Lead IT Auditor, Assurance & Advisory Services

IT Lead Auditor, Assurance & Advisory Services

Kemper is one of the nation's leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper's products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises.

Position Summary :

Kemper is seeking a talented IT Lead Auditor, Assurance & Advisory Services to join our Internal Audit team. Internal Audit plays a key role in helping Kemper achieve its strategic intent, including nurturing and developing future leaders. Our vision is for Internal Audit to provide continuous assurance to senior management and the board on the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and controls through a culture that embraces innovation, analytics, automation, and credible challenge. Internal Audit roles offer significant exposure to multiple areas of our business and all levels of senior management and provide opportunities to identify issues and help make measurable improvements to the Company.

As an IT Lead Auditor, you will lead and execute comprehensive assurance and advisory engagements with a focus on information technology (IT), cybersecurity, and information security (IS) risks, ensuring procedures address relevant control areas. Supervise the execution of engagements, mentors team members, and partners with business leaders to assess risk and recommend process enhancements that strengthen controls.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Leads and performs end-to-end IT, IS, and cybersecurity assurance and advisory engagements, ensuring adherence to internal policies, regulatory expectations, and IT risk frameworks.
• Assesses the effectiveness of technology-related controls, IT governance practices, and cybersecurity risk management strategies to identify issues and recommend enhancements.
• Develops clear and actionable findings and collaborates with stakeholders to drive remediation; drafts high-quality reports for A&A leadership review.
• Monitors business efforts to resolve identified issues and assesses the effectiveness of corrective actions through follow-up reviews.
• Provides coaching and direction to engagement team members, supporting professional growth and development of the A&A team.
• Begins establishing and fostering relationships with key client contacts.
• Stays current on industry regulations, regulatory changes, and industry trends.
• Participates in departmental initiatives to improve audit processes.

Qualifications : Education :

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field required; Master's degree preferred.

Experience :

Skills :

Certifications :

One or more of the following preferred : CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CFA

Physical Requirements :

The range for this position is $77,100-128,500. When determining candidate offers, we consider experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location among other factors. This job is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and Kemper benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.)

Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper is focused on expanding our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts to align with our vision, mission, and guiding principles.

Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it.