls, Operating System Security, and Application Controls. Reviews AS/400, UNIX, JD Edwards and SAP. Performs security assessments of organizational compliance with Pentair's Information Security policy while providing recommendations to business units that will assist them in improving their overall internal security control structure. May review other operating systems such as Windows NT and 2000. May also perform ERP implementation assistance and other ad hoc requests related to IT controls.
Required Skills:
Essential Job Functions
- Learns and understands the company's IT needs and challenges with an emphasis on business processes, policies and procedures, self-governance practices and SOX regulatory obligations.
- Demonstrates expertise in audit standards, processes, and techniques and applies these skills to lead teams through comprehensive and effective IT audits.
- Executes the audit process in accordance with professional and company standards within a wide variety of computing environments.
- Applies internal controls to technology processes and appropriately assesses the risks of ineffective or missing control practices.
- Understands the financial, operational, and compliance risks which affect information systems design, modification and processing activities; demonstrates the ability to identify and appropriately evaluate those risks; and develops recommendations which are appropriate, realistic and cost-effective.
- Effectively evaluates audit results, weighing the relevancy, accuracy, and perspective of conclusions against the accumulated audit evidence. Documents relevant facts and evidence to support audit testing and conclusions in a way that other reviewers can understand the auditor's logic and methods.
- Reviews audit work papers to determine testing is complete with appropriate documentation and follows internal audit standards.
- Prepares audit reports and effectively communicates findings and recommendations with management.
- Establishes relationships with internal customers, managers and staff.
- Assists in preparing risk assessment, audit plan and budget.
Other Responsibilities
- Engages in professional development activities, including completion of professional certification as appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S.) or equivalent, MBA or Master’s in IS or systems development preferred.
Experience:
- 2 or more years of IT audit experience
- Additional experience in at least one of the following areas is a strong plus: systems and infrastructure lifecycle management; IT service delivery and support; protection of information assets and/or security configuration
- Experience with multiple platforms and ERP systems including but not limited to Windows, AS/400, UNIX, JD Edwards, QAD and SAP
- Experience with ERP User Access and Segregation of Duties review and testing
Specific Skills:
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Lotus Notes, JDE, SAP, HFM, PeopleSoft
- Windows, AS/400, UNIX, QAD
- Proficiency in communicating effectively both verbally and through written material.
- Ability to clearly communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
- Second language skills preferred
Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc.:
- Professional certification such as CISA, CISSP, or CIA preferred
- Sarbanes-Oxley experience preferred
- Ability and willingness to travel both domestically and internationally 20% – 30% of the year
Desired Characteristics
- Fact-based problem solving
- Analyzes situations and problems
- Uses sound judgment
- Builds and sustains relationships
- Clearly expresses oneself orally and in writing
- Effectively negotiates when necessary
- Acts with integrity
- Capacity for learning
- Adaptability to change and ambiguity
- Drives for results
Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
