Internal Audit - Auditor - Consumer and Business Banking

M&T Bank Corporation; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

M&T Bank Corporation is seeking an auditor to participate in audits across projects and support annual risk assessments and remediation validations.

The role involves performing assigned audit tasks, testing controls, and documenting findings under supervision, with a focus on data analytics and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years’ work experience or successful completion of the MDP (Management Trainee program).
• Proven analytical skills and critical thinking abilities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to defend conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Participate in audits by executing assigned tasks per methodology and standards.
• Complete work within established timeframes under guidance of senior staff.
• Conduct walkthroughs to identify risks and controls and design testing approaches.
• Perform root cause analysis of findings with guidance from management.
• Attend meetings with business management and provide testing updates.
• Document work and findings clearly per methodology.

Skills

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Challenge status quo

Education

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years’ work experience

MDP completion

MBA or Master’s degree

Related professional certifications

Job description

Location

THIS ROLE WILL BE ONSITE 4 DAYS/WEEK (1 DAY REMOTE) OUT OF: BUFFALO NY, WILMINGTON DE, BRIDGEPORT CT, or IESLIN, NJ. MUST BE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OR WILLING TO RELOCATE.

Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Overview

Participates in all phases of the audits across their assigned projects. Assists in completion of annual risk assessments, continuous auditing, and remediation plan validations as assigned, under supervision of a Lead Auditor or Manager.

Primary Responsibilities

• Participate in audits by executing assigned tasks in accordance with the Division’s methodology and professional standards.
• Complete work within the established timeframes with guidance by a Lead Auditor or Manager.
• As part of audit execution, conduct effective walkthroughs, accurately identify risks and controls within the process, design and execute effective testing approach with guidance by a Lead Auditor or Manager.
• Conduct effective root cause analysis of identified findings with guidance by a Lead Auditor or Manager.
• Actively participate in meetings with business management and provide updates on their respective areas of testing.
• Participate in other assurance activities (including continuous auditing, product delivery assessments, validation procedures, investigations, and retrospective reviews) under the supervision of a Lead Auditor or Manager, utilizing modernized assurance methodologies, tools, and approaches and in accordance with the Division’s methodology.
• Document the work, including findings, in clear and concise fashion in accordance with the Division’s methodology.
• Embrace innovative change.
• Understand how to effectively incorporate data analytics.
• Actively seek out knowledge in the areas of assigned audit activities.
• Embrace the culture of engagement and belonging.
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.
• Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Scope of Responsibilities

This individual is responsible for executing and documenting assigned assurance activities to support the delivery of audit reports that are in conformance with professional auditing standards. They report to an Audit (Senior) Manager.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities

Not Applicable

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years’ work experience or successful completion of the MDP (Management Trainee program), or in lieu of degree, a combined minimum of 6 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 2 years’ work experience or successful completion of the MDP (Management Trainee program).
• Proven analytical skills
• Proven critical thinking skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and defend conclusions when challenged

Education and Experience Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Technology, Cybersecurity, Mathematics, Statistics, or other related technical field
• MBA or Master’s degree in an appropriate field
• Related professional certifications
• Financial services experience

Compensation

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $62,200.00 - $103,600.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

About M&T Bank

Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose. At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: make a difference in people’s lives and uplift the communities we serve. M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T’s affiliates offer advice, guidance, expertise and solutions across the entire financial spectrum, combining M&T Bank’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust. M&T Bank has a network of over 1,000 branches and 2,200 ATMs that span 12 states from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. For more than 165 years, M&T has strived to take an active role in our communities and build long-lasting relationships with our customers. We are a bank for communities—combining the capabilities of a large bank with the care of a locally focused institution.

As an employer of choice, we are proud to offer competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year.

Core Values

Our core values – integrity, ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and candor – drive the work we do.

We seek to further build upon our record of success by bringing in top talent and fresh skill sets while continuing to support the growth and development of all our team members. View M&T’s Human Capital Report to learn more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

M&T Bank is unwavering when it comes to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.

M&T Bank Corporation has policies and procedures in place to promote a drug free workplace.

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