AVP - Audit Finance Platforms

Role Summary:

As part of this team, you will be supported and set-up for success, with ample growth opportunities, and access to top technology and forward-thinking processes.

Essential Responsibilities:

As an AVP, Audit Manager Finance and Platforms a typical day might include the following:

- Contribute to the direction and focus of the Finance and Platforms Internal Audit Team through active engagement in audit planning, control testing, and continuous monitoring processes

- Draft audit plans develop audit tests, and lead audit execution. Identifying and assessing the impact of control deficiencies

- Coordinate testing plans with external auditors, SOX Testing, and Second Line of Defense

- Be responsible for high quality audit deliverables including planning memoranda, audit programs, working papers, drafts of audit issues, and audit reports

- Present audit results to various levels of Internal Audit leadership, as well as the business organization

- Ensure audits conform with professional and departmental standards, budgets, and timelines

- Assess inherent, and residual risks in Finance, Controllership, Regulatory Reporting, and Tax Functions

- Assess inherent, and residual risks related to Synchrony's Client and Merchant partnerships.

- Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders

- Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

- Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or an equivalent related field with 7+ years experience in audit, financial services, or a related field

- Knowledge and experience of US GAAP, SEC, and SOX reporting requirements and processes

- Demonstrate verbal and written ability to articulate the business objectives, business risk, processes, and controls

- You currently hold, or are actively pursuing a CPA, CIA, or other relevant professional designation/association

Desired Skills:

- Minimum 7 - 9+ years combined internal audit, public accounting, regulatory (e.g., FRB, OCC, FDIC, etc.) or relevant banking industry experience

- Knowledge and experience of US GAAP, SEC, and SOX reporting requirements and processes

- Demonstrate verbal and written ability to articulate the business objectives, business risk, processes, and controls

- Strong PC Skills MS Office suite

- Familiarity with data mining and analytics (ACL, SAS, Python, Tableau) is a plus