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Senior Auditor - GHR, CAO and Legal

Bank of America
Providence
Full-time

Description

This job is responsible for performing test work during moderately complex audit activities for Lines of Business (LOBs), Third / Fourth Party Risk, Global Human Resources, Chief Administrative Offices, and Legal.

Key responsibilities include designing and executing audit tests to evaluate the control environment and assessing issues for business impact and recommending severity ratings under the supervision of senior team members.

Candidates with directly work with the Audit lead overseeing the Audit work.

The Candidate will be responsible for audit testing of key areas and activities across the LOB’s noted above. This includes evaluation of governance, interpretation of various regulatory requirements, controls supporting complete, accurate and timely execution of key controls, and performing substantive end-to-end testing of in scope processes.

Team members should have the ability to perform high quality, risk-focused fieldwork, in accordance with Corporate Audit methodologies and standards to identify meaningful issues, risks and other exposures in the Company being audited.

The Candidate will create and maintain accurate and clear work documents and expected to complete tasks efficiently (on time and accurately).

Also, they will engage in relevant training regarding audit, businesses, financial controls, regulations, or a particular specialty.

Candidates are expected to work independently but maintain ongoing communication and provide periodic updates to Audit leadership.

Responsibilities :

  • Executes audit strategy for the sound application of risk-based auditing by assisting with development of individual audit scope and audit programs, and leverages automation and innovative methods in a timely and high quality manner
  • Identifies control deficiencies, discusses with line management, and initiates control matter recommendations.
  • Assesses impacts to business processes, controls, and strategies to provide recommendations on severity ratings.
  • Establishes business partner relationships, when executing Audit reviews or issue validation work.
  • Develops skills to use innovative tools to complete audit activities more efficiently (e.g., testing)
  • Exercises sound knowledge of product, business, and technical expertise to effectively challenge management to improve the control environment

Skills :

  • Internal Audit Methodology (Risk and Control testing)
  • Issue Management
  • Risk Management
  • Audit Planning
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Project Management
  • Automation
  • Technical Documentation
  • Attention to Detail
  • Relationship Building
  • Critical Thinking
  • Written and Verbal Communications

Required Qualifications :

  • Minimum 2 years Audit or risk control risk / controls background preferably in financial services.
  • Project management skills, proven organizational, coordination and action tracking skills.
  • Experience in performing end-to-end substantive testing. Understanding of statistical sampling testing approach is a plus.
  • Ability to plan, execute and evaluate audit test plans within a risk-based audit methodology.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Ability to work in a very detailed manner.
  • Ability to successfully communicate to Audit leaders.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and effective communicator, both orally and in writing.
  • Self-starter, desire to learn able to teach others, positive attitude, exhibits flexibility.
  • Bachelors degree and / or Advanced degree OR Relevant wok experience.

Desired Qualifications :

  • Background in auditing Third Party Risk Management, Global Human Resources, Legal and / or Chief Administrative Officer
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certification

Shift :

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week :

30+ days ago
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