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Experience: Three or more years of hands-on experience supporting, testing, auditing, or overseeing IT General Controls in a public-company or SOX-regulated environment, including controls ownership or coordination. Experience supporting control owners, liaising with auditors, managing an RCM, and maintaining control narratives and audit documentation is necessary. Technical Skills: A solid understanding of IT controls over financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance is required. The candidate must possess strong professional maturity and stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to write clear emails, manage competing requests, and appropriately push back when audit requirements are not operationally reasonable. Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, and Teams) is needed. * Working knowledge of COBIT and NIST frameworks. * A background in risk and controls rather than a purely audit-focused career path. * CRISC or RIMS-CRMP certification is preferred ## Description We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our high-performing team in the role of IT General Controls Analyst. This position plays a crucial role in supporting the efficient and effective operation of IT controls and strengthening the organization's controls environment. 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