Audit Data Analyst - Senior Auditor (I)

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families. Embrace a fulfilling career where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful. We are proud to support active-duty military spouses with remote or hybrid flexibility consistent with applicable policy and business needs.

About the role

We are seeking an Audit Analytics & Innovation - Audit Data Analyst - Senior Auditor (I) for our Charlotte, North Carolina location. This position can also be based in Plano, TX, or San Antonio, TX. The role offers a flexible work environment requiring an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Applies data-driven continuous auditing on business audits for the Audit Services team.
• Participates and makes recommendations in the ideation and development of impactful and high-quality analytic control tests.
• Participates and makes recommendations in the execution of audit analytics, analytic methodology, and/or adoption of analytic approaches.
• Partners with audit teams to understand the data behind key processes, risks, and controls to develop analytic control tests.
• Analyzes and interprets results in a meaningful, clear, and concise manner.
• Tracks and monitors progress against analytic control tests and projects and escalates results as needed to Audit leadership.
• Prepares presentation communications of audit data analytics results and makes recommendations to Audit teams and leadership.
• Develops data literacy skills through ongoing professional development.
• Champions executing data analytics strategy and transformation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative analytics, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Data and/or Business Analysis, Data Science, or other quantitative discipline. 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• 4 years of experience with analytic coding techniques and visualization tools.
• 2 years of experience in SAS, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, RPA, Power BI, or other data analysis tools.
• 2 years of experience working on data and analytics in an audit, risk, or controls environment.
• 1 year of experience creating reporting dashboards and summarizing actionable results.
• Experience developing data technology specific to auditing activities.
• Ability to break down a complex problem into components, solve them using data analysis, process knowledge, and risk/control knowledge, and communicate data analysis, issues, and control recommendations with transparency and integrity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, actionable, and beneficial feedback to audit teams on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps.
• Effectively works within a team and across teams to drive business results, employing creative thinking and the ability to work on competing priorities.

Skills

• Deep expertise in Snowflake, Tableau, SQL, and related data analytics platforms.
• Significant experience leading data and analytics initiatives within Audit or Controls business functions.
• Highly skilled in designing visualization analytics and storytelling to communicate data-driven risk and control insights.
• US military experience through military service or as a military spouse/domestic partner.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $85,040 - $162,550. USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) and pension plans.
• Life insurance.
• Parental benefits and adoption assistance.
• Paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours.
• Various wellness programs.
• Career path planning and continuing education to assist with professional goals.