Audit Director - Wholesale Lending

Regular, full-time position. Fluency in English required. 1st shift.

About the Role

Truist Audit Services Director is responsible for coordinating and managing the delivery of value-added independent, objective risk-based internal audit assurance services for the Audit Committee and Executive Management. Through well-developed relationships with Senior Management and ongoing business monitoring activities, the Director develops a comprehensive, dynamic audit plan, and directs a team of audit professionals in the implementation and completion of the plan while maintaining responsibility for the overall quality of audit work performed.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage a comprehensive, dynamic audit assurance program for assigned business units (BU).
• Supervise and coordinate audit activities to ensure all assigned responsibilities are performed in a high quality manner and on a timely basis.
• Directly manage a team of audit professionals and assume responsibility for the overall coordination and successful completion of a dynamic audit plan for assigned BUs.
• Effectively lead and manage resources to ensure performance measures and metrics are established and met.
• Provide leadership in the coaching and development of staff.
• Proactively develop and maintain mutually beneficial working relationships with senior management of assigned BUs.
• Supervise and participate in the planning, scoping, and execution of audit activities within the framework established by the department's policies and audit methodology.
• Comprehensively analyze assigned BUs existing systems, processes, and controls to determine the adequacy of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and corporate policies.
• Identify and evaluate risks present in BU coverage areas.
• Review and approve audit reports, ensuring they are accurate, clear, concise, and relevant such that recipients readily understand issues and risks.
• Develop and monitor risk assessments through interaction with and analysis of assigned business units.
• Lead the regular aggregation, correlation, and analysis of a robust program of business monitoring activities designed to identify potential changes impacting the risk profiles.
• Serve as an audit subject matter expert for assigned BUs, and continually monitor trends and developments in the auditing profession and banking industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or business-related field, or equivalent education and related training or experience.
• Ten years of progressive audit, risk, or examiner experience with a significant portion in the financial services industry, preferably with a large financial services firm.
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of banking, risk management, and audit practices, with the ability to understand the broader risk.
• Excellent leadership abilities, decision making, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with senior management and other stakeholders.
• Appropriate professional certification, such as Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, or Certified Public Accountant.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a business-related field.
• Completion of a graduate school of banking.

Pay

For work locations in Virginia only, the annual base salary for this position is $152,000 - $190,000.

Benefits

All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits. Truist offers:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, disability, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Tax-preferred savings accounts and a 401k plan.
• No less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during the first year of employment, along with 10 sick days and paid holidays.
• Depending on the position and division, eligibility for a defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan.