Director, Head of Internal Audit Methods and Support – Americas

Summary of the position

The Head of IGE Methods and Support – Americas is a key role of the IGE Americas Leadership Team, responsible for the maintenance of regional Internal Audit procedures, execution of the annual Internal Quality Assessment against IIA standards and Audit Inspection Business Line (AIBL) methodology. He/She provides regular guidance and executes training for regional auditors, facilitates formal training, and consolidates internal audit reporting for submission to relevant committees. He/She also acts as a conduit between Head Office Methods and Support and the regional audit team by providing updates and leading implementations of change as directed by the Head Office IGE Head of Methods and Support.

The Head of IGE Methods and Support – Americas also acts as the de facto Chief of Staff for IGE Americas, assisting with on and off-boarding of team members including system access, coordinating office space for visitors.

Key Responsibilities

I – Policies and procedures

• Maintain AIBL US corpus of procedures, including periodic updates to adhere to policy update schedule

II – Implementation of IGE permanent control set-up and quality assurance program within the Americas hub

• Formalize and update annually IGE US operational risk mapping (RCSA) based on the standard kit provided by Head Office
• Execute IGE annual control plan in the Americas hub, including CUSO IGL audit coverage. Perform the controls that are allocated to him/her in the defined timeframe. Monitor and test that the controls allocated to other IGE US staff are performed adequately and within the defined methodology guidelines. Report the results of the controls to IGE Methods and Support team in Paris and to the relevant committees in the US.
• Follow-up the proper implementation of IGE Americas action plans and recommendations
• Perform annually an internal quality assurance review, including CUSO IGL audit coverage
• Assist the Head of IGE Americas Hub in the preparation of any external quality assurance reviews

III – Audit Risk assessment and audit risk mapping

• Assist in the update the annual Audit Universe reconciliation and risk assessment
• Assist in the preparation of the annual Americas audit plan, including quality review against criteria

IV - Reporting

• Prepare dashboards and presentation to Americas governance bodies, IGE Management or AIBL

V – Knowledge Management

• Coordinate the knowledge management process in the US: creation of a library of methodological memos/audit guides, collection/inventory and dissemination of useful information collected during audit assignments, contribution to TIGER (IGE intranet)
• Assist IGE Methods and Support team in the implementation of the global training plan in the US

VI – Continuous Improvement program / transversal topics

• Contribution to the continuous improvement of IGE processes and methodologies.
• Participation in transversal projects as and when required

VII – Tools and Logistic support

• Onboarding and offboarding process in the US
• Support to audit assignments (data extractions, access rights management)
• Logistic and organisational support to IGE US
• Local administration of IGE tools (e.g. Ramses, MyAudit, MySkills, TIGER)

Reporting lines -Head of IGE – Americas, IGE Global Head of Methods and Support

Main internal contacts -IGE US staff, IGE Methods and Support team

Main external contacts – Faces off with external regulators

Role specific requirements -

This role occasionally requires business travels for Methods & Support development and potentially for retrospective or QA reviews, for periods up to several consecutive weeks.

Qualifications & Experience

Education: Bachelor or Masters’ degree in accounting, business, finance, engineering, economics or related field (or relevant experience); Certification (e.g. CIA, CFA, CPA,) a plus

Experience: 6 to 10 years of experience in audit or relevant control environment; strong knowledge of IIA standards and SR 13-1 requirements for US Financial Services Institutions a plus

Competencies Required:

• Organization, efficiency, results-driven, analytical skills
• Project management (e.g. work organization, time planning, feedback, communication)
• Verbal and written communication
• Autonomy and Leadership
• Self-confidence, ability to defend own findings and conclusions, ability to cope with stress
• Accuracy and reliability
• Fluent in English

Competencies Desired:

• Relationship management
• Capacity to cooperate
• Ability to work across disciplines and cultures
• Fluency in French strongly preferred

Skills & Knowledge Requirements:

• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of auditing
• Demonstrated ability to gather, analyse facts, and prepare and present concise reports
• Knowledge of organization and activities of the Bank,
• Ability to lead a group or work as part of a group to accomplish shared goals

Skills & Knowledge Desirables:

• Any specific skills knowledge in using core IT systems of the Bank (understanding of the data production, analysis of the results)