Audit Manager Sr

Location: Hicksville, NY 11801

About the role

The Senior Audit Manager is a critical leader within the Internal Audit Department, engaging with key stakeholders across the enterprise while managing audit activities. 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 Senior Audit Manager serves as the "Auditor in Charge" (AIC), responsible for ensuring audits are completed in a timely fashion and with high quality. This includes ensuring internal controls comply with policies, procedures, and agency regulatory and legal guidelines, while providing oversight and leadership to multiple ongoing audits.

This leader may directly manage a team and/or indirectly oversee the work of other team members, maintaining objectivity and independence in forming audit conclusions and reports.

Responsibilities

• Determine scoping decisions, testing approaches, conclusions, and audit workpapers across the audit lifecycle (planning, fieldwork, reporting, issue validation).
• Draft Audit Opinions and Reports.
• Draft and review MR(I)A workpapers.
• Complete required training and skills assessments.
• Mentor new auditors.
• Communicate with audit management and audit clients about engagements.
• Lead the audit team to ensure fieldwork and workpapers are completed in a timely manner.
• Determine scoping decisions, audit opinions, and issue identification, severity, and remediation tracking validation in consultation with the Audit Director.
• Manage the team executing audits to ensure proper audit planning, risk identification, scoping, and field testing are completed with high quality.
• Maintain relationships with audit clients and audit management to ensure clear communication.
• Attend steering committees and working groups as applicable.
• Maintain SME designations and/or certifications.
• Use independent judgment and discretion to make decisions and analyze/resolve problems.
• Perform talent management functions including employment, performance evaluations, staff development, disciplinary actions, and succession planning.
• Perform special projects and additional duties as required.
• Adhere to regulatory and compliance policies and complete required compliance trainings.
• Maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree (4 years or equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 8+ years of audit or risk management experience, including in the financial services industry, preferably with a large financial services firm.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree (or postgraduate equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (preferred).
• Previous experience working with a public accounting or risk advisory firm (preferred).
• Certifications such as CIA, CPA, CISA, CRCM, or CFE (preferred).

Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant laws and regulations impacting financial institutions.
• Strong knowledge of internal audit best practices and industry standards.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; comfortable presenting to professionals, external auditors, and regulators.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with focused attention to detail.
• Collaborative mindset with a commitment to ensuring audit quality and success.
• Ability to influence and effect change; viewed as a trusted advisor.
• Proactive thought process with the ability to foresee potential risks.
• Strong project management skills, capable of prioritizing multiple demands.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Business acumen and judgment to resolve and communicate key issues at all levels.

Travel requirements: up to 10%

Pay

Pay Range: $123,396.75 - $210,282.00

Benefits

Flagstar provides teammates access to a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Detailed information about benefits.