Senior IT Auditor

About the position

Royal Caribbean Group has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior IT Auditor reporting to the Senior Manager of Audit and Advisory Services. This position works on-site in Miami, Florida. Responsible for performing and overseeing IT audits, Shipboard and/or Shoreside financial, compliance and operational audits, internal control over financial reporting (ICFR or SOX-404) audits and other departmental projects/tasks, as required. This position will have interaction with all management levels, including Officers, from financial and operational departments across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Perform various IT audits and reviews to determine the effectiveness of the internal control environment, including special projects such as integrated application, pre- and post-implementation, general control, physical and logical security reviews, etc.
• Perform financial, operational, compliance and ICFR (SOX-404) audits of the Company's business processes to identify, report and remediate weaknesses in the system of internal control and make recommendations related to efficiency and industry best practices.
• Performing audit planning, field work and audit reporting; and prepares reports, communicating findings and recommendations to line and senior management.
• Assisting with the Continuous Auditing / Monitoring program including data collection, analysis, and cycle reviews.
• Preparing Audit Reports, the results of our audits, including observations noted, recommended action items and proper and timely implementation of such action items by the relevant departments.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree from an accredited University in Accounting, Finance or Information Systems is required.
• Masters of Accounting, MBA, Information Systems or advanced degrees will be considered a plus.
• Minimum of two to four years of IT experience and overall relevant experience including relevant internal controls audit and testing, operations risk management, internal audit, or public accounting (Big 4 public accounting firm preferred).
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley technical literature (PCAOB, SEC Guidance, etc), internal control concepts, principles and techniques, including COSO, COBIT, etc.
• IFRS awareness considered a plus.
• Experience with global/international operations/organization will be considered a plus.
• Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time, (including trips abroad).
• Professional Certifications (CPA, RMA, CIA, CISA preferred).
• Must possess knowledge of IT internal auditing standards & requirements (e.g. IIA, ISACA) and industry accepted IT Governance standards (i.e. COBIT).
• Must possess experience in establishing/monitoring internal controls as part of complying with the laws and regulations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
• Proficient in applying internal auditing standards, procedures and techniques.
• Able to interact effectively with various levels of management and handle multiple priorities/tasks.
• Process oriented with an understanding of management principles to recognize and evaluate the materiality and significance of deviations from good business practice.
• Able to recognize the existence of problems or potential problems and determine if further research is needed or if assistance is required.
• Self-motivated, adaptive, proactive, quick learner, and works well with others with minimum supervision, in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Strong technical, analytic, problem solving and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Experience with data analysis tools and applications.
• Strong attention to detail, yet maintain a big-picture point of view.
• Excellent PC skills with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Excellent career development opportunities