Audit Project Leader (Data Management)

Overview

Audit Project Leader - Data Management

Bring your ideas. Make history.
BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the "bank of banks" - 97% of the world's top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.

With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we're approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNYMellon is all about.

• Delivery of the Data Management and Technology Risk Audit plan : Primarily responsible for overseeing audit execution and managing the audit pipeline. Operates as a team member or independently and has responsibility for specific procedures and results. Ensures testing is adequately thorough and accurate to allow an evaluation of the adherence to company policies and procedures, audit methodologies, and all applicable regulations. Identifies existing and emerging risk/ control themes. Contributes to development of the annual plan. Manages and develop staff and prepares documents and reports that are "client ready." Leads testing of financial, operational and other processes as per Audit plans and methodologies. Identifies meaningful issues and tracks fieldwork and emerging issues to completion.
• Building Relationships with business stakeholders : Uses judgement with regard to issue priority and communication. Develops relationships with the Audit Project Leader and/or audit management, other Audit associates, and clients. Able to clearly explain the audit process to auditees, as well as any findings or results. Able to query business clients and colleagues in Audit to understand the underlying processes and procedures necessary to evaluate the control risks.
• Time Management : Regularly applies project management methodologies to effectively oversee multiple projects and staff across multiple audits.
• A risk-based approach: Uses knowledge of financial institutions and applicable regulatory requirements on a day to day basis. Learns business data strategies, processes, and regulations (both on the job and through relevant training) and is alert to the changing nature of risk. Demonstrates newly acquired knowledge and skills through thoughtful analysis of business processes and issue identification, as well as discussions with the project leader and auditees. Performs research independently and has adequate knowledge of statistical sampling and risk analysis to perform research with technical accuracy
• Accurate and detailed documentation: Demonstrates understanding of businesses and processes through flowcharting, work papers, analysis, issue identification and discussions with project leaders and auditees on projects of varying complexity.
• Training: Engages in relevant training regarding audit, businesses, financial controls, regulations, or a particular specialty and actively seeks to apply this knowledge in their role and pass it on to the wider audit team.

• 7-10 years of total work experience preferred.
• Prior experience in Audit or Data Management preferred.
• Additional core skill requirements include understanding of the applied and interpretation of analytics results for Audit, critical thinking and problem solving

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