What are the responsibilities and job description for the Internal Audit - Lead Auditor (Reg. Compliance, Money Movement, Enterprise Platforms) position at Wilmington Trust?
THIS ROLE WILL BE HYBRID (4 DAYS/WEEK) ONSITE AND 1 DAY REMOTE BASED OUT OF: BUFFALO NY, WILMINGTON DE, or BRIDGEPORT CT. MUST BE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OR WILLING TO RELOCATE.
Overview
Education and Experience Required:
Location
Buffalo, New York, United States of America
Overview
- Leads and executes audits across their assigned domain. Responsible for overseeing and executing annual risk assessments, continuous auditing, and remediation plan validations in the Reg. Compliance, Money Movement, Enterprise Platforms spaces. Communicate audit progress and findings to Bank management and oversee Auditors (as applicable) on assigned audit activities.
- Lead and participate in audits from planning to reporting and produce quality deliverables in accordance with the Division’s methodology and professional standards while ensuring timely completion.
- Plan and execute other assurance activities (including continuous auditing, product delivery assessments, validation procedures, investigations, and retrospective reviews) utilizing modernized assurance methodologies, tools, and approaches and in accordance with the Division’s methodology.
- Write audit findings that clearly identify risk and root cause. Communicate findings to Bank management in a timely fashion.
- Partner with stakeholders, business management and Risk Management establishing strong working relationships while maintaining independence.
- Embrace innovative change and help the team adapt to change.
- Effectively incorporate data analytics and other automation techniques into all phases of audits and other activities.
- Maintain knowledge in the assigned subject matter discipline.
- Coach, develop and oversee work of Auditors and new hires, including executing review and supervision.
- Embrace and exemplify the culture of engagement and belonging .
- Contribute to the achievement of Division priorities.
- Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
- Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
- Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
- Complete other related duties as assigned.
- This position leads and executes assurance activities, maintains relationships, and communicates with Bank management, and oversees Auditors. The position ensures activities are in conformance with professional auditing standards. The jobholder reports to an Audit (Senior) Manager.
Education and Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience
- Minimum of 1 year’s leadership experience
- Experience with internal audit methodology
- Solid understanding of internal control concepts
- Experience evaluating adequacy of the controls
- Strong leadership skills
- Experience coaching and developing others
- Proven analytical skills
- Proven critical thinking skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience presenting sensitive and complex findings to business management and influencing change
- Proven ability to handle multiple projects at the same time
- A minimum of 5 years Audit experience with 1 to 2 years of lead auditor experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Technology, Cybersecurity, Mathematics, Statistics, or related technical field
- MBA or Master’s Degree in an appropriate field
- Related certifications (CIA, CPA, CISA, CAMS, cloud certification, or similar)
- Financial services industry experience
Location
Buffalo, New York, United States of America
Salary : $89,600 - $149,300