Remote - Audit Associate

BankUnited Financial • Miami Lakes, FL

73d • Remote

About The Position

An Audit Associate is responsible for completing tasks assigned by supervisory personnel. As a core member of the audit team, the Audit Associate develops an understanding of basic business processes and builds technical skills in general risk areas. The Audit Associate spends a majority of time conducting interviews, compiling and analyzing data, and documenting findings. Through interaction with audit customers and audit team personnel, the Audit Associate develops professional relationships that contribute to exceptional client service. The successful Audit Associate learns effective time and task management, takes ownership of assignments and accepts responsibility for team results.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, IS/IT, or related field required.
• 1-3 Years of related experience required.
• In process of obtaining CIA, CPA, or CISA or other relevant certification required.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint; ACL & MS Access a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Competence and Industry Knowledge.
• Strong work ethic and initiative in solving problems.
• Ability to understand basic business processes and related risks.
• Effective time management skills.
• Customer focus and good written communication skills.
• Teamwork and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform operational, financial, compliance, or information technology audits.
• Review and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls.
• Review and evaluate compliance with corporate policies, procedures, and plans.
• Prepare work papers to adequately document audit work performed and to support conclusions reached.
• Apply control concepts and assess the exposures resulting from ineffective or missing control practices.
• Identify, and clearly define, audit issues and root causes, recommend improved internal controls and business processes and ensure that corrective action plans are developed and implemented.
• Apply analytical skills and knowledge of current auditing developments and standards to formulate appropriate solutions to problems.
• Assist Senior Auditors in execution of audit assignments and review activities.
• Support external auditors as assigned.
• Perform special projects and analyses of company operations as requested by management.
• Maintain or acquire sufficient knowledge of authoritative and regulatory pronouncements on accounting, auditing, banking regulations, or other fields as required to complete audit assignments.
• Performs all other job related functions as assigned.
• Adheres to and complies with applicable, federal and state laws, regulations and guidance, including those related to anti-money laundering (i.e. Bank Secrecy Act, US PATRIOT Act, etc.).
• Adheres to Bank policies and procedures and completes required training.
• Identifies and reports suspicious activity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees