IT Audit Practice Manager (x3) - Vaco
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
About the Job
The Practice Manager role involves delivering client services on a full-time basis, with potential overtime required to meet job and client obligations. As the Practice Manager, you're expected to hold at least one of the following designations: CISA, CISSP, QSA, CISM, CPA, PCI QSA, ISO 27000 LA. Your main responsibilities encompass coordinating cybersecurity and compliance assessment services, overseeing projects and teams, and participating in the overall management of the cybersecurity professional services practice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise projects, teams, and clients related to our array of service offerings (SOC reporting, PCI, HIPAA, ISO 27000, NIST 800-53/171, HITRUST, Vendor Privacy Assurance, GDPR, and various other risk-focused projects).
- Strategize, execute, conclude, and manage various cybersecurity assessment and compliance projects, adapting your approach to each project's distinct requirements and circumstances.
- Manage a portfolio of concurrent projects, including managing schedules and administrative tasks. Create and review comprehensive audit reports detailing performed procedures, testing outcomes, control vulnerabilities, and potential risk exposure.
- Apply your expertise to document and evaluate computer information systems for clients, providing recommendations to enhance technology systems and infrastructure.
- Ensure that information systems, applications, infrastructure, and controls are operating as intended.
- Conduct integrated reviews of financial, accounting, operational, systems, and management controls based on risk analysis.
- Contribute to multiple projects at different stages, culminating in delivering final results.
- Foster strong relationships with clients and team members, promoting effective client and employee retention strategies.
- Cultivate a collaborative team environment.
- Coach, train, and develop less-experienced team members.
- Conduct detailed reviews of workpapers, reports, proposals, and materials to ensure high-quality outputs.
- Undertake original work in complex technical areas when required.
- Be open to traveling to client sites as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Hold a degree in Management Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Possess at least one of the following certifications: CPA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO 27000 LA, PCI QSA.
- Demonstrate a minimum of 4 years of experience in cybersecurity compliance, security assessment, or architecture design/review.
- Present executive presence with clients, coupled with strong written and technical skills. Effective coaching and mentoring of junior team members is essential.
- Act as a motivating team leader, capable of meeting project deadlines and budget constraints.
- Hold a minimum of two years of senior-level professional services experience within a relevant practice.
- Have 1-3 years of supervisory or management experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Possess an MBA or MS from a respected full-time or executive program (highly desirable).
- Exhibit a willingness to pursue additional professional certifications like CPA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO 27000 LA, PCI QSA, HITRUST CCSFP, etc.
- Display familiarity with various cybersecurity frameworks, application controls, software development life cycles, and methodologies.
- Demonstrate entrepreneurial skills, prioritize a client-centered approach, display industry insights, and exhibit the ability to work autonomously or as part of a team.
- Successfully complete a minimum of 25 professional services projects aligned with our service offerings.
- Consistently uphold cultural values, principles, and a strong work ethic.
- Possess proven technical aptitude vital for scoping and executing projects.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.