Senior Audit Manager

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for auditing Lines of Business (LOBs) ranging in scale and scope. Key responsibilities include developing audit plans, assessing issues for impact, assigning severity ratings, producing audit reports, and managing business partner relationships. Job expectations may include evaluating the control environment, fostering an inclusive work environment, and managing development of personnel.

Responsibilities:

• Audits Lines of Business (LOBs) ranging in scale and scope and produces audit reports in a timely manner that summarize results of an audit to management
• Develops an audit plan, assesses risks, and provides appropriate coverage for current and/or emerging risks
• Leverages a risk mindset to proactively identify risks, analyze themes, and continually evaluate areas of priority against the company’s risk profile and control environment
• Supports Corporate Audit's mission, goals, and strategies, and drives operational effectiveness while demonstrating a strategic mindset and leading and supporting change
• Leads the design and promotes the use of innovative tools and technological elements to drive continuous coverage of company risks
• Maintains business partner relationships for areas assigned and challenges business management to adopt appropriate policies, procedures, and effective controls designed to mitigate risks
• Manages team performance by training, mentoring, defining development plans for team

Skills:

• Audit Planning
• Coaching
• Internal Audit Review
• Issue Management
• Risk Management
• Business Acumen
• Critical Thinking
• Project Management
• Relationship Building
• Written Communications
• Regulatory Relations
• Talent Development
• Technical Documentation
• Workforce Diversity Management

Required Qualifications:

• 10-15 years of Audit or risk control risk/controls background preferably in financial services.
• A minimum of 6 years in a lead auditor / Auditor-in-Charge (AIC) role.
• Risk assessment skillset to enable evaluation of processes and other operational risks, identification of controls and determination of gaps and weaknesses.
• Strong written/verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate issues/concerns and recommend corrective course of action. Ability to successfully communicate to influence management and lead change on both strategic and tactical initiatives.
• Intellectual curiosity to identify areas of risk coupled with the analytic, logical reasoning, and problem solving, risk vs. reward skills to effectively and objectively investigate/evaluate areas of risk.
• Ability to manage audit projects within a risk-based audit methodology and provide coaching and training to junior associates within the team.
• Ability to learn and specialize in complex subject matter, understand regulatory requirements, and build testing programs to ensure compliance and mitigate risks.
• Must have good time management skills and the ability manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work well and collaboratively as part of a team and function independently when required.
• Ability to plan, execute and evaluate audit test plans within a risk-based audit methodology.
• Leads the design and promotes the use of innovative tools and technological elements to drive continuous coverage of company risks.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or Advanced degree with relevant experience OR Equivalent work experience.

Desired Qualifications:

• Certified Internal Audit (CIA) certification
• Audit or risk control risk/controls background in financial services
• Prior Analytical / Automation Skills (SQL, SAS, Python. Alteryx, Advanced Excel)
• Advanced degree or certifications (CIA, CISA etc – CPA Preferred)
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Big 4 background a plus, including in external audit or consulting

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