Manager, IT Internal Audit

Paramount

IT Manager leading risk-based audits and advisory work across Paramount's corporate, media, streaming, advertising, and production businesses. Engaging in collaborative risk assessments and enhancing internal controls to support operations.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeNashville • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading risk-based IT audits and advisory engagements, leveraging data analytics to inform audit methodologies and enhance internal controls. Possesses strong communication skills to convey complex audit findings and recommendations effectively to diverse audiences.

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IT Internal Audit ExperienceData Analytics ProficiencyRisk Management ExpertiseLeadership and Team DevelopmentKnowledge of IIA Standards and Frameworks

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Hard Skills

Risk-Based AuditingData AnalysisAudit MethodologiesProcess WalkthroughsRoot Cause AnalysisControl TestingOperational Risk AssessmentIT Security AssessmentsEnterprise Risk ManagementProject Management

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCritical ThinkingCollaborationInterpersonal SkillsProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

MS Office SuiteAI-Enabled ToolsData Visualization Software

Industry Keywords

NISTCOBITInternal ControlsComplianceCybersecurityCloud ServicesThird-Party ManagementData PrivacyChange ControlOperational Trends

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead risk-based audits and advisory work.
Plan and lead risk-based IT audits, advisory engagements, and special projects across Paramount's corporate, media, streaming, advertising, and production businesses.
Develop clear audit objectives, scopes, and risk assessments that focus on what matters most to the business, especially in fast-moving, creative, and judgment driven environments.
Design mindful audit approaches for non-routine or evolving activities, where flexibility and professional judgment are essential.
Evaluate the success of processes, controls, and governance, identifying opportunities to reduce friction, improve accountability, and support sustainable growth.
Perform end-to-end process walkthroughs and root cause analysis to help the business address underlying issues, not just symptoms.
Assess operational maturity and scalability in high-growth or transformational initiatives.
Assess audit and IT risk and identify appropriate audit focus areas.
Design audit procedures that appropriately test preventive and detective controls.
Identify control gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve accountability.
Leverage advanced data analytics to inform audit planning, testing, investigations, and continuous risk monitoring.
Analyze transactional and operational data such as production costs, T&E spend, payroll, vendor payments, and advertising revenue to identify trends, anomalies, and emerging risks.
Partner with analytics or data resources, as needed, to translate business risks into targeted, meaningful analytics, rather than one-size-fits-all testing.
Communicate insights derived from data visuals, dashboards, and presentations that are easy for non-technical audiences to understand and act on.
Build trusted relationships with business leaders and process owners. Work with cross-functional partners like SOX, Information Security, Compliance, Finance, and Legal.
Clearly communicate audit results and recommendations, explaining root cause, risk, and business impact in straightforward language.
Create recommendations that are approachable to the business; these should enhance controls without disrupting business operations.
Thoughtfully encourage remediation plans when they don't fully address risk, while remaining solutions-oriented.
Serve as a trusted advisor while maintaining self-reliance and objectivity.
Manage, coach, and develop audit team members, encouraging sound judgment, critical thinking, and ownership.
Review work papers and deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with Internal Audit standards.
Support the team's transition away from checklist-based auditing toward risk focused, insight-driven work.
Contribute to the annual risk assessment and audit planning process, leveraging data and industry insight to inform priorities.
Support the improvement of Internal Audit methods. Help enhance analytics skills. Assist in developing investigative techniques.
Act as a thought partner to the Audit executive team on emerging risks, operational trends, and control gaps.
Manage multiple engagements simultaneously and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS or MS in Information Systems, Accounting, Computer Science, or a related field.
7+ years of experience in IT internal audit, external audit, risk management, or related discipline.
Experience leading or executing IT audits (e.g., Application and infrastructure, security and vulnerability assessments, third-party management, identity and access management, change control, asset management, data privacy, cybersecurity, cloud services, and other emerging technologies).
Robust awareness of IT, operational risk, internal controls, and audit methodologies.
Deep awareness of the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards, NIST, COBIT, and other related security frameworks.
Extensive experience leveraging data insights to develop risk-based audit methodologies and interpreting analytics to support audit conclusions.
Knowledge of enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks and regulatory compliance considerations.
Experience leading and coaching team members, reviewing work, and managing deliverables in a high-expectation environment.
Expert-level skills in the MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Organized, self-directed, with robust project management and organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
Clear, concise communicator who can explain complex issues in plain language and tailor messages to different audiences, both verbally and in writing.
Remarkable analytical and critical-thinking skills with attention to quality and detail.
Collaborative mindset with the ability to build trust, influence others, and work skillfully across teams and levels.
Driven individual with a high level of forward-thinking and productivity under limited oversight, and the ability to learn quickly to become a contributing team member in a short period of time.
Great interpersonal skills with the proven ability to encourage others, build consensus, work in a team (e.g., ability to manage upwards, downwards, and laterally), and oversee difficult situations with tactfulness.
Exceptional research skills and the ability to organize, synthesize, and succinctly present results.
Comfort leveraging AI-enabled tools to support research, pattern recognition, and professional judgment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
Generous paid time off.
Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.