
Internal Audit Senior Manager (IT)
- Louisville, KY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Strategic Leadership:
- Develops and implements the multi-year IT Audit strategy aligned with overall Internal Audit strategy, enterprise objectives, technology roadmaps, and the evolving risk landscape.
- Leads the design and execution of Internal Audit’s data analytics and AI strategy, including tools, methodologies, and governance.
- Risk Assessment & Planning:
- Maintains an IT risk assessment framework that integrates cybersecurity, data governance, cloud computing, OT security, and third-party/vendor risk.
- Translates risk assessments into a dynamic, risk-based IT audit plan that supports the overall Internal Audit strategy.
- Audit Execution:
- Directs and reviews audits of ITGC, application controls, ERP platforms, and OT systems.
- Assesses security and reliability of manufacturing operational technology.
- Ensures compliance with relevant regulations and standards (SOX, NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR, etc.).
- Data Analytics & AI Enablement:
- Builds and maintains audit data models, dashboards, and automation tools to enhance audit efficiency and insight generation.
- Identifies and implements AI-enabled approaches for continuous monitoring, anomaly detection, and predictive risk assessment.
- Stakeholder Engagement:
- Partners with IT, cybersecurity, operations, and supply chain leaders to address control weaknesses and improve system resilience.
- Presents strategic IT risk insights and audit results to senior management and the Audit Committee.
- Team Leadership & Development:
- Mentors, coaches, and develops audit staff in IT audit, analytics, and AI capabilities.
- Fosters a culture of innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
- Subject Matter Expertise & Strategic Execution: Recognized as a subject matter expert in a complex financial domain, working with limited oversight to lead initiatives that significantly improve processes, systems, or products. Plays a key role in setting functional goals and delivering impactful operational plans.
- Advanced Problem Solving: Tackles complex and high-impact financial and business challenges using strategic insight, analytical thinking, and ingenuity to drive innovative solutions and functional results.
- Influence & Leadership: Exerts significant influence across and beyond the finance function. Achieves objectives by coaching, reviewing, and delegating work to others, while shaping decisions through subject matter authority and thought leadership.
- Financial Planning & Management: Leads the design and optimization of advanced financial models and decision-support tools, incorporating strategic priorities, market intelligence, and performance data to drive outcomes across functions.
- Communication & Strategic Insight: Translates complex financial concepts into clear, actionable insights. Crafts compelling, data-backed narratives to enable strategic dialogue and influence cross-functional and leadership decision-making.
- Business Partnership: Develops trust-based partnerships with senior business leaders. Actively contributes to strategic decisions by interpreting financial results, challenging assumptions, and aligning recommendations with long-term business goals.
- Controllership & Risk Management: Advises on control strategies and complex risk scenarios, ensuring governance standards are met and proactively shaping policies that reinforce financial integrity, transparency, and accountability.
- Operational Excellence: Leads the transformation of financial processes through technology, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement—enhancing scalability, accuracy, and operational efficiency.
- Typically requires a University Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum 7 years of prior relevant experience in IT audit, IT risk, or cybersecurity.
- Relevant professional certification required (CISA, CISSP, CIA).
- Strong knowledge of IT control frameworks (COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001) and audit methodologies.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment with exposure to OT and ERP systems.
- Experience implementing or auditing large-scale ERP platforms (Oracle, SAP, etc.).
- Familiarity with industrial control systems (ICS) and plant floor cybersecurity.
- Advanced skills in analytics platforms (Power BI, Tableau, ACL, IDEA, Python, SQL) and AI tools.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate emerging technology trends into actionable audit strategies.
- Working conditions are typical for an office environment.
- 0% ongoing travel; Occasional conferencing and/or external training attendance may be required at times.