Temporary Data Audit Specialist

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RSM is seeking a skilled IT audit professional to join our IT audit team, supporting a large global bank. This temporary manager-level role focuses on validating consent order and issue remediation efforts related to IT systems and processes, with a specific emphasis on global financial crimes compliance. The position ensures IT processes align with regulatory requirements and the bank’s internal standards, while providing strategic oversight during audits.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead audits of IT processes supporting the bank’s AML systems and ensure adherence to regulatory expectations.
• Evaluate and oversee audits of IT change management processes, focusing on fixes and improvements impacting AML systems and workflows.
• Assess and audit security processes related to AML systems, including transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and KYC applications, as well as their interaction with IT infrastructure.
• Manage audits of operations (Ops) of systems, data, and applications used in AML processing across various domains.
• Compare existing processes, systems, and workflows with industry standards and requirements enforced by the bank.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of IT controls supporting AML processes, such as transaction monitoring systems, customer due diligence (CDD) platforms, and sanctions screening tools.
• Provide high-quality, strategically aligned audit documentation, detailing findings, root causes, and actionable recommendations to improve IT and AML compliance programs. Documentation must meet the bank’s internal standards and satisfy regulatory expectations.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure remediation efforts address audit findings and align with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT audit, with significant exposure to financial institutions and AML-related systems.
• Expertise in IT systems, security processes, change management, and data operations supporting global financial crimes compliance.
• Proven experience leading complex audits related to IT systems supporting AML processes.
• Exceptional communication and audit documentation skills, with the ability to produce reports that align with the bank’s standards and regulatory expectations.
• Experience in consent order remediation and issue validation audits is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with systems supporting transaction …