New Hartford, New York, USA
129 days ago
IT Systems Lead Auditor

The Company


At Utica National Insurance Group, we are dedicated to our corporate promise: To make people feel secure, appreciated, and respected. As an AM Best “A” rated, $1.5 billion award-winning, nationally recognized property & casualty insurance carrier, we employ over 1,400 people across the United States. Operating from our Home Office in Central New York, with Regional Offices including Boston, NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas, we strive to deliver outstanding service and innovative insurance solutions.

What You Will Do

We are seeking an experienced IT Auditor who understands the critical nature of information technology controls within the financial and insurance industries. This role involves assessing the effectiveness of internal controls, supporting audit projects, and contributing to risk-based audit initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

- Understand the IT control environment to evaluate the effectiveness and placement of internal controls and operating practices.
- Collaborate with management to identify and assess IT and related business risks.
- Support multiple simultaneous audit projects, ensuring audit objectives are met, escalating significant issues, and monitoring developing situations.
- Execute audit engagements to cover key risks and contribute to the production of meaningful audit reports that clearly articulate risks and issues.
- Assist in the development and execution of an annual risk-based IT audit plan.
- Recommend changes to controls, processes, and procedures to ensure data integrity and security, and improve operational efficiency.
- Incorporate the use of computer-assisted audit tools and techniques when cost-effective.
- Perform testing of general and automated application controls relevant for regulatory compliance.
- Assist with the annual financial statement audit and regulatory exams, coordinating with external auditors on IT-related matters.
- Prepare detailed documentation in support of all assurance and consulting work performed.
- Execute control design and operating effectiveness testing as part of internal audit reviews.
- Develop and maintain relationships with auditees at appropriate levels and commit to improving customer satisfaction.
- Assist in assessing new technology processes and tools.

Additional Responsibilities

- Aid management in understanding internal control weaknesses and enhancing operational effectiveness through the presentation and discussion of audit findings.
- Assist in performing assessments of technology processes, tools, and technologies new to the company.
- Clearly communicate potential issues and evaluate corrective action plans.
- Participate in various internal team/department initiatives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Conform with all corporate policies and procedures.

What You Need

- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- Experience: Certified Information Systems Auditor(CISA)
- 4-7 years of IT audit experience with a focus on internal controls, and financial or operational auditing. 
- 4-7 years of experience with information systems and operations used in the insurance and financial services industries preferred.
- 2-4 years of ability to quickly comprehend business processes and identify risk implications.
- 4-7 years of demonstrated ability to work effectively across different business segments using interconnected technology.

Skills and Abilities

- Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Results-oriented with a keen focus on quality and value delivery.
- Professional presence with the ability to influence across various areas and levels of management.

Salary: $83,896-$125,844

The final salary to be paid and position within the internal salary range is reflective of the employee’s work experience, their geographic location, education, certification(s), scope and responsibilities in the role, and additional qualifications.

Benefits:                              

We believe strongly that talented people are core to our success and are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, career advancement and challenging work opportunities. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan for full time employees that include the following:

Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit Dental Benefit Vision Benefit Life Insurance and Disability Benefits  401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan (Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results) Health Savings Account (HSA)  Flexible Spending Accounts  Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations Company-Paid Family Leave Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit Voluntary Benefits - Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance Student Loan Refinancing Services Care.com Membership with Back-up Care, Senior Solutions Business Travel Accident Insurance Matching Gifts program Paid Volunteer Day Employee Referral Award Program Wellness programs

Additional Information:

This position is a full time hourly, exempt (overtime eligible) position.

As part of our hiring process, candidates who have accepted a formal offer must be willing to undergo a comprehensive background check and drug screen; additional screening for credit or MVR may be required for some positions.

Utica National is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply now and find out what it’s like to be a part of an amazing team, thrive in an exciting environment and work for a company you can be proud of. Once you complete your application, you can monitor your status in the hiring process by logging into your profile. A representative from our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch regarding any change in your candidacy. 

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