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 independently performing test work during highly complex audit activities for Lines of Business (LOBs). Key responsibilities include independently designing and executing audit tests, assessing issues for business impact and recommending severity ratings, and establishing business partner relationships. Job expectations include evaluating the control environment, fostering an inclusive work environment, applying product, business, and technical expertise, and supporting team members with development.
Responsibilities:
- Executes audit strategy for the sound application of risk-based auditing by defining audit scope and audit programs, and leverages automation and innovative methods in a timely and high quality manner
- Exercises sound knowledge of product, business, and technical expertise to effectively challenge management to improve the control environment
- Assesses impacts to business processes, controls, and strategies to provide recommendations on severity ratings
- Provides input on draft audit reports and shares audit results with business leaders
- Supports the development of peers and teams through on-the-job-training and fosters an inclusive work environment
- Establishes business partner relationships, primarily with line management, to develop business knowledge
- Uses innovative tools to complete audit activities more efficiently (e.g., testing)
- Responsible for the development, maintenance, and analysis of automated reporting related to the operations of Corporate Audit and the Risk Profile of the company
- Executes processes related to the operations of the Corporate Audit department including vendor oversight, staffing and capacity, and report creation
Additional responsibilities include
- Support the execution an management of Corporate Audit owned processes related to reporting and vendor oversight including identification and execution of process improvement opportunities.
- Exercises sound knowledge of product, business, and technical expertise to effectively analyze the results of risk environment and performance reporting
- Assesses impacts of control weaknesses to audit owned processes, controls, and strategies
- Provides input on draft management reports and analyzes results
- Supports the development of peers and teams through on-the-job-training and fosters an inclusive work environment
- Establishes business partner relationships, primarily with support partners (Technology, HR, Global Risk, Finance), to develop business knowledge
- Uses innovative tools to complete reporting activities more efficiently
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 6 years Reporting Experience preferably related to risk/control data and/or Audit/risk background preferably in financial services.
- Prior Analytical / Automation Skills (SQL, SAS, Python. Alteryx, Advanced Excel)
- Ability to successfully communicate to influence management and lead change in both strategic and tactical initiatives.
- Self-starter, desire to learn able to teach others, positive attitude, exhibits flexibility.
- Bachelor’s degree and/or Advanced degree with relevant experience.
Desired Qualifications:
- Audit or risk control risk/controls background in financial services
- MBA
- Certified Internal Audit (CIA) certification
- Advanced degree or certifications (CIA, CISA etc – CPA Preferred)
Skills:
- Analytical Thinking
- Audit Planning
- Internal Audit Review
- Issue Management
- Risk Management
- Attention to Detail
- Automation
- Business Acumen
- Project Management
- Technical Documentation
- Coaching
- Critical Thinking
- Relationship Building
- Written Communications
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40
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