Internal Audit, Asset & Wealth Management, Associate, Dallas

Responsibilities

• Participation in planning and scoping reviews, meeting with the stakeholders within the area being reviewed to understand and walk through the business and technology processes and identifying the key risks and controls to be assessed
• Assessment of the risk and impact of the issues identified on reviews and production of the report to management
• Ongoing liaison with colleagues globally and internal and external stakeholders including regulators and external audit
• Follow up with stakeholders on remediation of actions coming out of issues identified during audit
• Assessment of the adequacy of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls to mitigate the key risks identified

Qualifications

• Team oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Solid analytical skills
• Highly motivated with the ability to multi-task and remain organized in a fast-paced environment
• 3+ years of experience in a public accounting or internal audit role within the financial services industry or a related control function
• 4-year degree in a finance, accounting, or quantitative discipline, and ideally a graduate degree in a related subject
• Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., CPA, CFA, CIA) is a plus
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines while remaining organized in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to learn both firm and industry standards
• Auditing complex business processes within Investing and Lending, Underwriting and Financing businesses
• Audit techniques, such as data analysis, control design assessments, control effectiveness testing, outcome-based testing
• Relationship building skills and ability to work effectively across a global team