Lead Auditor

Merastar Insurance Company • Chicago, IL

286d • $70,700 - $120,900

About The Position

Kemper is seeking a talented Lead Auditor to join our Assurance & Advisory Services (A&A) team. A&A plays a key role in helping Kemper achieve its strategic intent, including nurturing and developing future leaders. Our vision is for A&A 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. A&A 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 a Lead Auditor, you will execute and/or supervise the execution of financial, compliance, operational, and/or technology-related engagements, targeted reviews, advisory projects, and issue management activities with a focus on P&C Auto or Life Insurance operations. You will ensure that projects are risk-based and executed according to policies and guidelines while contributing to department-wide strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in accounting, finance, information systems, data analysis or business administration.
• At least 4 years of work experience, preferably in internal audit, public accounting, information technology, information security or data analytics.
• Has or is pursuing a professional certification, such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CICA, CFE, CISSP, CPCU, FLMI, CAMS, PMP.
• Strong sense of curiosity and willingness to obtain a deep understanding of the business, processes, technologies, and risks to provide value and insights and help improve and achieve our strategic intent.
• Able to apply internal audit concepts and train others.
• Strong organizational, project management, time management, relationship-building, negotiating, and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently in a fast paced, high demand, environment while managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment experiencing rapid growth and change.
• Able to gather, analyze, and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise, detailed, and clear oral and written report.
• Able to recognize trends within data and to proactively identify opportunities to use data analytics.
• Working knowledge of control principles (e.g., COSO), financial and operational processes, risks and risk management, IT general controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Able to travel up to 20%.
• Able to work effectively in a remote environment when necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with TeamMate, Tableau, Alteryx, IDEA, ACL/Galvanize, Workday, Guidewire, Workiva, Power BI, and productivity tools such as Microsoft Office.
• Financial services experience preferred.
• Due diligence, mergers, acquisitions, and/or integration experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Executes and / or leads engagements within one or more segments of the A&A Plan, ensuring achievement of objectives and use of data analytics and automation.
• Ensures engagements are risk-based, well documented, and executed according to Internal Audit policies and guidance.
• Completes assignments in a timely, high-quality manner.
• Maintains work in Kemper's audit management system.
• Provides timely and ongoing feedback, coaching and monitoring of audit work and directs staff members assigned to respective engagements.
• Drafts issues, completes root cause analysis, and makes viable recommendations.
• Helps monitor business efforts to resolve identified control issues and assesses the effectiveness of remediation efforts through follow-up reviews.
• Develops and maintains solid relationships and consistently collaborates with others.
• Maintains and builds skills and competence as identified in an individual development plan and, as appropriate, through participation in relevant industry and professional associations.
• Has a clear understanding of business, industry, and regulatory risks.
• Establishes solid relationships and consistently collaborates with others across the Enterprise.

Benefits

• Qualify for your choice of health and dental plans within your first month.
• Save for your future with robust 401(k) match, Health Spending Accounts and various retirement plans.
• Learn and Grow with our Tuition Assistance Program, paid certifications and continuing education programs.
• Contribute to your community through United Way and volunteer programs.
• Balance your life with generous paid time off and business casual dress.
• Get employee discounts for shopping, dining and travel through Kemper Perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree