eFinancialCareers

• Location

  USA-CA-Daly City

• Remuneration

  DOE

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  21 Nov 2008

• eFC Ref no

  399584

Redwood owns and credit-enhances approximately 600,000 (or $212 billion) jumbo residential real estate loans representing roughly 9% of the outstanding market in the US. Redwood also invests in a variety of other residential and commercial real estate loans and securities. We are publicly traded (NYSE: RWT) with assets of $13 billion. The Senior IT Auditor supports the Director of Internal Audit in managing SOX compliance and Internal Audit projects. Responsibilities:

• Analyze, document and determine the overall adequacy of internal controls over business and Information Technology processes
• Evaluate the consistency of procedures and their applicability across various financial application systems, hardware platforms, and operating systems software
• Identify internal control weaknesses for various IT business processes, make recommendations for improvements, and monitor remediation plans
• Assess opportunities to improve processes and identify opportunities for increased efficiency
• Perform independent evaluation and audit/testing of internal controls over Information Technology and business processes, as required
• Interact with external auditors to facilitate the test of internal controls over IT processes supporting financial reporting
• Update the existing documentation for changes in processes and prepare controls documentation, flowcharts and policies and procedures
• Coordinate with process owners to remedy identified exceptions and deficiencies
• Complete special projects and participate in various Internal Audit initiatives

Requirements:

• Accounting /Finance/ Computer Science degree
• 3+ years of experience in Internal Audit
• Prior experience with Big 4 public accounting needed
• Knowledge and experience in reviewing audit test plans, developing documentation and conducting testing of Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance required
• Detail oriented and deadline driven in order to complete tasks and meet required deadlines
• Ability to perform multiple projects simultaneously
• Broad based financial services/mortgage industry knowledge COSO/COBIT and ITIL knowledge is a plus

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual incentive bonus, ESPP, 401(K) match, PTO, disability and more in a casual yet professional work environment located minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

www.redwoodtrust.com

You must have the legal right to work in the US. Redwood will not sponsor any applicant to obtain documentation of that right to work.