Senior Auditor - Asset & Wealth Management

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

1d • $74,200 - $126,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Auditor is responsible for conducting and documenting audits across Asset and Wealth Management. This role leads audit project teams, which includes providing oversight to the audit team and communicating results of the engagement to management. The Senior Auditor provides technical expertise and training to auditors within the engagement audit team and works closely with Senior Audit Managers to confirm the scope of the audit and to devise an appropriate testing approach to be performed during the engagement.

Requirements

• Knowledge of audit/ accounting principles usually obtained through related work experience and a four year degree program is required
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills - including effective business writing skills
• Interest in pursuing professional certifications (e.g. CPA, CISA, CIA, ACA, ACCA)
• A College or University degree and 3+ years auditing experience in a financial institution
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

Responsibilities

• Leads moderately complex audits end to end - one at a time
• Advancing understanding of audit methodology/standards
• Advanced testing and first level reviews of less complex tests
• Lead presentations of findings
• Planning: Assist in the development of the audit objective and testing approach
• Lead as Auditor in Charge (AIC) on less complex audit engagements
• Complete planning documents
• Lead walkthroughs, develop process flows; identify risks collect materials
• Develop Opening Meeting deck
• Drafts risk and controls; assign inherent risk rating
• Fieldwork: Perform higher complexity tests
• Lead discussions with stakeholders on testing findings
• Perform first level (L1) reviews on less complex tests
• Reporting: Assist in first drafts of audit issues
• Assist in drafting report
• Data Analytics: Proactively identify DA opportunities
• Issue Validation: Performs testing
• Drafts memo

Benefits

• retirement benefits (401k and pension)
• health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
• paid time off
• parental and caregiver leave
• life & accident insurance
• other voluntary and well-being benefits
• discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

What This Job Offers

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