Sr. Internal Audit Data Analyst

Sr. Internal Audit Data Analyst

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in a quantitative or business field) with a minimum of 6 years of experience in Analytics, Database, Audit and/or Financial services/Insurance industry; or Master’s degree in a quantitative or business field
• Strong understanding of business concepts relevant to one or more of Voya’s core businesses: Retirement, Annuity, Insurance, Employee Benefits, and Investment Management
• Strong knowledge and experience in one or more specialized skillsets that could be leveraged within analytics (ex. Marketing, Statistics, Actuarial, Predictive Modeling, data retrieval/manipulation)
• Strong knowledge in audit with a proven track record of developing “audit methodology influenced” analytics to deliver insight and identify risk.
• Ability to assess and validate appropriateness of data to satisfy audit needs, derive accurate insights, and identify patterns
• Proficiency in data analytics lifecycle including data sourcing, data preparation, data mining and exploration, building analytics, validating results, and socializing and operationalizing analytics.
• Ability to present complex findings in a user-friendly manner, including appropriate and effective data visualization techniques.
• Proficiency in coding languages to design and review scripts.
• Good understanding of predictive modeling techniques and algorithms to evaluate models and validate findings.
• Knowledge in project management methods and approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead data analytics projects (evaluate appropriate data requirements and tools)
• Review documentation of analytics procedures produced by Associate Data Analyst and Data Analyst
• Understand business needs to ensure that analyses are meaningful and aligned to business objectives
• Research, identify, and report data anomalies that may lead to inaccurate analytics or audit results
• Anticipate and solve strategic and high-risk business and audit problems with broad impact by applying leading-edge theories and techniques to investigate problems, detect patterns, and recommend solutions
• Build awareness of analytics at Voya and help identify new analytics opportunities
• Evaluate processes and initiatives to measure ROI and impact; and make appropriate recommendations based on results
• Coach others in data analysis best practices
• Develop and maintain relationships with process owners/data owners/application owners
• Lead meetings with process owners/data owners/application owners to understand key risk factors, controls, systems, and data sources
• Develop an understanding of Voya customers and businesses to design analytics and communicate results effectively
• Present Digital Center of Excellence analytics findings so that results can be turned into meaningful next steps for the business
• Responsible for personal development through enhancement of technical and audit skills and active participation in the performance management process
• Continue to grow a personal support network by developing and building relationships throughout Internal Audit and within the business
• Develop effective teamwork skills
• Participate in creating and leading changes by identifying pragmatic improvement opportunities
• Lead with passion and clarity by effectively managing her/his own professional development.

Preferred Qualifications

• R or Python, PowerQuery and SQL.
• Strong knowledge of visualization techniques and tools such as Tableau or PowerBI
• Technical Certifications: ACL Certified Data Analyst (ACDA), IBM Data Science, SAS, Alteryx or Tableau Desktop Specialist
• Professional Certifications: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)