090 Audit - Senior Lead Auditor

Senior Lead Auditor Role: The Senior Lead Auditor is responsible for protecting organizational integrity by assisting with leading and conducting risk-based audits, ensuring regulatory compliance, evaluating and testing internal controls, and providing independent assurance to the Audit & Compliance Committee and Board of Directors. Reporting directly to the Senior Internal Audit Manager, this role collaborates closely with bank leadership and management to identify risks, refine processes, and deliver insights that boost efficiency and adherence to regulations. The Senior Lead Auditor works with business leaders and their teams to coordinate, plan, execute, and communicate audit results, evaluating whether management controls are adequate and effective. This position may also support regulatory examinations, assist with risk and control issue validations, and issue monitoring and reporting. The Senior Lead Auditor offers independent guidance to bank management regarding internal controls and significant risk exposures, recommending constructive ways to reduce risks and improve internal controls. Primary Responsibilities: Assist with planning, leading, and executing audit engagements and operational reviews, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.Play an active role in the execution and advancement of all phases of internal audit and issue validation engagements.Support presenting information to the Audit & Compliance Committee regarding condition and effectiveness of the bank's internal controls and compliance management systems, which may include presenting audit reports or findings to the Audit & Compliance Committee.Assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls.Provide support, as assigned, to the Internal Control over Financial Reporting program, including risk assessments, testing coordination, issue validation, and coordination with external auditors.Assist with oversight of relationships with co-sourced and outsourced audit providers, ensuring quality, independence, and alignment with the bank's risk profile and audit methodology.Ensure audit and regulatory issues are properly documented and reported timely.Identify conclusions and recommendations by communicating and drafting clear, actionable audit findings and reporting these results to senior management and the Audit & Compliance Committee as assigned.Contribute to and support enterprise risk assessments and control design improvements that identify risk areas and prioritize audit activities.Help lead and foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional development by remaining current on industry regulations, emerging risks, and best practices to strengthen the internal control environment.Monitor management response plans, remediation efforts, and assist with validation of issues to ensure timely resolution.Support the assessment of compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, Identity Theft Red Flags, Trust, and other federal and state regulatory requirements as assigned.Assist with issue validations and other special projects and management engagements to ensure proper controls, risk management practices, and compliance procedures exist.Partner with bank leadership, external auditors, and cross-functional teams as needed and assigned.Assist with supporting regulatory examinations or other co-sourced internal audit engagement.Perform other duties as assigned. Knowledge and Skills: Demonstrates knowledge in internal control evaluation and testing, IT general and application controls, and risk and control frameworks such as SOX, COSO, NIST, and FFIEC.Excellent communication, critical thinking, and project management skills for leading audit engagements and teams, including reviewing testing results and documentation from management.Attention to detail and ability to exercise due professional care and diligence in fact gathering and developing credible audit documentation and evidence.Knowledge of the Institute of Internal Auditors Global Internal Audit Standards.Knowledge of information systems, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and financial analysis.Experience using audit management software, data analytics tools, AI, and data-driven auditing or willingness to learn. Experience: 3+ years of Audit experience in financial services or federally regulated industries with a strong background in engagement planning, coordinating audit activities, supervising fieldwork, and reporting results.A minimum of 3 years of experience in a corporate internal audit function or public accounting with evidence-based controls assessment and testing experience required.Prior regulatory or internal audit experience with some knowledge of financial services, accounting principles, business systems, control processes, and risk management and control frameworks. Education/Certifications/Licenses: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Information Systems, or related field required.One or more active certification(s) preferred as a CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CFIRS, CAMs, CRCM, or Commissioned Bank Examiner. Demonstratable progress towards one of more of these certifications will also be considered. Other Skills: Utilizes automation to improve audit efficiency and identify emerging risks.Maintains professionalism, integrity, confidentiality, discretion, and sound judgment when supporting employees, executives, and sensitive business activities.Demonstrates ownership by working independently, prioritizing competing demands, making sound decisions, and resolving issues prior to escalation.Leads with integrity and the ability to gather and evaluate evidence and facts to support credible challenge on risk and control issues.Communicates effectively with internal and external stakeholders by translating technical concepts into clear business language.Ability to attend audit committee meetings and present and discuss audit reports and control findings with governance and leadership. Physical Requirements and Work Environment: This office-based role requires extended periods of sitting and computer use, along with the ability to unbox, move, and deploy workstation equipment weighing up to 40 pounds. Periodic travel to local branches is required for site readiness projects, supporting needs, equipment upgrades, and endpoint deployments. The position generally follows standard business hours, with occasional evening or weekend availability required. There is flexibility to work from home one to two days a week following successful onboarding and the completion of the first 60 - 90 days.