Audit Engagement Manager - Fund & Investment Audit

The Vanguard Group; East Whiteland Township (PA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking an Audit Engagement Manager to join the Global Investment and Financial Audit Services (GIFAS) team. You will oversee risk-based audit and consulting engagements across the investment lifecycle, collaborating with partners to strengthen control environments.

The role emphasizes strong project management, communication, and leadership to guide teams and influence senior stakeholders. A hybrid working model is in place to balance in-person collaboration with flexibility.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years related work experience in financial services.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent; advanced degree is a plus.
• CIA/CPA/CFA/FRM preferred but not required.
• Experience delivering internal audits and driving improvements.
• Strong stakeholder relationships and coaching junior staff.
• Data analytics literacy for extracting actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of audit and consulting engagements.
• Ensure timely delivery of high quality work and recommendations.
• Assess technology control environment and identify improvement gaps.
• Outline engagement scope and analyze data to identify root causes.
• Influence management to strengthen controls and drive process improvements.
• Provide opinion on findings and communicate to management.
• Develop team through feedback and performance reviews.
• Maintain relationships with technology management and risk partners.

Skills

Audit management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Data analytics

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Vanguard is hiring an Audit Engagement Manager to join our Global Investment and Financial Audit Services (GIFAS) team! In this role you will oversee risk-based audit and consulting engagements across the Investment Lifecycle, including front (investment/portfolio management), middle (investment operations), and back (fund accounting and oversight) office. You’ll play a pivotal role in implementing audit strategy on key risk topics, collaborating closely with partners to drive improvements in control environments. We seek individuals with strong critical thinking, project management, and relationship-building skills who can communicate effectively, exercise sound judgment, and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the delivery of the audit and consulting engagements.
• Ensure the timely delivery of the highest quality work and value-add recommendations.
• Assess the adequacy of the technology control environment, identify gaps and opportunities for continuous improvement based on relevant knowledge and experience.
• Assist in developing and communicating the objectives of an engagement to audit team, department management and business clients.
• Outline engagement scope, determine level of associated risk and analyze data to determine underlying root causes.
• Challenge established processes and controls to ensure they are adequate to mitigate risk.
• Perform work and analysis on complex technology areas.
• Communicate the status and results of assigned work to various levels of management.
• Influence management to act on recommendations to strengthen the control environment and make process improvements.
• Provide opinion on audit and consulting findings, ratings, and recommendations to management.
• Communicate expectations to team and provide meaningful feedback to help develop team members by identifying and communicating areas for improvement in a timely manner.
• Establish and maintain relationships with technology management across aligned division and risk partners.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years related work experience preferably in the financial services industry, including asset management or banking.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Advanced degree is a plus.
• Strong technical expertise in asset management, capital markets, and regulatory compliance is important; CIA, CPA, CFA, or FRM are preferred but not required.
• Experience delivering internal audits, evaluating control effectiveness, and recommending improvements that support business objectives.
• Skilled in managing the day-to-day execution of audit engagements, fostering productive stakeholder relationships, and coaching junior staff.
• Data analytics literacy, with the ability to apply analytical techniques to extract actionable insights and drive informed decision-making.
• Effective communicator with strong problem-solving, documentation, and leadership skills.

Special Factors Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience. Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests.