Audit Project Manager - Payment Services

U.S. Bank•Atlanta, GA

3d•$98,175 - $115,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Audit Project Manager (APM) in U.S. Bank’s Payment Services division supervises audit staff in completing audit engagements with minimal supervision from managers. This individual-contributor role leads audit resources on a project-by-project basis, monitors engagements against plans and schedules, assesses team work, and coaches staff to ensure engagements conform to internal audit policies and procedures. Payment Services provides credit, debit, and prepaid card issuance, as well as merchant authorization and settlement services, in a dynamic and highly regulated environment. The APM contributes to audit planning, execution, reporting, and wrap-up; coordinates with other internal audit subject-matter teams and the three lines of defense; and helps ensure efficient, risk-appropriate coverage of business products, services, and processes. The role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Seven to ten years of applicable experience.
Strong process facilitation, project management, and analytical skills.
Business acumen and credibility to help business lines proactively identify and address changing workforce needs.
Excellent presentation, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Proficient computer navigation using software packages, including Microsoft Office applications and word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations.
Able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures, including its Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Nice To Haves

Relevant large financial-services industry knowledge, including payment processes, products and services such as credit cards and merchant processing, systems, and associated risks and controls.
Considerable knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, financial services, and regulatory trends affecting the assigned line of business.
Considerable understanding of the business line’s operations, products and services, systems, and associated risks and controls.
Considerable knowledge of Risk, Compliance, and Audit competencies.
Proficiency with data analytics tools such as AQL, Tableau, SAS, or other tools.
Applicable professional certifications.

Responsibilities

Supervise audit staff and ensure high-quality, timely completion of audit engagements.
Assess staff work and provide relevant coaching notes on its scope, accuracy, and completeness.
Review work to ensure facts support audit scope and conclusions and work complies with internal audit policies and procedures.
Review audit issues to ensure exposures and significance are included, root causes are identified, and effective, cost-conscious recommendations are developed.
Complete or assist managers with audit engagement planning, including analyzing business processes, risks, and controls; interviewing auditees; determining scope; evaluating control design; and developing audit programs.
Assist managers with audit reporting and wrap-up, including issue disposition and drafting audit reports.
Monitor engagement progress against plan and schedule, adjust as necessary, and complete work-paper reviews promptly so issues are identified and dispositioned before draft reports are issued.
Provide on-the-job training on business products, services, and delivery systems; company policies and procedures; applicable laws and regulations; and control frameworks.
Collaborate across the three lines of defense on business processes, risks, and controls.
Coordinate with internal audit subject-matter teams, including Information Technology, Anti-Money Laundering, Compliance, Risk Management, and Treasury, to provide appropriate and efficient audit coverage.
Manage team workload and assist other audit teams when resources are needed for higher-risk areas.
Perform other duties as requested by management.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision healthcare coverage.
Basic term and optional term life insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Pregnancy disability and parental leave.
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan.
Paid vacation, from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure.
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities.
Adoption assistance.
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
Comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, 401(k) contribution, and pension, subject to eligibility requirements.