Sr. Audit Manager - Team Leader - Corporate SOX

About the position

Truist Senior Audit Manager is responsible for providing a leadership role in the delivery of value-added independent and objective risk-based internal audit assurance and advisory services. The Senior Audit Manager further develops and maintains specialization and expertise in specific areas of financial services, risk management and assists in line of business relationship management and risk monitoring. The Senior Audit Manager is responsible for ensuring audit projects maintain compliance with all organizational and professional ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of audit professionals and effectively manage resources to ensure performance measures and metrics are established and met.
• Provide leadership in the coaching and development of staff.
• Serve as Engagement Manager for large, complex, and higher risk projects that may be enterprise-wide in scope.
• Lead planning, scoping, and development of the audit test plan, including incorporating the use of data analytics.
• Coordinate engagement resources and engagement assignments among teammates effectively to complete assignments within budget while maintaining quality standards.
• Set clear quality expectations based on Truist Audit Services standards and analyze/review process documentation to evaluate effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop meaningful, relevant, and well-supported audit reports that align with Truist's risk appetite framework and present these reports to key stakeholders.
• Advise on more complex assignments by being very knowledgeable of the organization, business, and operations.
• Leverage strong risk management knowledge to assess relevance of audit findings, potential exposures, materiality and demonstrate awareness of big picture issues.
• Provide leadership and development by coaching and mentoring new and junior team members.
• Assist audit management to develop and maintain relationships with assigned lines of business or business units.
• Manage timely and quality delivery of multiple tasks, including audits, projects and special assignments.
• Continue developing knowledge of auditing and use of data analysis techniques.
• Support Audit Directors by assisting with annual planning, scheduling, and risk assessment process.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business or related field, or equivalent education and related training or experience.
• Eight to ten years of experience in audit, preferably in a role similar to an Audit Project Leader.
• Advanced knowledge, ability and expertise in audit and a broad understanding in multiple areas of banking and financial services.
• Substantial leadership experience and demonstrated leadership ability and decision making skills.
• Excellent understanding of risk management and process concepts.
• Excellent analytical, facilitation, interpersonal and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written, verbal and negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated ability to grasp, communicate and teach others how to identify underlying concepts in complex information.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, communicate and teach others how to identify root causes of problems.
• Good working knowledge of standard software applications such as Microsoft Office Software products.
• Excellent project management and advisory skills.
• Appropriate professional certification, such as, but not limited to Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, or Certified Public Accountant.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree.
• Possess knowledge of Truist Audit Services audit software and business specific software.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment.
• Tax-preferred savings accounts.
• 401k plan.
• No less than 10 days of vacation during the first year of employment.
• 10 sick days.
• Paid holidays.
• Defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan may be available.