IT Audit Associate Director

Job Description

Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation.

Attention NJ Applicants: In April 2020, our Company announced plans to consolidate our New Jersey campuses into a single New Jersey headquarters location in Rahway, NJ by 2023. Therefore, the NJ work location for this role will be temporarily based and the exact timing of the departmental move to Rahway, NJ will be communicated at a future date.

IT AUDIT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Audit and Assurance Services

Our Company Corporate Audit and Assurance Services provides value-added independent and risk based audit, assurance and advisory services.

Position Overview / Function and Responsibility:

The Associate Director:

• Leads IT internal audit engagements and assessments across all our Company divisions to evaluate the adequacy of internal controls and deliver audit reports that add value to the area audited.

• Provides guidance and shares knowledge with staff members during the execution of the audits, and participates in performing procedures especially focusing on complex, judgmental and/or specialized issues.

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of complex information systems, and utilizes knowledge of emerging technology to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the business.

• Demonstrates excellent project management skills, inspiring teamwork and responsibility with team members.

• Demonstrates knowledge of and techniques to assess risk and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls in moderately complex scenarios in accordance with timelines.

• Applies knowledge to analyze and evaluate scenarios following a risk based approach and maintains supporting documentation.

• Participates in projects to drive continuous improvement and efficiencies.

• Leads IT policy compliance, system implementation, network security, cybersecurity, third party, cloud and other recurring IT audits.

• Communicates findings and recommendations to all levels of departmental and operating unit management.

• Maintains relationships with IT leadership and is viewed as a leader in assurance and trusted advisor.

• Provides technical guidance and consultation on Company Policies and Procedures/Control Issues to the client and audit staff.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, business, accounting, finance or a related discipline

Required Experience and Skills:

• A minimum of 5-7 years of IT and/or audit experience.

• Ability to identify and integrate patterns, trends, and inconsistencies across data sources to determine their broader implications.

• Coach in ways to improve team cohesiveness and effectiveness.

• Understanding of core IT management processes at application and infrastructure level (e.g., Logical Access, Change Management, System Development Lifecycle, Information Security, Network Security, IT Ops etc.)

• Understanding of security and control risks in emerging technology environments (e.g. Cybersecurity, Cloud, Mobile Computing, Robotic Process Automation, etc.)

• Understanding of SAP business processes (i.e., OTC, FBM), controls (automated, manual, security) and elements of underlying configurations.

• Strong project management skills

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills

• Excellent leadership, teamwork and client service skills

• Demonstrated integrity within a professional environment

• Maintains team’s focus in the face of distractions, problems or crises.

• Ability to use an open communication style that actively acknowledges other thoughts and opinions.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• A professional audit and/or control, security certification such as CPA, CISA, CIA, CMA, CFE.

• Significant experience leading IT internal audit, external audit, service organization control reporting and/or IT internal controls engagements.

• Experience with internal audit risk assessments, SOX/internal controls, CyberSecurity and Service Organization Control (SOC) reporting.

• Experience working as an IT auditor for a public accounting firm, professional services firm or internal audit department, or comparable experience

• Big 4 Audit experience.

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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For positions located in the United States and Puerto Rico – Subject to applicable law, all new hires (including internal transfers) must demonstrate that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or that they qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement. New hires (including internal transfers) to a position that, as determined by the Company, requires routine collaboration with external stakeholders (such as roles in health services or customer-facing commercial or research-based roles) (“Customer-Facing Role”) who are not vaccinated must qualify for a medical or religious exemption and be in a position that the Company determines can accommodate unvaccinated employees without causing an undue burden to business operations. If, following dialog with the candidate as appropriate, it is determined that the candidate either a) does not qualify for a religious or medical exemption or, b) for candidates applying for Customer-Facing roles, it is determined that allowing the candidate to work without vaccination would cause an undue burden to the Company, the candidate will be ineligible for hire or transfer, or any offer of employment or transfer (if applicable) will be revoked. Please note that notwithstanding the approval of any reasonable accommodation, the Company reserves the right to monitor, modify, or revoke any such accommodation if it is determined, following dialog with the employee, that the accommodation is no longer effective or results in an undue burden to the Company.

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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Under New York City law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

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Requisition ID:R204712