For this role, it is required to sit 1-2 days in our Wayne, PA corporate headquarters.

See Yourself as an Internal Audit Manager

Radian's Internal Audit (IA) team serves the Board of Directors and management by delivering independent, risk-based assurance, advice, and insight designed to strengthen the company's ability to create, protect, and sustain value across all business units. Comprising professionals with expertise in risk management, compliance, technology, finance, and operations, the team evaluates key processes, advises senior leaders, and promotes best practices that support Radian's obligations to its clients, shareholders, employees, and stakeholders, reporting directly to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The Internal Audit Manager plays a central role within this team, leading the execution of the annual audit plan and advisory engagements by directly planning, executing, documenting, and reporting on audit work while maintaining strong relationships with process owners. This is a hands-on delivery role that requires close collaboration with fellow Audit Managers and Audit Directors to advance the department's broader strategic objectives.  

See Your Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Execute the Internal Audit Plan as directed by Internal Audit management.

• Lead the audit/advisory engagements by determining the preliminary scope of the audit/advisory engagements as well as the audit program.

• Plan, execute and document testing results. Review testing performed by staff/senior auditors as appropriate.

• Ensure established performance metrics are met.

• Evaluate internal control issues to ensure that root causes are identified.

• Lead audit closing meetings and communicate the results of testing in a clear and concise manner to management.

• Prepare draft audit reports.

• Own and follow up on management action plans that were developed and agreed upon.        

• Conduct periodic updates to the Audit Universe Database on an as needed basis, assist with Audit Committee preparation, and related functions as needed.

• Participate in IA team meetings and meetings with key members of management to build relationships and encourage transparency and collaboration. This includes meetings/interfaces with external auditors as appropriate.

• May supervise external staff consultant(s).

• Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.

See the Job Specifications

Your Basic Education and Prior Work-Related Experience:

• Degree Requirement: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

• Work Experience: 8 or more years of prior work experience

• CIA or equivalent professional internal audit certification required, or active pursuit of certification with demonstrated progress.

Additional Qualifications:

• Proficiency in SOX, GAAP, GAAS, IIA Standards, PCAOB standards/ pronouncements.

• Ability to form conclusions based on testing.

• Ability to formulate solutions to identified issues and propose those to IA senior management.

• Strong internal audit skills, preferably with a financial services industry background.

• Strong commercial acumen and a demonstrable pragmatic approach to developing solutions to business problems identified through audit work.

• Ability to plan, execute and complete audits and advisory related projects.

• Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of controls and ensure compliance with the audit program.

• Drive efficiency/effectiveness in conducting audits (challenge status quo and historical ways of doing things).

• Ability to draft effective audit reports that are appropriate for the executive and board-level reader.

• Strong project management skills.

• Ability to develop strong relationships with functional and operational management to ensure identified issues are understood and recommended action items are effectively implemented.                                                                                                                        

Other Qualifications, including any special skills, capabilities, and competencies:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Strong time management and project management skills.

• Ability to work in a team-based, continuous improvement environment.    

See Why You Should Work With Us

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.