Data Governance & Audit Team Manager

Job Summary

Responsibilities

• Execute audit programs measuring and reporting on enterprise data management and records management policies and governance.
• Act as Auditor-in-Charge and leading audit engagements, guiding junior team members.
• Provide independent analysis of control effectiveness based on regulatory requirements, industry best-practices, and company policies & standards.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking and support change.
• Oversee audit testing to ensure timely execution within quality standards and conformance to audit policies and procedures.
• Assess issues for impact to business processes, controls and strategies, recommend severity ratings and escalate broad themes or trends.
• Draft quality and timely audit reports and share results with business leaders.
• Manage business partner relationships when conducting specific audits; primary engagement is with enterprise data management governance function.

Requirements

• Subject matter expertise of data and records management, related enterprise governance program, and associated risks and controls.
• Plan, perform, and lead audit reviews related to enterprise data and records management governance programs.
• Support aggregation of data management ratings across the division and audit reviews of data management governance.
• Manage staff during audit engagements and provide feedback on work performed.
• Design and perform audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting processes.
• Leverage available data and analytical tools during the planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases of audit delivery.
• Communicate the results of audit projects to management (written reports/oral presentations).
• Establish and build working relationships with internal and external management.

Skills

• Sound organizational, analytical, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate quantitative topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and in a detailed manner.

Qualifications

• College degree required or relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience, knowledge in Data Governance, Data Quality from strong background in information technology.
• Minimum 5 years of audit experience in Audit or Risk/Control Management areas in the financial services industry.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with data management or data governance topics.