IT Senior Auditor

Requisition ID:
66101

About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home and inspiring generations with our brands. The company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 59,000 employees, and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at

The team you will be a part of
The Audit team develops, plans, and evaluates internal audit programs for the organization's accounting and statistical records and the activities of various departments to ensure compliance with the organization's policies, procedures and standards. Prepares reports for management on the results of audits, providing recommendations on improvements.

This Role In Summary
As a Senior IT Auditor within the IT Internal Audit organization you will lead and perform risk-based IT audits, integrated audits working with the finance/operational audit team and also performing SOX work. You will be directly reporting to an assigned IT Audit Manager. The role will be working in a collaborative environment to deliver results where knowledge, experiences and internal/external networks can be leveraged to achieve results. In addition, this unique insight will place you in a position to become a valued business partner to key management stakeholders. Today you might be executing an audit on cybersecurity and presenting the results to Senior and/or Executive Management. The next day you may be involved in a global project that assists the company in ensuring security compliance. The following week you might be executing SOX control work.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Lead and execute technology and SOX audit global assignments successfully from planning to reporting phase by coordinating internal resources to deliver on time and budget;
• Based on enterprise policies, NIST cybersecurity framework standards and data privacy regulations such as CCPA, CPPA, LGPD and GDPR;
• Support management to perform effective risk assessment as part of the pre-planning work for audits;
• Plan and develop audit programs to assess key organization risks, including the clear documentation of Test of Design (TOD) and Test of Effectiveness (TOE) for the IT controls/ processes in the scope of audit;
• Draft audit reports, summarizing audit results following department methodology;
• Ensure audit conclusions are fact-based on a complete understanding of the process, controls, risk and root cause;
• Effectively communicate audit results and partner with management to develop remediation plans;
• Assist team members by providing relevant technical support and coaching during different audit phases as well as providing timely feedback to them;
• Support management to perform effective risk assessment for following year IT IA audit plan;
• Lead or support consulting projects to assist management in assessing or addressing an identified emerging risk;
• Abilities collaborating with systems integrators in developing business controls in SAP and other key technical platforms;
• Help develop team and drive followership through strong interpersonal and leadership skills;
• Strong time management and organization to meet critical audit and project timelines;
• Prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks/deadlines while dealing with ambiguity;
• 15-25% travel is required.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor Degree;
• 4+ years experience performing risk-based information technology audits; specific Audit industry experience;
• Audit or operational experience within the IT process areas such as cybersecurity, internet of things, vendor management, data governance and privacy such as GDPR, CCPA and LGPD, operational technology, etc;
• 4+ years experience performing IT General Controls;
• Relevant certification (CISA) earned or in progress and achieved within the first year in this role;
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. Communication across the enterprise will be important as this person will often be tasked with participating in cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills And Experiences

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Electrical and Computer Engineering;
• Previous experience working within one of the Big Four Audit Companies;
• Additional relevant certifications (i.e. CISSP, CRISC, CISM, CISO, CCAK);
• 2+ experience as a supervisor or lead position with organizational and leadership abilities;
• In-depth understanding of auditing and control practices;
• Proficient in Google Suite (Google sheet, Google docs, AODocs, Google slides) and SAP system;
• Abilities and/or a proven record of identifying key risks and controls, knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley readiness, controls optimization, including the configuration of controls around security, business process and within SAP;
• Abilities collaborating with systems integrators in developing business controls in SAP;
• Abilities as a team member by creating a positive environment, monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectation;
• Abilities to identify and address client needs, including developing and sustaining meaningful client relationships and an understanding of the client's business.

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