Senior Lead IT Auditor

Hybrid | New Jersey (Preferred) | Beautiful New Office Location with Scenic Views

Lead Critical Audit Initiatives. Influence Executive Decision-Making. Help Shape the Future.

Aspire General Insurance is seeking an experienced Senior Lead IT Auditor to join our growing Internal Audit team. This is a highly visible role with direct exposure to executive leadership, IT leadership, external auditors, and key business stakeholders.

As Aspire continues to expand, this position offers a unique opportunity to help strengthen and evolve our IT Audit function while leading complex technology risk, compliance, and financial system audit initiatives. The ideal professional brings deep expertise in IT General Controls (ITGC), SOX, and NAIC Model Audit Rule (MAR) testing and can immediately contribute as a senior technical leader.

Why Join Aspire?

• Opportunity to help build and shape the future of the IT Audit function
• Significant visibility with executive leadership and external auditors
• Lead high-profile system implementation and compliance initiatives
• Immediate impact on critical business and technology projects
• Collaborative, people-focused culture
• Modern New Jersey office with beautiful views and hybrid flexibility
• Strong growth potential as Aspire continues to expand

What You'll Do

• Lead and perform SOX and NAIC Model Audit Rule (MAR) IT General Controls (ITGC) audits, including logical access, privileged access, user access reviews, change management, segregation of duties, and system development controls.
• Conduct annual IT risk assessments and determine regulatory audit scope, including financially significant applications, infrastructure, automated controls, key interfaces, and supporting ITGC dependencies.
• Lead audits of major system implementations, assessing governance, project risks, issue management, production readiness, and implementation effectiveness.
• Evaluate control deficiencies, develop findings, assess regulatory impact, review remediation plans, and validate corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain IT Risk Control Matrices (RCMs), audit programs, and testing procedures.
• Assess security architecture, role assignments, privileged access, segregation of duties, and least-privilege controls.
• Evaluate financial system configurations impacting General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), procurement, vendor management, journal processing, period close, financial reporting, and related business processes.
• Review data migration, conversion controls, integrations, and interface controls to ensure completeness, accuracy, and security.
• Provide risk and control advisory support throughout major system implementations, including design, testing, cutover, go-live, and post-implementation activities.
• Perform and document Tests of Design (ToD) and Tests of Operating Effectiveness (ToE).
• Coordinate with external auditors and third-party audit providers while maintaining high-quality audit documentation.
• Mentor Internal Audit team members and provide technical guidance on complex technology audits.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Active CISA certification required.
• 8-10+ years of progressive IT Audit, Technology Risk, SOX, MAR, or related assurance experience.
• Significant hands-on experience performing IT General Controls (ITGC) audits.
• Experience leading audit engagements and technical audit teams.
• Experience auditing major ERP, financial system, or enterprise technology implementations.
• Strong understanding of SOX, MAR, COSO, risk-based auditing, automated controls, interfaces, segregation of duties, and financially significant systems.
• Experience assessing technology risks, controls, and determining audit scope for regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership, IT leadership, Internal Audit leadership, and external auditors.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, leadership, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to work independently and contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up time.

Highly Preferred:

• Big Four or large public accounting firm experience
• Property & Casualty insurance industry experience
• Experience supporting public company controls and compliance readiness
• Experience with audit analytics and automation tools
• Certifications such as CISSP, CRISC, CIA, or CPA

 If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy solving complex audit and technology challenges, and want to make a meaningful impact within a growing organization, we'd like to hear from you.