090 Audit - Senior Lead Auditor

Bank of Labor•Mission, KS

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Lead Auditor protects organizational integrity by helping lead and conduct risk-based audits, ensuring regulatory compliance, evaluating and testing internal controls, and providing independent assurance to the Audit & Compliance Committee and Board of Directors. Reporting directly to the Senior Internal Audit Manager, the role collaborates with bank leadership and management to identify risks, refine processes, and improve efficiency and regulatory adherence. The position coordinates, plans, executes, and communicates audit work with business leaders and their teams, assessing whether management controls are adequate and effective. It may also support regulatory examinations, risk and control issue validations, and issue monitoring and reporting. The Senior Lead Auditor provides independent guidance to bank management on internal controls and significant risk exposures, recommending constructive ways to reduce risks and improve controls. This is an office-based role involving extended periods of sitting and computer use, with periodic travel to local branches. It generally follows standard business hours, with occasional evening or weekend availability. After successful onboarding and completion of the first 60–90 days, there is flexibility to work from home one to two days per week.

Requirements

At least 3 years of audit experience in financial services or federally regulated industries.
At least 3 years of experience in a corporate internal audit function or public accounting, including evidence-based controls assessment and testing.
Experience with engagement planning, coordinating audit activities, supervising fieldwork, and reporting results.
Prior regulatory or internal audit experience and some knowledge of financial services, accounting principles, business systems, control processes, and risk management and control frameworks.
Knowledge of internal control evaluation and testing, IT general and application controls, and frameworks such as SOX, COSO, NIST, and FFIEC.
Knowledge of the Institute of Internal Auditors Global Internal Audit Standards.
Knowledge of information systems, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and financial analysis.
Excellent communication, critical thinking, and project management skills, including the ability to lead audit engagements and teams and review testing results and management documentation.
Attention to detail and the ability to exercise due professional care and diligence in gathering facts and developing credible audit documentation and evidence.
Ability to use audit management software and data analytics tools, and experience with AI and data-driven auditing or willingness to learn.
Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, make sound decisions, and resolve issues before escalation.
Ability to maintain professionalism, integrity, confidentiality, discretion, and sound judgment when handling sensitive business activities.
Ability to gather and evaluate evidence and facts to support credible challenge on risk and control issues.
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Information Systems, or a related field.
Ability to sit and use a computer for extended periods.
Ability to unbox, move, and deploy workstation equipment weighing up to 40 pounds.
Ability to travel periodically to local branches.
Availability for occasional evening or weekend work.

Nice To Haves

One or more active certifications preferred: CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CFIRS, CAMS, CRCM, or Commissioned Bank Examiner.
Demonstrable progress toward one or more of the listed certifications.

Responsibilities

Assist with planning, leading, and executing audit engagements and operational reviews in alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.
Participate in all phases of internal audit and issue validation engagements.
Support presentations to the Audit & Compliance Committee on the condition and effectiveness of the bank’s internal controls and compliance management systems, including audit reports or findings.
Assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls.
Support the Internal Control over Financial Reporting program, including risk assessments, testing coordination, issue validation, and coordination with external auditors.
Assist with oversight of co-sourced and outsourced audit providers, ensuring quality, independence, and alignment with the bank’s risk profile and audit methodology.
Ensure audit and regulatory issues are documented and reported in a timely manner.
Develop and communicate clear, actionable audit findings and report results to senior management and the Audit & Compliance Committee as assigned.
Contribute to enterprise risk assessments and control design improvements, identifying risk areas and prioritizing audit activities.
Support continuous improvement and professional development by staying current on regulations, emerging risks, and best practices.
Monitor management response plans and remediation efforts, and assist with issue validation to ensure timely resolution.
Support assessments of compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, Identity Theft Red Flags, Trust, and other applicable federal and state requirements.
Assist with issue validations, special projects, and management engagements to assess controls, risk management practices, and compliance procedures.
Partner with bank leadership, external auditors, and cross-functional teams as needed.
Support regulatory examinations and co-sourced internal audit engagements.
Attend audit committee meetings and present and discuss audit reports and control findings with governance and leadership.
Perform other duties as assigned.