VP, Senior Audit Manager - Risk

Synchrony•Lyons, IL

1d•$110,000 - $185,000

About The Position

Role Summary/Purpose: The VP, Senior Audit Manager – Growth & Risk Management is primarily responsible for planning and executing Risk Audit engagements. This role will participate as a team member responsible for providing objective assessment of risk management practices including governance, and control framework effectiveness. The role is responsible for the execution of audit engagements that entail the review, testing, analysis, and conclusion over the design and effectiveness of the bank’s control environment, continuous monitoring activities and validation of corrective actions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or in lieu of degree, 10 years of internal audit / risk management experience.
Minimum 7 years of internal audit experience within the financial services (i.e., consumer banking, credit cards) industry.
Proven experience in risk and control theory, and professional auditing practices including internal auditing standards and requirements as set out by IIA.
Experience leading high-performance teams; coaching and developing talent.
Experience working independently on multiple assignments, with minimum supervision, while effectively supporting teamwork and achievement of team objectives.
Currently holds or is actively pursuing CPA, CIA, or other relevant professional certification.
Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required
You must be 18 years or older
You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post.
All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Nice To Haves

Minimum 8 – 10 years working in internal audit or equivalent experience in Big 4 accounting.
Knowledge and experience general purpose and private label credit card products and processing.
Knowledge and experience with regulatory risk management requirements and related guidance.
Prior experience auditing, examining, or working in a financial/regulatory environment.
Experience interacting with regulators and auditors strongly preferred.
Knowledgeable and experienced in control theory and professional auditing practices.
Ability to effectively integrate business, operational, technological, and financial components into audit work performed.
Ability to objectively identify problems and recommend solutions to complex control, financial, or technical issues.
Understands all relevant business technologies and their impact to the control environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver to line management high quality, actionable feedback on a variety of audit related issues.
Strong analytical, risk management, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the direction and focus of the Internal Audit team's activities through active engagement in risk assessment, audit planning and continuous monitoring processes.
Assess inherent and residual risks, and control environment with expertise in Risk Management Frameworks and Corporate Governance.
Identify and assess the impact of control deficiencies.
Prepare high quality audit deliverables including planning memorandum, audit programs, working papers, drafts of audit issues, and audit reports.
Ensure effective and efficient execution of audits in conformance with professional and departmental standards, budgets, and timelines.
Maintain high awareness of economic, regulatory, and business risks and issues, taking action to assure required adjustments to risk assessments, audit plans, and audit programs.
Maintain effective working relationship with key business stakeholders.
Research relevant banking, regulation, risk management, and operational topics.
Maintain technical subject matter internal audit competency through ongoing professional development.
Identify meaningful recommendations and serving as a change agent that will make an immediate impact in the subject areas.
Help lead scheduled audits and projects and present findings to senior leadership.
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.