IT Audit - Data Governance
Job Title: IT Audit Consultant - Data Governance and Transformation Duration: 6-Month Contract (Potential for Extension/Conversion to Full-Time) Location: Remote (US-based working Eastern Standard Time hours) Employment Type: W2 Contract (Hourly pay only; benefits available at employee cost) Eligibility: US Citizens or Permanent Residents Only Position Overview: We are seeking IT Audit Consultants with a strong background in data governance, data lineage, and data transformation for our consulting client. This is a remote, contract role with the potential for extension or conversion to full-time employment. Candidates must have prior experience working within global financial institutions and possess expertise in IT Audit, AML (Anti-Money Laundering), regulatory compliance, and data analysis. Key Responsibilities: • Perform IT audit testing with a focus on data lineage, data governance, and data transformation processes. • Analyze and query data using tools such as Alteryx, Python, and SQL to validate the complete and accurate transmission of data across systems. • Follow data flow between systems, ensuring data integrity and proper documentation throughout the audit lifecycle. • Develop comprehensive and well-documented audit workpapers to support findings, conclusions, and issue identification. • Conduct detailed data analysis leveraging databases, data tables, and transformation processes. • Support issue validation efforts, ensuring timely remediation of findings and compliance with audit recommendations. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess and improve data controls, governance frameworks, and regulatory compliance processes. • Leverage experience in AML and regulatory compliance to ensure adherence to financial regulations and standards. Required Qualifications: • Proven experience working in global financial institutions is required. • Solid background in IT audit, with a focus on data governance and audit testing. • Strong experience in data lineage tracking and data transformation processes. • Proficiency in tools such as Alteryx, Python, and SQL for querying databases and analyzing data. • Exceptional audit documentation skills, ensuring clarity and completeness of audit workpapers. • Demonstrated experience in AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and regulatory compliance frameworks, including issue validation and remediation. • Ability to conduct thorough issue validation and support remediation efforts. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to follow complex data flows across systems. Additional Information: • Remote opportunity for candidates based in the United States. • Candidates will join our consulting client as W2 employees. Only hourly pay is provided; benefits are available at the employee's cost. • US Citizenship or Permanent Residency is a requirement for this role. Candidates with a strong IT audit background in financial services who lack the more data-specific experience are absolutely encouraged to apply. . Apply tot his job