Senior Manager Internal Audit, IT

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

How you’ll make an impact:

The Senior Manager Internal Audit (IT/Risk) role provides strategic cross functional leadership, technical knowledge, analytical skills, and project management capability to achieve Company and department priorities. The role requires knowledge of IT auditing practices, cross functional relationship building at all levels, strong verbal and written presentation skills, and the capability to mentor team members in an inclusive environment.

This role typical reports into VP, Internal Audit, has one direct report and is based in our Buckhead office in a

hybrid work environment.

Lead and drive Internal Audits (40%)

• Develop the comprehensive IT annual risk-based audit plans
• Own the planning, execution, and reporting of IT-related audits; evaluate processes and controls as identified in the annual internal audit plan; assess risk and the impact of the issues identified/observations made on the business; provide independent and objective evaluations of areas under review; track resolution of issues/observations and agreed upon management action plans identified during audits
• Identify and assess IT security fundamentals across multiple domains including cyber security, security management, PII, Cloud, security architecture, access control, application development, operations security, physical security, telecommunications and networking, business continuity planning, project management, and investigations, and ethics
• Continuously improve internal audit approaches, tools and methodologies, and productivity; maintain an internal quality assurance and improvement program to ensure compliance with The Institute of Internal Auditors’ International Standards
• Effectively interface with various levels of management; build relationships with business and IT stakeholders, internal audit team members, and external auditors; Work with and influence IT Senior Management to mitigate risks identified and provide best practice recommendations
• Lead the development of digital analytics and automation as a core capability within the Internal Audit team; Identify opportunities to leverage analytics and drive insights as part of internal audit activities
• Work on other ad hoc projects, investigations, etc. upon request

Lead SOX testing and coordination with PwC (40%)

• Develop, own, and plan the IT SOX testing program and timeline, coordinating with the IT Compliance group and PwC; ensure testing programs are completed on time and communicated effectively
• Identify, enhance, and/or implement SOX audit procedures (i.e. Key report testing), testing attributes, SOX training Courses, SOX Automation tools, etc.
• Deliver metrics internally to the IA Team to ensure SOX efforts are on target for timely completion on, at least, a weekly basis
• Interface with PwC on a frequent basis during SOX testing to ensure maximum reliance can be placed on the work of Internal Audit by PwC; Serve as primary point of contact for SOX testing
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement of the SOX Compliance program including the use of analytics and continuous monitoring  

Develop and Coach (20%)

• Develop and mentor Internal Audit team members in addition to direct reports
• Assist with annual departmental goals
• Plan and complete personal development efforts
• Assist VP with developing a program to increase knowledge use of data analytics and data visualization tools to support IA efficiency

We’d Love to hear from you if:

Must have:

• 10+ years internal audit, financial statement audit, information technology audit, and/or audit consulting experience; retail/consumer business experience, public company and/or BIG 4 experience is preferred
• BA/BS Management Information Systems/Computer Science/Accounting/Finance

• Experience performing Cybersecurity, Cloud, Nymity, HIPPA, PII, PCI, TPRM, or NIST assessments
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication, interpersonal, listening, interviewing, organizational, consulting, time-management, and presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and oral communications
• Solid understanding of auditing, GAAP, SOX Section 404, risk, and controls
• Strong understanding of fraud prevention/detection/awareness/auditing techniques
• Strong documentation (reporting, narratives, and flow charts)
• Experience managing less IT experienced team members to achieve deadlines/audit plan requirements
• Knowledge of technology used in the audit process, data analysis techniques, and data visualization (e.g., Alteryx, SQL, Access, Excel, and Tableau preferred)
• Experience achieving deadlines/audit plan requirements
• CISA required

Preferred skills and experience:

• Demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems and associated auditing techniques; SAP is preferred
• Strong understanding of information technology auditing techniques and data analytics preferred

Our Team Members:

• Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
• Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
• Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
• Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
• Cultivates Innovation:  Respectfully challenge the “we’ve always done it this way” mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes

Make a career at Carter’s:

• Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.

NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.