Senior Audit Project Manager – Planning

U.S. Bank • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. Job Description The Corporate Audit Services (CAS) Senior Audit Project Manager – Audit & Financial Planning plays a strategic role in supporting the Senior Audit Manager of Audit, Financial and Resource Planning through leadership of department-wide planning initiatives, financial governance activities and high-priority special projects. This role is a key contributor to the integrity, transparency, and evolution of CAS audit and financial planning processes, and serves as a trusted partner to CAS leadership and other key stakeholders. This position is accountable for developing and maintaining critical audit and financial planning analytics, quality control mechanisms, and management reporting that enable informed decision-making and effective oversight.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Typically more than eight years of applicable experience

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience in financial reporting, audit planning, and related disciplines within a complex, highly regulated environment.
• Proven ability to build and sustain working relationships with internal audit peers, business line leaders, and partners (risk and compliance), demonstrating influence, sound judgment, and professionalism when engaging with senior stakeholders, regulators and external parties.
• Demonstrated focus on data quality, control design, and monitoring.
• Ability to independently evaluate complex data, identify trends, and develop practical solutions to ambiguous or competing priorities.
• Strong working knowledge of The Institute of Internal Auditors Global Internal Audit Standards, with the ability to apply standards thoughtfully to audit and financial planning processes.
• Broad understanding of Financial Services businesses and risks (e.g., Credit, Models, Regulatory Compliance, Lending, Operations, Trust, Treasury, Merchant Acquiring, Credit Cards [consumer and corporate], etc.).
• Strong influence and leadership skills, ability to lead/guide cross-functional teams w/out direct authority.
• Knowledge of key internal audit regulatory requirements and expectations (i.e., OCC Heightened Standards, SR13-1, etc.)
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex information to diverse audiences.
• Strong experience leading complex initiatives and process improvement efforts, including strong project management, facilitation, and execution skills in dynamic environments.
• This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Senior Audit Manager – Audit, Financial, and Resource Planning to develop, manage, and evolve the CAS Financial Plan, including analysis, forecasting, and alignment to enterprise priorities.
• Lead the preparation, review, and coordination of board, committee, and management reporting, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with messaging across audit and financial planning.
• Serve as the primary CAS point of contact for audit and financial planning related regulatory and quality control inquiries, coordinating responses and ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and consistency.
• Lead audit and financial planning related special projects that may include, but are not limited to: o Data integrity and quality control enhancement initiatives o Audit and financial planning impacts related to acquisitions, organizational changes, and enterprise strategies o Design and implementation of new audit and financial planning tools, metrics, or governance processes
• Interact regularly with business line and risk management leaders, regulators, and external subject matter experts.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• 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 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level