Senior Role - Internal Audit/Risk Management - BFSI

Senior Auditor - Internal Audit/Risk Based Audit

Major Duties :

- Leads two or more audits simultaneously at a minimum

- Conduct and document more complex and high risk audits throughout the Corporation

- Demonstrates professional skepticism and comfort with questioning how certain processes are being performed in order to facilitate making improvements

- Finalizes planning documents

- Assisting in Audit Plan evolution by challenging scoping of audit project

- Functions in various roles on audit assignments, including leading audits, staffing audits, and providing oversight functions based on the needs of the team

- Applies analytical skills to review information, perform assessments of the audit results, and evaluate the adequacy of controls

- Leads a team of 1 or more staff in executing audits

- Works closely with the Audit Team Leader/Manager I or II to perform/develop the audit planning, scoping, and fieldwork execution strategy

- Works closely with the Audit Team Leader/Manager I or II to develop the audit budget and/or time frame for how the audit will be completed

- Reviews the work papers of the audit team members ensuring that departmental standards have been met

- Communicates the audit status to business unit and Audit Services management. Responsible for direct interaction with different committees and/or management

- Completes and compiles findings and recommendations for the purpose of status updates, memos, and audit reports

- Coordinates with other audit teams (business unit, regional, and specialist) to ensure evaluations of related areas occur timely and cover key areas within the audit

- Provides training, coaching, and auditing expertise to the audit team

- Operates independently; has in-depth knowledge of business unit/function

- As subject area expert, provides comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to team and partners at a high technical level

- Carries out activities that are large in scope, cross-functional and technically difficult

- Role is balanced between high level operational execution and development, and execution of strategic direction of business function activities

- Leading continuous monitoring meetings with business and Audit Services management

NTAC : 3NS-20

The successful candidate will benefit from having :

- Comprehensive knowledge of internal audit processes such as sampling, testing, and process/control walkthroughs with strong workpaper documentation skills. Experience with internal audit in the financial services industry is preferred but not mandatory

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; experience with audit workpaper applications preferred

- Professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CISA, CIA, ACA, ACCA) and/or an MBA along with demonstrated technical abilities in select areas (e.g., accounting, regulatory compliance, etc.) are preferred but not mandatory

- General knowledge of the operations, functions, and objectives of interfacing areas is required to properly perform audits on operations, services, systems, workflow, and operational impact on other areas

- Proven ability to work independently and in a team environment

- Strong organizational and time management skills

- Must be flexible and adaptive to change

Experience Required : A College or University degree and/or adept auditing experience in a financial institution, or similar public accounting experience