Full Job Description
As a Senior Auditor, Senior Associate within Internal Audit, you will lead all aspects of the audit lifecycle — from planning and fieldwork through reporting, validation, and continuous monitoring — across a dynamic and complex financial services environment. You will serve as a trusted partner to business stakeholders, risk management, compliance, and regulators while maintaining the independence that defines our function. You will operate in a highly visible capacity with direct exposure to senior executives outside of Internal Audit, positioning you for accelerated career growth and expanded influence across the firm.
Job responsibilities
• Plan, execute and document audit reports, including risk assessments, audit planning, audit testing, control evaluation, report drafting and follow-up and verification of issue closure while ensuring audits are completed timely and within budget
• Work closely with global Audit colleagues in the early identification of emerging control issues and reporting them timely to Audit management and business stakeholders
• Recognize the confidential nature of Internal Audit communications and access to information; you must be disciplined in protecting the confidentiality and security of information in accordance with firm policy
• Partner with stakeholders, business management, other control groups (i.e. risk management, compliance, fraud prevention), external auditors, and regulators establishing strong working relationships while maintaining independence
• Finalize audit findings and use judgment to provide an overall opinion on the control environment through developing recommendations to strengthen internal controls
• Take ownership of self-development, including stretch assignments, to prepare for greater responsibilities and career growth, and take initiative to seek out opportunity for continued learning
• Stay up to date with industry trends to identify opportunities for game changing innovations or strategic partnerships
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
• 5+ years of internal or external auditing experience, or relevant business experience
• Bachelor's degree (or relevant financial services experience)
• Experience with internal audit methodology and applying concepts in audit delivery and execution
• Solid understanding of internal control concepts, with the ability to evaluate and determine the adequacy of controls by considering business and technology risks in an integrated manner
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to establish credibility and build strong partnerships with senior business and control partners
• Strong analytical skills particularly in regard to assessing the probability and impact of an internal control weakness
• Flexible to changing business priorities and ability to multitask in a constantly changing environment
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
• Advanced Degree in relevant discipline
• Prior experience with Big 4 accounting firm and/or internal audit department in financial services industry