Lead IT Auditor

We are the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco — public servants with a mission to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. As part of the nation’s central bank, we are committed to understanding and serving the vibrant, expansive communities of the Twelfth District, which covers the nine western states of the U.S. That means we seek and appreciate new perspectives and build opportunities to learn and grow.

At the SF Fed, we approach our work with integrity and a commitment to service.

We have a phenomenal and rare opportunity for a Lead IT Auditor for our San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Fed Cash Audit Team. This team is responsible for leading nationwide (System-wide) assurance efforts related to all aspects of Fed Cash Services, including the audit of Next Gen Program and providing oversight of, and training to, other audit teams across the US for auditing the deployment phase.

Fed Cash Audit also has responsibility for the System-wide Cash Audit Competency Center which provides key directions to other Reserve Banks on how to identify key risks within Cash Operations and ways to audit more effectively and efficiently through written guidance, i.e., design of audit programs, as well as virtual and in-person training programs.

The Lead IT Auditor is responsible for participating in and leading internal audit-related assurance and consulting work. This includes planning, conducting, documenting, and reporting of audit results to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of controls.

Our ideal candidate has a long-term interest in an internal audit career and wants to plant roots in an organization that will support that goal with education, mentorship, and career pathing. You are a highly conscientious, analytical, data driven individual who understands the importance of relationship building and communication. You are persuasive by building credibility and relationships through humility and earned trust.
We ask that you live in commutable distance to our downtown San Francisco headquarters (Embarcadero), Los Angeles (downtown)

• Supervise and review moderate to moderately high-risk audit work performed by audit team members in accordance with established internal and external policies and audit standards. With guidance, evaluate audit team members’ performance after each assignment. With limited supervision, guide the work of auditors to ensure quality expectations. This position may typically supervise 1-4 employees on an assignment basis.
• Define appropriate risk-based audit scope and objectives for District focused audits, establish and commit to assignment time frames and budgets, develop new or revise existing audit programs.
• Execute the approved audit program in accordance with established policies and standards under general supervision with a greater degree of independence. This includes the evaluation of IT governance and risks and determining the effectiveness of controls regarding the reliability and integrity of information systems and operational information, the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, safeguarding of assets and compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
• Identify, assess, and challenge the impact of audit exceptions, make appropriate recommendations and present clear and convincing explanations of the issues with audit management and operating personnel.
• Prepare written audit reports, requiring reasonable edits from internal reviews to business management at the conclusion of audit reviews.
• Appraise the adequacy of corrective action taken to address previously reported audit findings or findings identified by other assurance providers. Review follow-up work performed by other auditors.
• Obtain and maintain a detailed knowledge base and awareness of activities in moderate to moderately high-risk areas of assigned liaison coverage, review and analyze pertinent data, and learn how to assess the impact of changes. Develop or maintain audit programs and perform risk assessments for assigned areas of liaison coverage.

• Knowledge and experience normally…