Lead Auditor – Integrated Audit

Lead Auditor – Integrated Audit

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and maintain full ownership over execution of audit examinations and validation procedures specific to the technologies supporting the Wealth Management and Institutional Client Services (ICS) businesses
• Participate in various capacities on certain programs/projects established by management to iterate on delivery of technology solutions to the client base
• Execute risk analysis over emerging technologies being considered or used by management in support of the businesses
• Responsible for becoming intimately familiar with the organizational structure in place that supports both strategic and tactical management of the technology environment
• Responsible for actively working with the Cybersecurity Audit team to ensure appropriate cybersecurity risks are accounted for within the scope of the audits performed
• Responsible for establishing relationships with the Enterprise Architecture Solution Architect and Technology Support Lead
• Independently document and communicate recommendations to Bank Management in order to improve internal controls and reduce risk to the organization
• Supervise other IT Audit staff as needed, per audit engagement
• Maintain ongoing communication with the 1st and 2nd line Technology Risk Management/Oversight organizations to align assurance activities, share risk information, and establish ongoing reliance approaches

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
• Strong experience in application auditing (preferably in the banking/financial services sector)
• A proven aptitude to understand the business being enabled by the technologies under audit
• Working knowledge of the control environment specific to trust and agency services
• Working knowledge of technologies supporting digital business capabilities
• Working knowledge of cloud computing risks and related controls frameworks
• Understanding of cybersecurity concepts and an ability to assess the inherent cybersecurity risks of technologies supporting the business
• Working knowledge of modern delivery practices and supporting tech (agile, DevOps tools, container platforms, etc.)
• Certification such as CISSP, CCSP, CISA as well as other technical vendor certifications is a definite asset
• Understanding of regulatory requirements as they relate to technology and security in the financial services industry
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to convey complex conceptual information/ideas on issues requiring extensive interpretation and opinion
• Proven ability in managing multiple bodies of work simultaneously under tight deadlines
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to develop and motivate
• Strong organizational and resource management skills