Senior Data Analyst Internal Audit

Role and Responsibilities:

The client is seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Data Analyst Internal Audit to provide data-driven support to project teams within the Internal Audit department. This position will primarily work with the Audit Manager & Project Leads to ensure audit teams acquire structured and unstructured data related to the areas of the assignment in scope. Develop testing algorithms that provide more efficient and extensive population coverage and design data visualization dashboards to accompany published audit reports.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads data analytics engagements, including requesting access to data, crafting test strategies, detailing business results and procedures performed, and communicating results to audit and business leadership
• Support the audit team to scout, document, and where vital acquire access to the associated data landscape(s)
• Develop queries and test scripts sought at identifying transactional and operational patterns, instances of non-compliance, and emerging risks
• Design and support digital dashboards that visualize audit results and findings
• Support the audit team in maintaining functionality and leading departmental access to analytics specific software and hardware, including Spotfire library & private SQL servers
• Assist with special projects, contracted services, and other agreed-upon procedures requested of the Internal Audit department
• Develop and maintain productive client, staff, and management relationships through individual contacts and group meetings

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of experience with analytics
• Experience using database querying tools and able to write queries and procedures using SQL Server, SQLite, PostgreSQL
• Familiarity with cloud-based applications and accounting systems (e.g., Oracle)
• Knowledge of machine learning algorithms and concepts such as natural language processing, timeseries forecasting and clustering models and how they apply to Internal Audit processes
• Extensive experience with data analytics and visualization tools such as Power BI, Palantir Foundry, Python (including pandas and Anaconda), and Power Query (MS power platform)
• Experience using Alteryx
• Demonstrated knowledge of data governance, data quality management concepts, and data quality tools
• Ability to gather system and application requirements from multiple stakeholders and successfully implement them into user friendly applications
• Reliable, punctual attendance is a crucial function of the position

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master s Degree in a quantitative field like Math, Statistics, Computer Science and/or Data science, Information Systems, Accounting
• CIA, CPA or CISA experience
• Experience working with unstructured data
• Experience with process automation
• Direct experience in the transportation/aviation fields
• Knowledge of SAS or Python
• Experience in testing internal controls around financial, application and IT general controls (ITGCs)
• Knowledge of and skill in applying auditing principles and practices

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