Senior Manager, Technology Audit

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access

to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.

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The Technology Operations team at FactSet drives operational excellence, efficiency, and alignment across the Technology organization. The team is responsible for ensuring that technology systems, infrastructure, and projects are effectively managed and optimized. This includes promoting cross-functional collaboration, managing the lifecycle of technology initiatives, and ensuring compliance and risk management within technology operations.

Job Summary:

We are seeking and experienced and proactive Technology Audit leader with deep technical knowledge and exceptional analytical skills who can collaborate with stakeholders across the organization. The successful candidate will work with IT, compliance, and security teams to develop audit frameworks, assess risks, and drive actionable recommendations for continuous improvement. Responsibilities will include leading audits, preparing reports for senior management, and providing strategic guidance to ensure FactSet's technology practices align with regulatory standards. This critical role will be instrumental in upholding FactSet's commitment to operational excellence and risk management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the IT SOX controls framework, including the design, implementation, documentation, and ongoing improvement of ITGCs and application controls.
• Lead collaboration with engineering, infrastructure, security, and business system teams to ensure SOX controls are integrated into IT operations and system architectures.
• Manage and oversee the collection and quality assurance of audit evidence and artefacts, making sure that documentation meets audit and regulatory standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external auditors, managing audit timelines, walkthroughs, evidence requests, and issue resolutions.
• Develop and maintain process maps, workflows, control narratives, and risk/control matrices for all critical IT processes under SOX scope.
• Analyze control gaps, partner with system owners to implement remediation and best practices and monitor sustainability of control improvements.
• Provide strategic guidance and training to IT staff on SOX-compliant processes, control objectives, and evidence protocol.
• Prepare regular reporting for IT and executive leadership on SOX compliance status, key issues, risks, remediation progress, and audit outcomes.
• Stay abreast of regulatory changes, audit standards, and emerging IT risks, adjusting the SOX program accordingly.
• Champion a culture of control consciousness and operational excellence across the IT function.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Accounting, or related field; Master's degree a plus.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in IT SOX compliance, IT audit, or IT risk management, with exposure to large-scale, complex environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in ITGCs, SOX test of controls, risk assessment, control remediation, and process documentation.
• Proven track record of successfully managing SOX audit cycles and relationships with auditors.
• Strong project management, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing abilities; experience briefing senior management.
• Hands-on capability with process mapping and audit documentation tools.
• Professional certification highly desirable (e.g., CISA, CISSP, CPA, CIA, CRISC).

Preferred:

• Experience in public companies, financial services, technology or other highly regulated industries.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms, ERP systems, and modern IT architectures.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead technology audits within a dynamic and growing organization. The Senior Manager, Technology Audit, will play a key role in fortifying our IT infrastructure and ensuring compliance with critical regulatory standards. If you are passionate about technology, security, and compliance, we invite you to apply and become an integral part of our team.

Company Overview:

FactSet ( NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS ) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award winner. Learn more at and follow us on X and LinkedIn .

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