Financial Audit Officer

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Job description

Title - Financial Audit Officer

Client - Banking client

Location - New York, NY

Job type - Hybrid

Perform financial audits for the Bank including developing risk-based audit procedures, reviewing and analyzing evidence, documenting work processes and identifying and defining audit issues. Working both independently and as a member of a team to assist with timely completion of the audit plan.

Essential Job Function:

Interact with management and key personnel to build/maintain ongoing business relationships.

Drive the continuous improvement of audit methodologies, audit approach and related practices with particular emphasis on leveraging analytics and automation.

Assists with enhancing the internal audit standards, processes, templates and audit techniques to increase overall efficiency and quality of internal audit delivery.

Coordinate with the IT Audit, Data Analytics Officer, and staff to improve data analysis and analytics.

Interview business unit staff and review relevant documentation to identify significant process risks and organizational governance issues.

Develop auditing procedures which identify risks and ensure appropriate level of review for business unit control activities.

Document audit findings; analyze and execute process improvement recommendations and performing initial preparation of audit reports.

Develop root cause observations, and present feasible recommendations to management addressing control gaps and opportunities for improvement.

Contribute to the departmental Continuous Monitoring efforts.

For purposes of this position description, it is an essential function of this job for the employee to be present in the employee's Bank-designated office in order to conduct in-person collaborative work to help foster the delivery of high-quality work, subject to the requirements of the Bank's leave policies.

Skills: Strong interpersonal, communication (verbal and written) and analytical skills.

Experience: 8 to 10 years of audit experience (internal or external)

Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or management science required.

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