Lead Internal Auditor

Alliant Credit Union; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

401k with employer match

Annual performance bonus

Work from home up to 3 days a week

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Alliant Credit Union in Chicago seeks a Lead Internal Auditor to oversee audits across financial, operational, regulatory compliance, IT, and related processes. You will oversee seniors and juniors, develop risk-based audit programs and validate controls.

This role includes mentoring teammates, reviewing deliverables, and coordinating with regulators and external auditors. You will drive improvements in internal control, governance, and efficiency, while ensuring adherence to government

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of audit or related experience.
• In lieu of education, 8 years of process enhancement, control assessment and risk analytics in financial services.
• Preferred certifications: CPA, CIA, CFE or related.

Responsibilities

• Audit the processes, operations, activities and data of various departments and locations within the credit union.
• Develop the audit scope and detailed testing approach, with the ability to adapt as needed.
• Develop, review, edit and submit audit reports and work papers supporting conclusions and recommendations.
• Lead and mentor teammates during multi-person audits and provide performance feedback.
• Oversee initial review of audit work for completeness, effectiveness and accuracy on engagements.
• Identify deficiencies or issues through planning, inquiry, testing and analysis.
• Lead and execute projects per department guidelines to ensure high-quality results.
• Provide feedback on internal control framework, best practices, compliance and improvements.
• Develop new risk-based audit methods, programs and techniques.
• Provide input to stakeholders on mitigation strategies and action plans.
• Manage assessment and closure of management action plans.
• Coordinate and facilitate requests by regulators, external auditors and third parties.

Skills

Audit

Leadership

Risk assessment

Process improvement

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or Related

5+ years audit or related experience

8 years - process enhancement, control assessment and risk analytics within financial services

Job description

Lead internal audits of financial, operational, regulatory compliance, information technology, and ancillary processes. Oversee and review deliverables of internal auditors and seniors. Develop internal audit programs to validate and assess existence, design, and execution of proper controls with appropriate processes and procedures to ensure compliance of related government guidelines and law. Asses audit activities to assess potential areas of risk, appraise their significance, and recommend improvements system controls, reduce expenses, and improve earnings.

Essential Responsibilities

• Audit the processes, operations, activities and various meaningful or statistical data of various departments and locations within the credit union
• Develop the audit scope and detailed testing approach, with the ability to identify necessary changes to the audit approach throughout the audit process
• Develop, review, edit and submit audit reports and work papers that support audit conclusions and provide recommendations for enhancements, improvement and best practice
• Lead and mentor teammates during multi-person audits, provide management feedback on performance for their evaluations
• Oversee and perform initial review of assigned teams audit work for completeness, effectiveness and accuracy on select engagements
• Identify deficiencies or issues through planning, inquiry, testing and analysis
• Lead and execute projects and assignments per department guidelines and established timetables and quality assurance requirements to ensure high-quality results
• Provide feedback to the organization on internal control framework, best practices, compliance, and operational improvement opportunities.
• Develop new risk-based audit methods, programs, procedures, processes or techniques
• Provide input and perspective to internal stakeholders with respect to mitigation strategies and action plans
• Manage the assessment and closure of action plans submitted by management
• Coordinate and facilitate requests by regulatory examiners, external auditors and other third parties

Education & Years Of Experience

• Minimum - 4 Year Bachelors Degree in Business, Finance or Related
• Minimum - 5 Years Audit or Related

In Lieu of Education

• 8 Years -Process enhancement, control assessment and risk analytics within financial services

License/Certifications/Training

• Preferred: CPA, CIA, CFE or Related Certification

Compensation & Benefits

Typical hiring range: $84,200.00 to $131,000.00 Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge.

Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match including:

• Annual performance bonus
• Work from home up to 3 days a week
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs
• Time off including paid personal and sick days
• 11 paid holidays
• Education reimbursement
• Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, or temporary employment.

Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives.

The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.