Director, Audit Leader, Audit Practice and Quality Manager

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon seeks a Director, Reporting Leader for its Internal Audit team in New York. You will lead the strategy, governance, and execution of audit reporting across the function, delivering timely, accurate insights for senior leadership.

You will develop executive-level reporting, standardize dashboards, and mentor a team to communicate audit results, themes, and risk trends clearly. Strong data, visualization, and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 12-15 years of total work experience, with 5-7 years of management experience preferred.
• In-depth understanding of data analysis and senior audience reporting/communication.
• MBA, CPA, CIA or related certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, governance, and execution of audit reporting across the function, ensuring timely, accurate, and decision-useful insights for senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Oversee the development of executive-level reporting, dashboards, and management information that clearly communicate audit results, themes, risk trends, and progress against key commitments.
• Drive consistency, quality, and standardization in audit reporting processes, templates, and metrics across teams and portfolios.
• Partner closely with audit leaders, risk, compliance, and business stakeholders to translate complex audit activity and outcomes into clear, concise, and impactful reporting.
• Establish and enhance reporting controls, data validation practices, and governance routines to strengthen accuracy, transparency, and trust in audit reporting.
• Lead the identification of emerging themes, systemic issues, and cross-cutting insights from audit work, elevating meaningful observations to support informed decision-making.
• Manage and develop a team of reporting professionals, fostering strong execution, continuous improvement, and a high-performance culture.
• Champion the use of data, automation, and visualization tools to improve reporting efficiency, scalability, and stakeholder experience.
• Support planning and delivery of reporting for key governance forums, including executive, management, and committee-level materials.
• Influence senior stakeholders by providing thoughtful analysis, clear messaging, and practical recommendations based on audit insights and performance trends.
• Monitor reporting deliverables and priorities to ensure alignment with strategic objectives, regulatory expectations, and internal standards.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement while advancing innovation in reporting practices.

Skills

Data analysis

Senior audience reporting

Communication

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Education

MBA

CPA

CIA

Tools

Dashboards

Data visualization tools

Job description

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Reporting Leader to join our Internal Audit team. This role is located in New York.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Lead the strategy, governance, and execution of audit reporting across the function, ensuring timely, accurate, and decision-useful insights for senior leadership and stakeholders.

• Oversee the development of executive-level reporting, dashboards, and management information that clearly communicate audit results, themes, risk trends, and progress against key commitments.

• Drive consistency, quality, and standardization in audit reporting processes, templates, and metrics across teams and portfolios.

• Partner closely with audit leaders, risk, compliance, and business stakeholders to translate complex audit activity and outcomes into clear, concise, and impactful reporting.

• Establish and enhance reporting controls, data validation practices, and governance routines to strengthen accuracy, transparency, and trust in audit reporting.

• Lead the identification of emerging themes, systemic issues, and cross-cutting insights from audit work, elevating meaningful observations to support informed decision-making.

• Manage and develop a team of reporting professionals, fostering strong execution, continuous improvement, and a high-performance culture.

• Champion the use of data, automation, and visualization tools to improve reporting efficiency, scalability, and stakeholder experience.

• Support planning and delivery of reporting for key governance forums, including executive, management, and committee-level materials.

• Influence senior stakeholders by providing thoughtful analysis, clear messaging, and practical recommendations based on audit insights and performance trends.

• Monitor reporting deliverables and priorities to ensure alignment with strategic objectives, regulatory expectations, and internal standards.

• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement while advancing innovation in reporting practices.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Possess bachelor’s degree in related focus, or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.
• 12-15 years of total work experience, with 5-7 years of management experience preferred. Prior experience in a mid-to-high-level managerial role in Audit and/or Risk, Control, Compliance.
• In-depth understanding of data analysis and senior audience reporting/communication.
• Strong decision making, communication, and interpersonal skills experience.
• Additional core skill requirements include understanding the applied and interpretation of analytics results for Audit, critical thinking and problem solving.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, effective under pressure and willing to take personal responsibility/accountability.
• Proven track record in the ability to communicate well with clients while building good working relationships.
• MBA, CPA, CIA or related certification preferred.

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Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.