What You'll Do:As an Internal Audit Manager, you will lead financial, operational, and regulatory audits and advisory projects covering Edward Jones Bank, a newly established, FDIC-insured industrial bank, and the affiliated shared services that support bank operations. You will be responsible for overseeing the full audit lifecycle-from planning and scoping based on risk, to supervising fieldwork, evaluating control effectiveness, and delivering clear, actionable reporting to management and Internal Audit leadership.
- Lead audits from planning through reporting, including scoping, audit program development, staffing, and execution oversight.
- Communicate engagement status, risks, and observations to business management, senior Internal Audit leadership, and other stakeholders.
- Supervise and review audit work to ensure testing is thorough, well-supported, and aligned with Internal Audit methodology and regulatory expectations.
- Assess audit issues for risk, impact, and root cause, and oversee the development and presentation of final audit reports.
- Partner with management to discuss observations, evaluate remediation plans, and monitor corrective actions.
- Mentor and develop auditors by delegating work, providing coaching, and delivering timely performance feedback.
- Contribute to the bank's audit universe, risk assessment, and audit planning process, including coverage of shared services supporting the bank.
- Manage coordination with third-party co-source providers and subject matter experts where specialized support is needed.
Position RequirementsWhat You'll Need
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
- 6+ years of public accounting and/or Internal Audit experience, including leading audits and supervising teams (delegation, review, and coaching).
- Experience supporting an Industrial Lending Company (ILC), bank, trust company, or other FDIC-regulated institution;
- Proven ability to manage the full audit lifecycle-risk assessment, planning, scoping, fieldwork, control testing, issue identification, root cause analysis, and reporting.
- Strong knowledge of audit standards and documentation, including narratives, flowcharts, risk/control matrices, control testing, and audit reporting.
- Experience assessing risks and controls across banking and shared services (e.g., lending, deposits, treasury/ALCO, third-party oversight, BSA/AML, governance), including evaluating control gaps and issue severity.
- Effective communicator with experience presenting audit results to stakeholders and senior leadership, and coordinating with co-source providers or SMEs.
What Could Set You Apart:
- Active professional certification (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CRCM) and/or a graduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Experience supporting a de novo bank, ILC, or newly regulated entity, including audit universe development and enterprise risk assessment.
- Experience developing or contributing to risk-based audit plans, including integration of shared-service audits supporting bank operations.
- Familiarity with FDIC expectations, examination processes, and audit support, along with knowledge of key regulatory frameworks (safety & soundness, consumer compliance, third-party risk).
- Experience presenting to or interacting with Audit Committees or governance forums.
- Experience applying data analytics or continuous monitoring techniques within internal audit
Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.Salary InformationEdward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
