Internal Auditor I

Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.

Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

The IT Auditor, under supervision of IT Seniors and Directors, performs audits for Stifel locations and auditable entities (domestic and international) to ensure the adequacy of IT controls, information security, integrity of IT assets, and compliance with corporate and legal requirements. Responsible for verifying compliance with IT policies, standards, systems development methodology and other applicable industry accepted computing practices.

• Assist with the planning and scoping of scheduled audits.
• Assist with the development of risk-based audit programs.
• Perform risk assessments and pre-implementation reviews to determine security, operational, and compliance risks and opportunities
• Document audit findings and work performed; following up on past findings for timely and adequate remediation
• Partners with the Business Auditors to assist with the approach of testing other IT dependent controls.
• Identify, understand, and document processes and procedures surrounding IT internal controls.
• Prepare audit work papers according to established department guidelines and professional standards.
• Responsible for technology and business process assessments, risk identification, use of technology solutions to facilitate the review of controls and formulation of clear recommendations for management’s consideration.
• Assess the reliability and integrity of IT and operating information and the means used to identify, measure, classify, and report such information.
• Report audit results to senior members of the audit group and the Director and recommend changes in or improvements to IT activities.
• Evaluate the means by which management implements remedial actions where existing processes are determined to be ineffective.

• Experience in auditing applications, interfaces, system infrastructure, information processing and general IT controls.
• General working knowledge of standard concepts and practices of internal auditing, particularly the Institute of Internal Auditor (IIA)’s Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association's Standards for Information Systems Auditing (ISACA)
• General understanding of leading risk and controls frameworks and standards such as COSO, COBIT, ITIL, NIST, etc.
• Familiarity with widely used artificial intelligence solutions to assist with enablement.

• Minimum Required: B.S. or B.A. degree in Management Information Systems/Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.

• Proficiency using software applications including query tools, databases, spreadsheets, word processing and presentation software (Microsoft Office, Visio, etc.).

• Working knowledge of commonly used AI solution
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up.  We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas.  Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations.  Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more.  Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Assist with the planning and scoping of scheduled audits.
• Assist with the development of risk-based audit programs.
• Perform risk assessments and pre-implementation reviews to determine security, operational, and compliance risks and opportunities
• Document audit findings and work performed; following up on past findings for timely and adequate remediation
• Partners with the Business Auditors to assist with the approach of testing other IT dependent controls.
• Identify, understand, and document processes and procedures surrounding IT internal controls.
• Prepare audit work papers according to established department guidelines and professional standards.
• Responsible for technology and business process assessments, risk identification, use of technology solutions to facilitate the review of controls and formulation of clear recommendations for management’s consideration.
• Assess the reliability and integrity of IT and operating information and the means used to identify, measure, classify, and report such information.
• Report audit results to senior members of the audit group and the Director and recommend changes in or improvements to IT activities.
• Evaluate the means by which management implements remedial actions where existing processes are determined to be ineffective.

• Experience in auditing applications, interfaces, system infrastructure, information processing and general IT controls.
• General working knowledge of standard concepts and practices of internal auditing, particularly the Institute of Internal Auditor (IIA)’s Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association's Standards for Information Systems Auditing (ISACA)
• General understanding of leading risk and controls frameworks and standards such as COSO, COBIT, ITIL, NIST, etc.
• Familiarity with widely used artificial intelligence solutions to assist with enablement.