Regulatory Affairs jobs in United States

Manager, Audit (Banking)
The Audit Manager manages a portfolio of engagements to provide assurance and audit support services, delivering high quality audit services. You will provide leadership on audit and assurance engagements, with a focus on financial services clients which includes engagement planning, execution and finalisation of an audit and assurance engagements and leading the team to handle such engagements. You will be fully accountable for the engagements and will be tasked with ensuring that the engagement process against budget and timeline is closely monitored.

You will develop and maintain long-term client relationships, with a focus on business development. You will review and provide key technical expertise to ensure the quality of audit work performed is compliant with professional and regulatory standards and requirements. You will also undertake a role in professional development activities such as training, staff recruitment and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Identify client's business and key risks
• Analyse the impact of changing business environment on client's business
• Implement and provide input to engagement plan
• Perform assurance engagements in compliance with professional standards, AML/KYC, MAS regulatory reporting and related compliance areas.
• Propose resolutions to accounting and auditing issues
• Review information accompanying the assurance report in accordance with applicable framework
• Identify areas for personal development to improve work performance
• Facilitate effective communication within the cross functional and culturally diverse team
• Lead and coach junior team members to achieve technical competency and efficient performance
• Identify ethical conflicts in the work environment

• Degree in Accountancy, preferably with a recognised professional qualification
• 7 to 10 years of relevant work experience, preferably from an international accounting firm
• Must have experience working on financial services engagements, i.e., insurance, banks, payments, asset and wealth management, etc.
• Must have experience working on regulatory audits, preferably on Singapore engagements
• Experience in building/setting up a new team/function would be advantageous
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively and efficiently across all levels
• Good understanding of corporate governance, regulatory compliance, audit standards and accounting principles
• Possess positive "can do" attitude to challenges and the agility to multitask effectively across competing priorities