AVP, Audit Manager - Professional Practices

Internal Audit Professional Practices Group Support

This position reports into the VP of Professional Practices. The incumbent is primarily responsible for the execution of support activities related to the Internal Audit (IA) Professional Practices Group (PPG), including monitoring team operations (e.g., plan status, budget to actuals), issue reporting, supporting audit methodology and templates, and ad hoc data analysis.

Our Way of Working

We're proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities :

Participate as a key team member on key IA PPG activities which support team and department goals and objectives

Develop materials for IA operating reporting meetings (e.g., audit plan status, budget to actuals, scheduling / resourcing, and issue status). Work with audit VPs on action items and summarize status for Audit Senior Leadership Team.

Develop materials for IA issue reporting, including key audit issue metrics and summarizing past due audit issues.

Prepare quarterly IA key metrics related to audit plan status and issues.

Perform Quality Reviews of audit reports prior to Audit Senior Leadership Team / CAE.

Assist audit teams with maintaining audit systems and dashboard tools.

Assist audit teams in audit issue validation activities and documenting validation tests

Collaborate with the IA Data Analytics team on maintaining IA reporting dashboards. Identify opportunities for enhanced reporting to elevate IA's operating processes and lead design and implementation of dashboards. Perform detailed testing over new dashboard reporting.

Create and perform data analysis relating to audit issues and root cause. Assist with thematic issue reporting for Audit Committee and Executive Issues Reporting

Partner with IA methodology team to update audit methodology documents including job aids and templates relating to issue reporting and validation

Support the audit teams on questions related to audit methodology, issue validation procedures, procedures, and tools

Coordinate with 1st and 2nd Line of Defense on audit issues reporting

In support of PPG reporting activities, obtain, review, and validate data and prepare data for use in various department reporting, using various tools including SAS, ACL, or Excel

Assist in the creation of department reporting, in PowerPoint or Tableau, for use in management reporting, board reporting, or regulatory reporting

Support continuous process improvement by identifying needs and opportunities, champions common audit process approaches, and recommends process changes to maintain the highest quality standards

Assist in the execution of Quality Assurance reviews, including testing utilizing sampling or data analytics techniques

Perform work in accordance with audit methodology and applicable standards, defined plans, budgets, and schedules during the validation process

Perform other duties and / or special projects as assigned

Qualifications / Requirements :

Bachelor's degree and 2+ years' experience, ideally in audit, financial services, or a related field

In lieu of a relevant Bachelor's degree, 7 years' experience in audit, financial services, or a related field

Basic level experience with data analysis and data analytics tools, such as Excel, SAS or Tableau

Demonstrate verbal and written ability to articulate the business objectives, business risk, processes, and controls

Desired Characteristics :

Demonstrates strong knowledge and use in data analysis, reporting, or testing practices

Understands regulatory, accounting, financial industry related guidance and best practices applicable to banking operations

Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver to line management high quality, actionable data and reporting.

Grade / Level : 10

The salary range for this position is 75,000.00 - 130,000.00 USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.

Actual compensation offered within the posted salary range will be based upon work experience, skill level or knowledge.

Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and Seattle.

Eligibility Requirements :

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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Our Commitment :

When you join us, you'll be part of an inclusive culture where your individual skills, experience, and voice are not only heard - but valued. Together, we're building a future where we can all belong, connect, and turn ideals into action. More than 50% of our workforce is engaged in our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), where community and passion intersect to offer a safe space to learn and grow.

This starts when you choose to apply for a role at Synchrony. We ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We're proud to have an award-winning culture for all.

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