Title:  Specialist, IT Security (IT Compliance Specialist)

Job Title: Specialist, IT Security (IT Compliance Specialist) 

Job Code: 33236

Job Location: Melbourne, FL 

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The IT Compliance Specialist plays a pivotal role in ensuring the enterprise’s compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). This individual is responsible for coordinating, planning, scheduling, documenting, evaluating, and improving internal IT controls for financial reporting and to ensure operational efficiency. The IT Compliance Specialist will fulfill these duties by collaborating with internal and external audit teams, IT management, and other audiences to ensure compliance project deliverables are met. Strong knowledge of governance frameworks including but not limited to SOX, COBIT, COSO, ITIL, and ISO are essential for this position.   

Essential Functions:

• Support various internal/external audit related activities 
• Lead the completion of the Risk Control Matrix (RCM) activities 
• Summarize and present data to management and other audiences to communicate risks to the company 
• Facilitate cross functional remediation activities 
• Facilitation, examination and interpretation of request lists for SOX, SSAE 16 (SOC 1 / SOC 2), Internal, and client audits (concerning the products and services provided to clients) and the determination of artifacts required to successfully meet the audit requirements 
• Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of the appropriate artifacts and information on the organizations' audited systems, applications, and processes to auditors and clients 
• Ensure mitigation and remediation plans including action items, dates, and accountable parties are documented and track deliverables for all audits 
• Assist with ad hoc requests and special projects regarding Compliance activities 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Working knowledge of SOX requirements or prior IT audit experience 
• Attention to detail and the ability to understand complex processes/problems  
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies with a focus on change control requirements 
• Strong computer knowledge (Financial Systems, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio) 
• General understanding of ERP System functions (general ledger, procurement processing, manufacturing systems, and other related systems) 
• Must be detail oriented with good organizational skills and capable of multi-tasking with minimal day to day supervision 
• SAP or OS/DB knowledge is a plus 

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