Senior Auditor

About the position

The Senior Auditor is responsible for helping the Internal Audit Department achieve its annual Audit Plan. For each audit engagement, the Senior Auditor is responsible for assessing risks and controls, developing audit tests, carrying out audit field work and developing audit reports for presentation. The Senior Auditor should be able to identify control weaknesses and be able to communicate audit findings effectively to members of management in an objective manner. Strong communications are key in effective execution of a collaborative audit approach and keeping the Audit Manager apprised of the status and issues identified for audits in progress. The Senior Auditor should have a sound knowledge of all aspects of banking including finance, lending, operations, information technology (IT), SOX, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate should be able to multi-task, as it is often required to work on more than one audit at a time to achieve completion of the annual Audit Plan.

Responsibilities

• Complies with and stays abreast of all policies and procedures, federal and state laws applicable to the job.
• Accountable for the development and coordination of the company's internal auditing activities.
• Demonstrates excellent inter-personal communication skills used to document findings and communicate with audit clients and management.
• Ensures audit activities are completed within audit schedules.
• May assist the Audit Department in training, mentoring and evaluating staff.
• Maintain effective and professional relationships with company audit clients and regulatory agencies.
• Processes, solves and answers complex transactions, problems or inquiries.
• Plays a positive role in the development and growth of assigned department staff.
• Provide, present and promote The Citizens Experience to all external and internal customers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university.
• 3 - 5 years related experience and/or training in audit background in financial institution operations, lending, and financial reporting.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel locally to conduct onsite audits 5% - 25% of the time.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree and/or CIA, CPA, CISA certification preferred.
• Experience with SOX 404 testing and internal control validation.
• Advanced knowledge of Bank financial accounting, operations, and IT functions.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Benefits

• Eligible for an annual bonus.