Consumer Compliance Senior Internal Audit Associate

Consumer Compliance Senior Internal Audit Associate

Boston, United States of America

The primary function of the Senior Audit Associate is to lead audit engagements and other associated audit activities with limited supervision, demonstrating a solid understanding of the business. The Senior Audit Associate will be responsible for executing testing that requires a deeper understanding of the area under review as well as overseeing and providing coaching and assistance to audit staff as part of internal audit reviews and activities. The Senior Audit Associate ensures fieldwork is performed in a timely manner, ensuring all audit quality and client relation standards are met, and courteous and professional behavior is observed in all situations.

• Provide assurance on the quality and effectiveness of internal control, risk management (current or emerging) and governance processes and systems in the Regulatory / Consumer Compliance space.
• Develops a solid understanding of the business. Examines business records and collects information, exercises independent judgment in identifying issues and assessing risk as well as formulates findings and presents the results to the Audit Manager.
• Participates with the Audit Manager in the planning of audit reviews and activities and designs test steps and audit procedures as part of internal audit reviews and activities.
• Executes control design and operating effectiveness testing over areas that require a deeper understanding of the business or function under review as part of internal audit reviews and activities.
• Ensures fieldwork is completed within the budgeted timeframe. Supervises and coaches audit staff as part of internal audit reviews and activities. As such, oversees field work and reviews and challenges the testing and work papers prepared by audit staff as part of internal audit reviews and activities.
• Prepares a draft of the recommendations to be presented to the Audit Manager. Communicates findings to business management and assists the Audit Manager in discussing the draft of recommendations with business management, including post-audit follow-up to appraise adequacy of corrective action taken to address audit recommendations.

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Political Science, Law or equivalent field strongly preferred.
• Work Experience: 5+ Years in Internal Audit.
• CIA and/or CRCM preferred.
• Analytical and problem solving skills as well as the ability to work independently.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Detail oriented with organizational skills.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Time management skills and the ability to complete multiple projects simultaneously and in a timely manner.
• Solid diplomatic skills with the ability to resolve conflict in a civil manner.