Internal Audit Specialist

Jersey City NJ

As members of the Internal Audit department, we support the board of directors in their oversight of the governance, risk and control framework. Although team members are located globally, we have one universal goal – to raise awareness of control risk and promote changes for improving governance processes. Always having the client experience top of mind.

Our Ideal Candidate

In our dynamic and collaborative environment, providing a best-in-class experience for all stakeholders is challenging in the risk control and governance process. That is where you come in. You love to assess the control environment, raise awareness, and promote changes in order to improve the governance process and provide exceptional experiences.

You Will:

The Internal Audit Specialist will be directly involved with the team’s various responsibilities of audit methodology, policy and procedures quality assurance improvement program, learning & talent management and department communications. Specifically, the specialist will have a key role in the following:

· Support technical updates and other IAD training activities

· Help develop and analyzing auditee surveys

· Perform pre-issuance quality assurance checks of audit projects and reports

· Perform horizontal and vertical quality assurance assessments of audit projects

· Assist in the development and publication of periodic and ad-hoc department communications

· Track, monitor, and report the amount of training completed by IAD staff against department guidance

· Maintain and validate the accuracy IAD certifications database on a quarterly basis.

· Assist in the coordination of the department’s quarterly town hall and annual planning meetings

· Proactively contribute to the department

· Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

· Help develop, communicate and monitor adherence to department risk policies, procedures and best practice

· Support the development and publication of the weekly internal newsletter.

· Support IAD’s training and communication

· Support an environment of regulatory awareness and compliance

· Maintain strong knowledge of IAD’s policies and procedures

· Develop innovative techniques to assess adherence and enhance IAD’s policies, practice and training

· Monitors relevant key performance metrics and manages workload to ensure that standards are met.

· Produces and communicate standard and ad hoc metrics to enable each team to self-correct and drive toward department goals

· Perform horizontal and vertical quality assurance assessments to determine:

· adherence to audit methodology,

· identification of potential improvement opportunities within audit methodology, and potential training needs based on thematic result

· Support audit teams in articulating the audit methodology in response to their inquiries

· Minimum of 5 of experience performing integrated audits is typical for this role. With an understanding of internal audit methodology and industry best practices or external audit.

Candidates should possess:

· Competency Model sets out the core behaviors required of all employees. More broadly, Audit Practices team members are required to demonstrate the following skills and behaviors:

· Self-starter, with the ability to work independently and in teams and have good organizational skills.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

· Possess good written and oral communication skills.

· Knowledge of audit and audit methodology a plus.

· Maintain regulatory awareness and compliance.

· Have a customer service mindset.

· Demonstrate a strong commitment to teamwork by assisting peers and supervisors.

· Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous, projects in a fast-paced environment

· Provide support across multiple projects/initiatives.

· Proactively build and maintain strong relationships within and outside the department and the company with innovators in learning and organizational development

· Create a sense of urgency, inspire others, and set a good example of the behaviors necessary for the team’s success.

· The incumbent for this position should have a background in Internal audit, understanding of internal audit methodology and industry best practices or external audit

· Bachelor's degree; preferred with Master’s or equivalent experience

· Certifications related to the incumbent’s coverage responsibilities, such as Certified Public Accountant, Financial Risk Manager, Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Internal Auditor, or Certified Information Systems Auditor are highly desirable

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