Audit Director - Wholesale Lending

Fayette Chamber of Commerce; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Truist Financial Corporation in the United States seeks an Audit Services Director to coordinate and manage value-added risk-based internal audit assurance for the Audit Committee and Executive Management. The role develops a dynamic audit plan, directs a team of professionals, and ensures high-quality audit work across assigned business units.

The director builds relationships with senior management, leads planning, and ensures compliance with policies and regulations, while monitoring risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or business-related field or equivalent
• 10 years of progressive audit, risk, or examiner experience in financial services
• Comprehensive knowledge of banking, risk management, and audit practices
• Excellent leadership, decision making, and critical thinking skills
• Strong verbal and written communication with senior management
• Professional certification such as CIA, CISA, or CPA

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage a comprehensive audit program for assigned business units.
• Directly manage a team of audit professionals and coordinate dynamic audit plans.
• Develop and maintain relationships with senior management of assigned BUs.
• Supervise planning, scoping, and execution of audit activities.
• Analyze systems and controls to assess design and operating effectiveness of internal controls.
• Review and approve audit reports for clarity and relevance.
• Develop risk assessments and monitor changes in risk profiles.
• Serve as an audit SME and monitor trends in auditing and banking.

Skills

Leadership

Audit knowledge

Risk management

Communication

Decision making

Certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/economics/business

Master's degree in business

Graduate school of banking

Job description

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Job Grade: 113

Please review the following job description:

Truist Audit Services Director is responsible for coordinating and managing the delivery of value-added independent, objective risk-based internal audit assurance services for the Audit Committee and Executive Management. Through well-developed relationships with Senior Management and ongoing business monitoring activities, the Director develops a comprehensive, dynamic audit plan, and directs a team of audit professionals in the implementation and completion of the plan while maintaining responsibility for the overall quality of audit work performed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Establish and manage a comprehensive, dynamic audit assurance program for assigned business units (BU). Supervise and coordinate audit activities to ensure all assigned responsibilities are performed in a high quality manner and on a timely basis.
• 2. Directly manage a team of audit professionals and assume responsibility for the overall coordination and successful completion of a dynamic audit plan for assigned BUs. Effectively lead and manage resources to ensure performance measures and metrics are established and met. Provide leadership in the coaching and development of staff.
• 3. Proactively develop and maintain mutually beneficial working relationships with senior management of assigned BUs.
• 4. Supervise and participate in the planning, scoping and execution of audit activities within the framework established by the department's policies and audit methodology.
• 5. Comprehensively analyze assigned BUs existing systems, processes and controls to determine the adequacy of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls. Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and corporate policies. Identify and evaluate risks present in BU coverage areas.
• 6. Review and approve audit reports, ensuring they are accurate, clear, concise and relevant such that recipients readily understand issues and risks.
• 7. Develop and monitor risk assessments through interaction with and analysis of assigned business units. Lead the regular aggregation, correlation, and analysis of a robust program of business monitoring activities designed to identify potential changes impacting the risk profiles.
• 8. Serve as an audit subject matter expert for assigned BUs, and continually monitor trends and developments in the auditing profession and banking industry.

Required Qualifications:

• 1. Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or business-related field, or equivalent education and related training or experience.
• 2. Ten years of progressive audit, risk, or examiner experience with a significant portion in the financial services industry, preferably with a large financial services firm.
• 3. Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of banking, risk management, and audit practices, with the ability to understand the broader risk.
• 4. Excellent leadership abilities, decision making, and critical thinking skills.
• 5. Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with senior management and other stakeholders.
• 6. Appropriate professional certification, such as, but not limited to, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, or Certified Public Accountant.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1. Master’s degree in a Business-related field.
• 2. Completion of a graduate school of banking.

To comply with the Virginia pay transparency statute and for work locations in Virginia only, the annual base salary for this position is $152,000- $190,000.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation:

All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.