Executive Director- Internal Audit- Risk & Lending

Atlas Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search is seeking an Audit Executive Director Financial Risk and Lending to lead comprehensive audit coverage of Financial Risk Management activities within Internal Audit and/or Risk Management. The role oversees complex lending portfolios, regulatory interactions, and risk governance frameworks.

The successful candidate will drive audits of credit risk, liquidity risk, stress testing, reporting, and governance processes, coordinating with regulators and stakeholders to ensure robust

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of risk/audit experience in the banking and finance industry.
• Expert knowledge of financial and non-financial risk management and banking / capital markets products.
• Expert knowledge of risk related regulatory expectations Regulation YY, Leveraged Lending (SR 13-3), Counterparty Credit Risk (SR 11-10), and Risk Management Program (CFR 23.600).
• Expert knowledge of audit techniques, risk and internal controls assessment, and workpaper standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee audit coverage of complex lending portfolios and emerging risk areas, including corporate banking, private credit, non-bank financial institution (NBFI) lending, and credit risk management, while coordinating with regulators, second line functions, and business stakeholders on audit planning, issue assessment, and regulatory examination support
• Lead audits of financial risk management functions, including credit risk, liquidity risk, risk appetite, stress testing, enterprise risk, and related risk governance frameworks, providing independent assurance over the effectiveness of risk management practices and internal controls.
• Lead and oversee risk-based audits of lending businesses and credit lifecycle processes, including loan origination, credit administration, collateral management, portfolio monitoring, problem loan management, leasing, and related governance and control frameworks.
• Oversee audits of enterprise financial risk reporting, risk aggregation, management and board governance, and strategic risk initiatives, assessing whether financial risks are identified, measured, monitored, and escalated in accordance with regulatory expectations and internal policies.

Skills

Risk management

Audit leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Job description

Audit Executive Director Financial Risk and Lending in the banking and finance industry to lead audit coverage of Financial Risk Management related activities within Internal Audit and/or Risk Management.

Role Responsibilities:

• Develop and oversee audit coverage of complex lending portfolios and emerging risk areas, including corporate banking, private credit, non-bank financial institution (NBFI) lending, and credit risk management, while coordinating with regulators, second line functions, and business stakeholders on audit planning, issue assessment, and regulatory examination support
• Lead audits of financial risk management functions, including credit risk, liquidity risk, risk appetite, stress testing, enterprise risk, and related risk governance frameworks, providing independent assurance over the effectiveness of risk management practices and internal controls.
• Lead and oversee risk-based audits of lending businesses and credit lifecycle processes, including loan origination, credit administration, collateral management, portfolio monitoring, problem loan management, leasing, and related governance and control frameworks.
• Oversee audits of enterprise financial risk reporting, risk aggregation, management and board governance, and strategic risk initiatives, assessing whether financial risks are identified, measured, monitored, and escalated in accordance with regulatory expectations and internal policies.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of 15 years of risk/audit experience in the banking and finance industry.
• Expert knowledge of financial and non-financial risk management and banking / capital markets products.
• Expert knowledge of risk related regulatory expectations Regulation YY, Leveraged Lending (SR 13-3), Counterparty Credit Risk (SR 11-10), and Risk Management Program (CFR 23.600).
• Expert knowledge of audit techniques, risk and internal controls assessment, and workpaper standards.