Internal Audit Manager

About the role

Internal Audit at Wintrust Financial Corporation offers independent and objective assurance services and subject matter expertise as a trusted business partner. The Audit Manager will assist audit senior leadership in meeting the strategic objectives, mission, and vision of the Company’s value-add focused internal audit function through oversight of the completion of audit engagements and assisting in the development and execution of the internal audit plan.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development of the annual audit plan, including the annual risk assessment, in collaboration with Internal Audit senior leadership.
• Manage a portfolio of assigned audits and related activities, including staffing, scheduling, and coordination with client to ensure the timely completion of the plan.
• Develop audit programs and testing procedures relevant to risk and test objectives.
• Manage and monitor the progress of the audit engagement, prioritize the workload of the audit team, and identify escalate to manager any necessary changes to the audit as the engagement progresses.
• Ensure audit engagement quality, including adherence to International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (IIA Standards) and Internal Audit Department policies and standards.
• Draft complete audit reports that clearly and concisely describe issues identified with minimal oversight and present findings of audit work during quarter to local bank Audit Committees.
• Maintain an awareness of organizational, procedural, and technological changes that have occurred or will occur within the audit entity under review.
• Assists in training and developing junior audit team members, including ongoing coaching and feedback to direct reports.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field of study.
• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of relevant audit experience in public accounting and/or internal auditing.
• Applied knowledge of audit methodologies, risk-based auditing techniques; IIA’s Global IA Standards, Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, etc.
• One relevant certification (CPA, CIA, CRMA, CRCM, CISA, CAMS).
• Experience utilizing internal audit management and risk management /Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) software (Teammate and Resolver) desired.