Senior Auditor Generalist - Professional Practices
About The Position
The Corporate Audit Services (CAS) Senior Auditor Generalist works with limited oversight to support execution of audit engagements and other projects in a contributor or lead role depending on complexity. The Senior Auditor is expected to understand risk and risk management techniques, identify and analyze business processes, key risks and controls. The position involves planning, executing and reporting on a range of audit assignments. This role will administratively roll up under professional practices but will deploy to a wide variety of teams, allowing for exposure to diverse business units, processes, and leadership styles. This individual may also be involved in other side projects, department initiatives, and other administrative audit activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Typically more than five years of applicable experience
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience with a Big Four accounting firm, consulting firm, or professional services environment is highly preferred.
- Thrives in dynamic settings by adjusting to various leadership methods and building strong partnerships across teams
- Ability to build strong professional relationships with peers, mid-level management and external stakeholders (primarily external audit)
- Thorough knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, financial services, and regulatory trends that impact the assigned line of business
- Thorough understanding of the business line’s operations, products/services, systems, and associated risks/controls
- Strong Financial Service Industry knowledge (e.g., Credit, Models, Regulatory Compliance, Lending, Operations, Trust, Treasury, Merchant Acquiring, Credit Cards [consumer and corporate], etc.)
- Thorough understanding of IIA Standards and the common definition of internal controls
- Ability to apply Risk/Compliance/Audit competencies independently
- Process facilitation and project management skills
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills
- Advanced critical thinking and analytical skills
Responsibilities
- Assisting the audit team management in planning audit engagements across multiple audit teams. Includes understanding risk and risk management techniques; identifying and analyzing business processes, key risks and critical controls; interviewing auditees; and evaluating control design adequacy.
- Performing or supervising staff auditors in the testing of controls based on audit program directions. Includes using appropriate sampling and control testing techniques; identifying and assessing the relevancy of possible issues; and documenting work performed to support audit scope/conclusions, to facilitate an efficient review, and to meet internal audit policies and procedures.
- Drafting audit issues under the supervision of the audit team management. Includes drafting potential exposures and significance, identifying appropriate root causes, and developing recommendations that are operationally effective and cost-effective actions to address those causes.
- Assisting the audit team management in the reporting and wrap-up phases of audits. Includes assisting with drafting audit reports.
- Proactively managing assignments to ensure smooth handoffs between teams and consistent, efficient use of time and resources year-round.
- Learning from and applying coaching received.
- Performing 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
