Senior Auditor - Credit and Lending

What You'll Do

• Assist in the planning for and assessing of design and operating effectiveness of controls for various audits in your assigned coverage areas.
• Support the execution of the department's annual audit plan.
• Prepare for and attend or lead process walkthrough meetings, document process narratives, and test high risk or complex controls for adherence to bank policies and procedures, and compliance with federal and state banking regulations.
• Follow a similar process for testing and validating high risk or complex implemented management action plans designed to close audit issues.
• Report to an Associate Audit Director and work with audit leaders across the department, participating in audits in finance, banking operations, credit administration, risk management and compliance disciplines.
• Support the Audit Director, Associate Audit Director and Audit Project Manager with audits across the organization and completes multiple audit assignments and/or projects.
• Understand risk management frameworks to help in internal control evaluation of audit assignments.
• Audit planning for various audit assignments and/or projects.
• Create audit documentation for process narratives, assist in drafting the risk & control matrix and related audit test steps based on audit scope and per audit methodology.
• Test the design and operating effectiveness of higher risk/complex controls to established policies & procedures as well as regulatory guidance.
• Respond to review notes generated by the Audit Project Manager and Associate Audit Director.
• Provide conclusions and recommendations per audit methodology.
• Perform additional testing as determined to be necessary.
• Plan and perform test of validation for implemented management action plans.
• Closure of audit issues per audit methodology.
• Provide ad-hoc reports and status updates to supervisors.
• Comply with department annual training requirements and proactively draft and discuss performance goals with Associate Audit Director.
• Attend and participate in team, peer and one-on-one meetings.

What You'll Need

• This role is primarily focused on audits related to the bank's credit and lending functions, including underwriting, structure, collateral, approval, and portfolio monitoring.
• Additional oversight is provided over the residential lending portfolios.
• Relevant certifications preferred (i.e., CPA, CIA, CRC).
• Prior relevant experience in financial services and internal audit preferred, but not required.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Skills expected relative to experience level include time management, organizational, public speaking, and written communication.

About the Company

Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Serving clients nationwide, Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands — Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank — that remain part of the company’s heritage, as well as AmeriHome Mortgage, a Western Alliance Bank Company. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information.