IT Audit Lead
Job ID
213733
Posted
01-Apr-2025
Service line
Corporate Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Accounting/Finance
Location(s)
Dallas - Texas - United States of America, Houston - Texas - United States of America
About the Role: CBRE's Internal Audit (IA) is an independent, solution-focused business partner that provides insight to protect CBRE's brand and drive positive change. IA provides objective assurance and guidance to help CBRE leaders across our global enterprise identify, communicate and mitigate risk exposure that could threaten our company's ability to achieve strategic objectives. In short-this team helps CBRE reach business and functional goals by finding opportunities for improvement.
The Internal Audit Lead will be an engaged scrum team member who leads audit engagements on CBRE's Enterprise Risks.
This role will have the primary responsibilities of understanding business processes, assessing risks to business objectives, evaluating control effectiveness and delivering insights to stakeholders and senior leadership. The IT Audit Lead will possess operational internal audit experience, an interest in cybersecurity and data analytics.
What You'll Do: - Manage audit and project work to evaluate key risks and the adequacy of controls within CBRE's global business units and key business processes.
- Contribute to the development of an audit approach and testing strategy for assigned audits to ensure key business risks and controls are evaluated
- Draft, coordinate and participate in the completion of audit procedures (i.e., user stories)
- Communicate audit findings to the audit team and stakeholders
- Provide peer reviews of documentation to ensure the retained papers support the audit work performed
- Complete and deliver projects and related deliverables on time, with exceptional quality and within budget
- Perform testing verifying the efficiency of established processes and procedures; confirming audit findings/observations identified through detailed testing
- Prepare draft reports for review and ensuring audit comments are agreed, clear, concise and focused on the root cause of the issue and intended outcome
- Work as a global resource and participating in audit assignments in any location, as necessary
- Provide input into department initiatives (e.g., templates, audit manual and methodologies, etc.), as necessary
- Interpret policies and procedures and applying professional auditing principles and standards to test and evaluate IT and Cybersecurity operations and systems. Designing audit procedures that adequately address risk and compliance with Company standards and relevant regulations.
What You'll Need: To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. - Bachelor's degree in related field.
- 5+ years of combined professional business and/or experience within an audit environment. Equivalent work experience will be considered.
- Preferred experience with Cybersecurity, Sarbanes Oxley, IT General Controls, COBIT framework and NIST frameworks.
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) required.
- Additional certifications preferred in Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager, (CISM) or similar.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to accurately explain/report activity.
- Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to customers.
- Ability to respond effectively to sensitive audit observations and work together with business partners.
- Understanding of COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards. Advanced analytical and quantitative skills. Ability to analyze the most complex business/financial data and develop innovative solutions.
- Advanced analytical and quantitative skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (e.g., Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, etc.).
- Knowledge in ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, ACL and other audit and agile software a plus.
Why CBRE: When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service and excellence - and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to realize your full potential.
Our Values in Hiring At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at or via telephone at +1 (U.S.) and +1 (Canada).
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)