Audit manager

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This job is responsible for overseeing assigned areas of audit work acting as an Auditor-in-Charge (AIC), and executing on the audit strategy for Lines of Business (LOBs). Key responsibilities include driving risk-based auditing by defining scope and test procedures to evaluate the control environment in conformance with audit policies, assessing issues for business impact and recommending severity ratings, drafting audit reports, and managing business partner relationships. Job expectations include fostering an inclusive work environment, and mentoring team members.

Responsibilities:

• Executes audit strategy for the sound application of risk-based auditing by defining audit scope and audit programs, and drafting audit reports leveraging automation and innovative methods in a timely and high quality manner
• Acts as Auditor-in-Charge (AIC) by overseeing audit testing and ensuring it is executed in a timely manner and conforms with quality standards, audit policies, and procedures
• Assesses impacts to business processes, controls, and strategies to provide recommendations on severity ratings and escalate broad themes or trends accordingly based on existing business knowledge
• Exercises intellectual curiosity and judgment to effectively influence and challenge management to improve the control environment and drive continuous improvements on audit
• Oversees a team of associates and provides day-to-day mentoring and guidance and fosters an inclusive work environment
• Maintains business partner relationships, primarily with line management, to develop business knowledge
• Exercises sound knowledge of product, business, and technical expertise to effectively challenge management to improve the control environment

Required Qualifications:

• Fully qualified professional accountant (CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Responsible for planning, executing, and reporting on audits within the CFO organization, with a particular focus on the accuracy of accounting treatment for trading and banking book products under US GAAP, IFRS, and other relevant European GAAP frameworks.
• Minimum of eight years of financial services internal audit experience in a risk and control management function
• Experience as an Auditor-in-Charge overseeing audit jobs, performing timely execution and aligning with audit standards, policies and procedures
• Evaluates processes and operational risks to identify controls and determine gaps
• Experience with data management and governance
• Experience in risk, testing, compliance, audit or related work experience
• Experience in a people leadership role
• Builds strong team relationships through effective communication and collaboration
• Executes multiple tasks simultaneously
• Displays a proactive mindset and effective time management
• Demonstrates a results-driven and detail-oriented mindset

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with SOX compliance and SOX controls testing preferable but not essential.
• Holds Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems
• Auditor and/or similar certification
• Experience in project management
• Experience with U.S. Regulatory Reports
• Demonstrates ability to influence, drive change and resolve conflicts
• Experience in data analytics, automation, reporting and/or management
• Experience with audit project management tools and a working knowledge of data analytics tools (e.g., Alteryx, Excel, SQL) is preferred.

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Audit Planning
• Internal Audit Review
• Issue Management
• Risk Management
• Business Acumen
• Coaching
• Project Management
• Relationship Building
• Written Communications
• Attention to Detail
• Automation
• Critical Thinking
• Technical Documentation

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40