IT Audit Manager
Apply NowCompany: Comerica Incorporated
Location: Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Description:
IT Audit Manager
The IT Audit Manager is responsible for overseeing, mentoring, and managing a team of IT audit professionals to adequately perform complex audits with a focus on IT systems, cybersecurity, and data management in the financial services industry. This role ensures high-quality audit delivery, appropriate scoping and evaluation of risks and internal controls from planning and throughout the audit to provide practical recommendations, alignment with regulatory requirements, and timely reporting of results to achieve a balanced control environment.
Position Responsibilities:
The IT Audit Manager is responsible for overseeing, mentoring, and managing a team of IT audit professionals to adequately perform complex audits with a focus on IT systems, cybersecurity, and data management in the financial services industry. This role ensures high-quality audit delivery, appropriate scoping and evaluation of risks and internal controls from planning and throughout the audit to provide practical recommendations, alignment with regulatory requirements, and timely reporting of results to achieve a balanced control environment.
Position Responsibilities:
- Audit Management and Oversight. Manage the planning, execution, and review of IT audit engagements, ensuring audits are completed with high quality and delivered on time to meet organizational and regulatory requirements. Effectively leverage technical competency and working knowledge to ensure the audit universe and individual audits are properly risk assessed, scoped and key decisions are effectively articulated in audit workpapers.
- Stakeholder Communication and Collaboration. Serve as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders, communicating audit results clearly and offering objective, independent recommendations to support decision-making and risk mitigation strategies. Maintain effective working relationships with clients, facilitate communication and client understanding of audit objectives, process, issues, and recommendations. Identify, communicate, and address client conflicts, issues, and problems.
- Team Development and Leadership. Lead and develop a high-performing audit team by mentoring staff, providing guidance, training, and constructive feedback to enhance their skills and professional growth. Foster a collaborative and accountable team environment while proactively identifying and addressing conflicts, challenges, and performance issues. Implement corrective actions as needed, ensuring appropriate documentation, timely communication with audit leadership, and coordination with Human Resources to maintain a positive, productive, and accountable work culture.
- Audit Strategy and Optimization. Assess leading practices, stays current with emerging IT risks, industry trends, and regulatory updates, and drives optimization efforts to refine audit methodologies, improve efficiencies, and enhance the overall effectiveness of both IT audit and the broader audit department.