Director, Audit Manager, Enterprise Custody Services Platform

BNY Mellon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking a Director of Internal Audit for Enterprise Custody Services Platform in New York. The role leads audit coverage across global custody activities, emphasizing custody operations, asset servicing, reconciliations, and control frameworks.

The candidate will leverage AI/data analytics to enhance risk identification and testing efficiency while building cross-regional audit programs and strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Custody and Custody Operations.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 12-15 years total experience with 5-7 years in management in Audit.
• Proven ability to apply AI/data analytics to audit delivery.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in Custody and Custody Operations, informing audit coverage, risk assessments, and testing approaches across the ECS platform.
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of key custody processes, including asset servicing, reconciliations, cash and securities processing, and control frameworks supporting client asset safety.
• Support the development of audit strategies and plans for custody-related activities, ensuring appropriate coverage of key risks and regulatory expectations across jurisdictions.
• Partner with audit teams to enhance understanding of custody operating models and to drive consistency in audit execution across regions and business lines.
• Embed the use of AI and advanced analytics into audit practices to enhance risk identification, testing efficiency, and insight generation across engagements.
• Build and maintain key relationships across the Audit department, to establish a culture of engagement to add value to the department.
• Observe and shares best practices; both those observed from IA teams and gained from interaction with external peers and organizations.

Skills

Custody operations

Audit leadership

AI and analytics in auditing

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Data analytics platforms

Audit tooling

Job description

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Internal Audit - Enterprise Custody Services Platform to join our Internal Audit team. This role is located in New York.

This role will play a key leadership position in shaping audit coverage across the Enterprise Custody Services (ECS) platform, with a strong emphasis on Custody and Custody Operations. The successful candidate will bring deep industry expertise across custody processes, operating models, and risk frameworks, and will help ensure robust audit coverage of core custody activities across global markets.

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

• Provide subject matter expertise in Custody and Custody Operations, informing audit coverage, risk assessments, and testing approaches across the ECS platform

• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of key custody processes, including asset servicing, reconciliations, cash and securities processing, and control frameworks supporting client asset safety

• Support the development of audit strategies and plans for custody-related activities, ensuring appropriate coverage of key risks and regulatory expectations across jurisdictions

• Partner with audit teams to enhance understanding of custody operating models and to drive consistency in audit execution across regions and business lines

• Embed the use of AI and advanced analytics into audit practices to enhance risk identification, testing efficiency, and insight generation across engagements

• Build and maintain key relationships across the Audit department, to establish a culture of engagement to add value to the department

• Observe and shares best practices; both those observed from IA teams and gained from interaction with external peers and organizations. Work constructively to share knowledge, assistance, and personnel development across groups.

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

• Extensive experience in Custody and Custody Operations within a global financial services environment, with deep understanding of core processes, risks, and regulatory expectations

• Proven ability to assess complex custody control environments and evaluate the appropriateness of audit outcomes across multiple lines of business

• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI, data analytics, or emerging technologies to enhance audit delivery, drive insight, and improve risk coverage.

• Possess bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, 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.
• Strong decision making, communication, and interpersonal skills experience requirement.
• 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