The Senior Internal Auditor performs risk-based internal audits in conjunction with the internal audit plan. Work performed includes partnering with business unit staff to document, understand, and analyze financial, operational, and compliance processes, assess risks, test controls which manage risks, and report results.
This position assists internal audit management with development of the internal audit plan, championing internal control and corporate governance concepts throughout the business, and fostering improvement of the audit process.
The Senior Internal Auditor coordinates engagements with third-party auditors and regulatory bodies and tests controls to support the bank's FDICIA program.
Responsibilities (What will be the day- to- day responsibilities of this position?)
- Form relationships, build trust, and partner with audit clients and audit team members
- Collaborate with audit clients and audit team members to share knowledge
- Employ thought leadership via a growth mindset approach
- Be inquisitive and curious to gain knowledge of the business function, processes, and systems
- Seek out industry trends and information to proactively identify emerging enterprise risks
- Stay apprised of company strategy and changes throughout the organization
- Respectfully and thoughtfully challenge and fearlessly ask why
- Understand and apply risk assessment methodology and risk management techniques
- Identify and analyze business processes, key risks, and critical controls
- Prepare or update planning and risk assessment documentation
- Develop and update risk-based audit programs
- Conduct process walk throughs and review or develop process documentation
- Evaluate control design adequacy in meeting established objectives
- Perform, or supervise audit team members in, the testing of control effectiveness
- Use appropriate sampling and control testing techniques
- Identify and assess the relevancy of possible observations, including root cause analysis
- Document work performed to support audit scope and conclusions
- Collaborate with audit clients to identify process improvements and solutions for risk mitigation
- Draft clear, concise, and actionable audit reports; professionally communicate audit results, verbally and in writing
- Conduct work in accordance with the Standards
- Perform follow up, including an appropriate level of validation testing, on the state of outstanding audit observations
- Conduct FDICIA internal control testing and assists with program documentation and reporting
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
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