IT Assurance & Advisory Services Manager

Key Skills

Alteryx, Analytical and Problem solving, Data Analytics, Data science techniques, IT, PowerBI, Project management, Python Programming, Snowflake, SQL, Statistics, Tableau

Job Description

Kemper is seeking a talented IT Assurance & Advisory Services (A&A) Manager with a strong background in Information Technology General Controls (ITGC), Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), information security and cybersecurity to join our A&A team. A&A plays a key role in helping Kemper achieve its strategic intent, including nurturing and developing future leaders. Our vision is for A&A to provide continuous assurance to senior management and the board on the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and controls through a culture that embraces innovation, analytics, automation, and credible challenge. A&A roles offer significant exposure to multiple areas of our business and all levels of senior management and provide opportunities to identify issues and help make measurable improvements to the Company.

As an IT A&A Manager, you will lead the IT SOX program. You will execute and / or supervise the execution of the annual program and multiple technology-related audits, targeted reviews, advisory projects, process reviews, and issue management activities. You will ensure engagements are risk-based and executed according to policies and guidelines. You will also contribute to department-wide strategic initiatives.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manages the IT SOX Program by executing and / or supervising the execution of annual ITGC testing.
• Manages multiple technology-related engagements, ensuring engagements are risk-based, well documented, and executed according to A&A policies and guidance
• Champions and implements data analytics within audit engagements
• Leads and actively engages in department’s integrated audits or assessments
• Provides timely and ongoing feedback, coaching and monitoring of audit work and directs staff members assigned to respective audits
• Drafts audit issues, completes root cause analysis, and makes viable recommendations, and creates initial drafts of audit reports and memos
• Monitors business efforts to resolve identified control issues and assesses the effectiveness of remediation efforts through follow-up reviews
• Leads the team with integrity and creates an environment where employees feel included, valued, and supported to do work that energizes them
• Recognizes and develops employees, and completes management tasks timely
• Maintain and exhibit the highest standards of ethics, professionalism, integrity, and discipline in all actions
• Maintains and builds skills and competencies as identified in an individual development plan and, as appropriate, through participation in relevant industry and professional associations
• Has a strong understanding of the technology, industry and regulatory risks
• Establishes rapport and trust with A&A and business personnel; meets routinely with key business partners

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, finance, information systems, data analysis or business administration
• At least 6 years of work experience, preferably managing an IT SOX program or in internal audit, public accounting, information technology, information security or data analytics
• Has or is pursuing a professional certification, such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CRISC, CICA, CFE, CISSP, CPCU, FLMI, CAMS, PMP
• Strong sense of curiosity and willingness to obtain a deep understanding of the business, processes, technologies, and risks to provide value and insights and help improve and achieve our strategic intent
• Able to apply internal audit concepts and train others
• Strong organizational, project management, time management, relationship-building, negotiating, and problem-solving skills
• Able to work independently in a fast paced, high demand, environment while managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment experiencing rapid growth and change
• Able to gather, analyze, and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise, detailed, and clear oral and written reports
• Able to recognize patterns, relationships, and trends from a variety of data points and champions the use of data analytics
• Able to serve as a trusted business advisor and provide value added recommendations to the business on the company’s strategic initiatives
• Solid knowledge of control principles (e.g., COSO), financial and operational processes, risks and risk management, and regulatory requirements
• Solid understanding of IT general controls, application controls, IT infrastructure and operations, business continuity and disaster recovery, data governance, and cloud computing
• Subject matter expertise in information security and cyber security
• Able to travel up to 20%
• Able to work effectively in a remote environment
• Familiarity with TeamMate, Tableau, Alteryx, IDEA, ACL/Galvanize, Workday, Guidewire, Workiva, Power BI, and productivity tools such as Microsoft Office
• Financial services experience
• Familiarity with Snowflake, Guidewire, and/or Workiva
• Advanced skills with Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, Python, or other programming languages
• Ability to apply descriptive analytics to analyze data and validate assumptions
• Insurance or financial services experience
• Master’s degree in data science, data analytics, statistics, or a related field
• Sponsorship not accepted for this opportunity
• This position is a remote role and can work from a US based home.

The range for this position is $76,900 to $131,700. When determining candidate offers, we consider experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location among other factors. This job is also eligible for our Kemper benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.)