Internal Auditor

If you are a current FIB employee, please apply through the Career Worklet in the Employee Portal .

This position may be located at any of the First Interstate Bank offices in Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

What’s Important to You

We know your career is just one aspect of a meaningful, complex, and demanding life. That’s why we designed our compensation and benefits package to provide employees and their families with as much choice as possible.

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) in addition to paid federal holidays.
• Student debt employer repayment program.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% match.
• The health and happiness of the places we call home matter to us. Learn a little more about what we do for the communities we serve, and why we want YOU to be a part of it.

We encourage you to apply. Reach for what you want and tell us why your work ethic and willingness to learn make you a natural fit for #TeamFirstInterstate.

SUMMARY

Internal Audit assists the Company in accomplishing its strategic objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the organization's governance, risk management, and internal controls.

An Internal Auditor performs internal audit work for all areas of the organization to support the Company’s overall audit plan.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

• Performs assigned audit test work in accordance with the approved audit program on financial, operational, and compliance audits and projects within budgeted timeframes.
• Researches, plans and in-charges financial, operational, and compliance audits and projects. Monitors the progress of work assigned to others, provides assistance and guidance, and reviews work performed to ensure objectives are met and findings are properly substantiated.
• Examines and analyzes accounting records, operations, policies, and procedures. Determine the validity and propriety of financial records, effectiveness of controls, efficiency of operations, and compliance with laws, policies, and procedures.
• Applies appropriate audit procedures to the areas reviewed to ensure that controls are tested, and significant risks are addressed.

Identifies, develops, and presents audit issues and recommendations in written and verbal presentations to various levels of management.

• Works to assist external auditors, regulators, and other third parties as assigned.
• Builds relationships with auditees and represents Internal Audit in various committee and relationship assignments, and shares information gained with the Department.
• Pursues professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships.

Obtains required CPE to retain professional certification(s).

• Performs internal quality assurance reviews of work papers in accordance with Internal Audit’s Quality Assurance Program
• Adheres to the IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
• Performs other duties / special projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) in accounting, finance, management or information systems from four-year College or university or equivalent experience.

Preferred 2 + years of recent public accounting, banking, or internal audit experience. Professional certifications (CPA, CIA, CBA, CISA, CFSA or CISSP) are desirable, but not required.

Will require approximately 15% travel.

OTHER SKILLS

Applicant must have an understanding of financial reporting requirements, banking processes, and related laws and regulations.

Strong critical thinking, fraud detection and conflict management skills are needed. Must also have a good knowledge of analytical techniques used to identify and resolve problems.

Applicant must be a proficient user of basic Microsoft programs (Word, Outlook, Excel and Teams). Knowledge of bank information systems is also desirable.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex financial or regulatory documents. Proficiently write reports and business correspondence.

Verbally present information to groups in a clear and concise manner. Capable of responding to sensitive inquiries or complaints.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Identify and analyze risk as it pertains to the Company.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.

The employee is occasionally required to sit : use hands or finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

If you are a current FIB employee, please apply through the Career Worklet in the Employee Portal .