Director, Audit - Insurance

USAA•San Antonio, TX

7d•$143,320 - $273,930•Hybrid

About The Position

As a dedicated Director, Audit, you will manage the planning, execution and oversight of the consolidated annual audit plan including risk-based assurance and advisory engagements driving quality of audit work for Life Insurance and Investments. You will maintain knowledge of financial services regulations and effectively respond and interact with regulators. You will provide oversight to multiple audit engagements, including engagement planning, fieldwork, and reporting. You will manage strategic initiatives and lead the development and implementation of a risk-based audit plan. You will serve, and/or partner with subject matter expert(s) within audit or the business to analyze issues, establish and improve collaborative client relationships, and proactively work with client management to assess risk and improve internal controls. You will be responsible for building teams with the requisite knowledge and skillsets necessary to execute the audit plan, ensuring employee retention and overall team development. You will ensure fiscally responsible expense management. You will provide independent oversight and thought leadership for audit disciplines, ensuring that audit plans, frameworks, standards, and processes provide appropriate risk coverage. You will adhere to the Institute of Internal Auditors' International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards) and Code of Ethics.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Technology or related field; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
8 years of audit, financial, insurance, banking, information technology or related business and/or leadership experience.
3 years of direct team lead or management experience leading and directing work with both internal and external partners in a highly collaborative environment.
Experience performing internal audits, external audits, or applying audit, risk, or compliance acumen in a complex operational and regulatory environment.
Experience directly leading or managing work of both internal and external partners.
Broad and comprehensive experience in Audit theory, internal audit principles with demonstrated experience in audit examining, analyzing, assessing, and drawing conclusions from audit work.
Demonstrated experience effectively communicating and challenging Controls with business partners and influencing business outcomes.
Demonstrated critical thinking and knowledge of data analysis tools and techniques and decision-making abilities.
Demonstrated experience in highly dynamic environment undergoing change; ability to deal with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

Responsible for building, directly managing and developing diverse teams with the requisite knowledge and skillsets necessary to execute the audit plan through recruitment, training, coaching, skills assessment results review, performance management and related managerial activities.
Accountable for timely delivery and quality execution of audit plan/reports, issue validation, driving continuous monitoring activities, and ensuring appropriate risks are covered for assigned areas of responsibility.
Accountable for quality and providing technical engagement oversight, and approval of engagement risk assessment and audit scope.
Develops and maintains effective working relationships with key stakeholders across the enterprise to ensure audit objectives are effectively met and contribute to the overall mission of USAA.
Oversees the preparation of key reports and communications and may present to governance committees, senior leaders, regulatory bodies and the USAA Board of Directors.
Provides effective challenge and approval of audit engagement scoping, planning, fieldwork and reporting.
Provides insight in reviewing audit issues and identified root cause.
Recognizes and communicates impact of related issues, MRIAs, MRAs and Enterprise issues on audit engagements and risk profile.
Engages in multiple continuous monitoring and on-going risk routines.
Prepares, reviews, and leads continuous monitoring and guides staff in advisory activities, special reviews and investigations.
Leads the implementation and monitoring of audit process and performance standards; identifies and recommends internal audit process improvements.
Proactively identifies potential process concerns and follows-up to resolve issues with Audit Leadership.
Communicates effectively with key stakeholders across the enterprise and external regulators to ensure audit objectives are effectively met and contribute to the overall mission of USAA and risk-based and difficult messages are delivered timely.
Responsible for reviewing results of the annual risk assessment and providing input into the creation of the risk profile.
Updates universe risk assessment information with current and applicable research, industry feedback and audit results.
Reviews audit universe for completeness for area of responsibility.
Responsible for the development of the annual Audit plan for assigned areas of responsibility including proper assessment and coverage of risks and emerging risks.
Responsible for providing oversight of issue severity and impact to business processes and the control environment.
Escalates broad and systemic themes to Audit and business leaders.
Effectively challenges business management to adopt appropriate policies and procedures and effective controls designed to mitigate risks.
Meets with and provides responses/requested information to regulators.