KPMG in Caricom is a member firm of KPMG International, and is comprised of offices in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean operating as one integrated business.

KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG firms operate in 143 countries and territories with more than 273,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world.

KPMG in Caricom is seeking to hire a talented, highly motivated IT Audit Senior Associate who can work with high profile clients within a structured client service process and a proven risk-management methodology. The successful candidates will be part of a collaborative team in a fast-paced and challenging environment. This opportunity offers significant growth potential and career development.

​Roles and Responsibilities:

• Supports the execution of IT Audit engagement and project plans. 
• Simultaneously manage work on multiple client engagements of varying size, scope and complexity. 
• Audit and assessment of IT governance, risks and controls in a range of areas, such as: 
  • IT planning and organization 
  • IT project risks and controls 
  • General IT controls (e.g. access, system development, change, and operations controls) 
  • Business process controls, including application and interface controls 
  • Data conversion 
• Planning, managing and completing project tasks including: liaising with client and KPMG teams; collecting, testing and analyzing information; documenting and evaluating IT processes, controls, policies, strategies; and performing detailed quality assurance review and feedback on the work of others. 
• Assists with the preparation of advisory and assurance reports and related deliverables. 
• Business development: taking an active role in the business community to increase awareness of the firm's services; developing and maturing relationships with internal staff and clients; identifying and assisting in pursuit of opportunities; assisting in development of marketing materials, proposals, presentations and research. 
• Contributing to other practice and firm initiatives, including but not limited to knowledge sharing, training, HR initiatives, and practice management activities. 
• Providing guidance and oversight to more junior personnel. 
• Actively develop assigned team members through mentoring and coaching
• All duties are required to be performed with a high level of attention to detail and sometimes under time constraints to meet specified deadlines. ​

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other relevant program required.   
• Certified as a CISA, CISM, CISSP or other applicable professional designation, or be willing to work towards attaining the CISA certification.
• Minimum of 3 years of combined relevant experience in Audit (internal and/or external audit), Consulting (e.g. system implementation, project management, IT consulting, risk management consulting, cyber security, etc.), and/or relevant roles in industry or the public sector (e.g. risk management or internal control function, IT, cyber security, finance and accounting, project management, system implementation project experience, etc.) is required
• Experience in analyzing the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes and controls.
• Strong knowledge of IT and Information Security operations, policies and procedures; system development life cycle methodology; and IT automated control.
• Proven ability to manage a number of projects, meet deadlines and manage stakeholders' expectations.
• Strong technical skill set across various technologies and platforms including Operating Systems Windows, AS400, UNIX, Linux)
• Databases (Oracle, SQL, etc.) And enterprise-wide applications (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, etc.)
• Strong data analysis skills and experience with computer-assisted auditing techniques (e.g., ACL, IDEA)
• Strong problem solving, report writing, proposal development, presentation and communication skills.
• Experience with audit methodologies and procedures in a Big 4 Audit firm and client service orientation would also be distinct advantages. ​

Compensation and benefits are very competitive and will be commensurate with experience.

We thank all interested applicants; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.