Audit Manager - Credit Risk

Job Summary

The Audit Manager engages with key stakeholders across the enterprise while managing audit activities across the department. This role drives the development and execution of a comprehensive assurance plan for their area of responsibility and collaborates across the department to ensure the overall Audit Plan is achieved. The Audit Manager may serve as the "Auditor in Charge" (AIC) responsible for ensuring an audit is completed in a timely fashion and high quality. Ensures that internal controls are in compliance with policies, procedures, and agency regulatory and legal guidelines, while providing oversight and leadership to multiple ongoing audits.

Job Responsibilities

• Determining scoping decisions, testing approaches, conclusions, and audit workpapers across the audit lifecycle (planning, fieldwork, reporting, issue validation).
• Drafting Audit Opinions and Reports.
• Drafting and reviewing MR(I)A workpapers.
• Completing required training.
• Completing Skills Assessments.
• Mentoring new auditors.
• Communicating with audit management and audit clients about the engagement.
• Leading the audit team to ensure field work and workpapers are completed in a timely manner.
• Determining scoping decisions, audit opinions, and issue identification, severity, and remediation tracking validation in consultation with the Senior Audit Manager and/or the Audit Director.
• Engages in the execution of audits ensuring proper audit planning, risk identification, scoping, and field testing are completed in a timely manner with high quality.
• Maintains relationship with the audit client and audit management to ensure clear communication.
• May attend working groups, as applicable/necessary.
• Maintains SME designations and/or certifications as applicable.
• Uses independent judgement and discretion to make decisions.
• Analyzes and resolves problems.
• May be responsible for talent management functions including: employment, performance evaluations, staff development/training, disciplinary actions, succession planning and ensuring all staff comply with compliance requirements.

Job Requirements

• Education level required: Undergraduate Degree (4 years or equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum experience required: 7+ Years of audit or risk management experience including in the financial services industry, preferably with a large financial services firm.
• Preferred Qualifications: Education level preferred: Master's Degree (or Postgraduate equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration or related field. Previous experience working with a public accounting or risk advisory firm is preferred. CIA, CPA, CISA, CRCM, or CFE preferred.