Senior Auditor - Enterprise Projects

KeyBank; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Auditor for their Enterprise Projects team. This role involves coordinating and completing risk reviews, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and engaging with various business lines. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills, along with emerging leadership abilities. This position offers a dynamic work environment where you can contribute to significant projects while developing your career in auditing. If you have a passion for risk management and a commitment to excellence, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of Audit or relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, fieldwork, and reporting for risk reviews.
• Lead smaller, less complex risk reviews and evaluations.

Skills

Product understanding

Emerging leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Business acumen

Adaptability

Collaboration

Critical thinking

Decision making

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Tools

CPA

CIA

PMP

CISA

CSM

Job description

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Location: For Those Who Work At Home - Various, Ohio 44144

Job Description

The Risk Review Group (Internal Audit) is the third line of defense. The Risk Review Group (RRG) is accountable to the KeyCorp Audit Committee and is responsible for providing an independent and objective perspective on KeyCorp's processes and risks through assessment and testing of the adequacy and effectiveness of Key's risk management policies and practices, while also ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations. This is accomplished through completion of an Annual Audit Plan, which includes both risk evaluations and risk reviews (internal audits).

The Enterprise Projects Risk Review (EPRR) team within RRG tracks and evaluates ongoing programs, projects, and initiatives across the bank. The team focuses on initiatives that are complex, strategically significant, internally, and externally visible, and high risk. Day-to-day activities of the EPRR team include: Project risk monitoring activities, including attendance of project team meetings and review of project status documentation; Evaluations of future-state technology controls introduced by the projects under review; Generation of independent status documentation to report on the health, activities, and risks/issues of each project under review; Escalation of concerns to project leadership and subsequent tracking of remediation efforts; Testing of project lifecycle control adherence; Coordination of cross-functional RRG engagement teams. EPRR’s engagements may relate to numerous lines of business, products, processes, and risk categories, so engagement teams are integrated and include RRG resources with expertise in all impacted areas.

Job Summary

The Senior Auditor will be responsible for assisting with the coordination and completion of the three phases of a risk review: Planning, Fieldwork and Reporting. This will include completion of walkthroughs, interacting with line of business personnel, performing and documenting testing of internal controls, ensuring adherence to required laws and regulations, drafting of findings, reporting deliverables, as well as assisting the review lead in the identification of the risks and controls associated with the various business functions. During the course of a risk review, the Senior Auditor may be asked to serve as a lead on smaller, less complex reviews. The Senior Auditor may also participate in ad-hoc projects, ongoing risk intelligence activities and risk review related training.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate emerging understanding of audit concepts within planning, fieldwork and reporting.
• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity when completing assigned work, covering various lines of business and Key as a whole.
• Prioritize and execute multiple assignments; identify obstacles within the scope of assignments; proactively communicate delays in assigned deliverables or additional capacity availability.
• Exhibit emerging leadership skills by leading smaller, less complex risk reviews and risk evaluations.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implementation of strategies; demonstrate basic ability to draw insight from risk intelligence and regulatory bulletins.
• Thoughtfully engage in networking with those on your team, within the RRG and across Key, to build lasting relationships.
• Consistently demonstrate intermediate business writing skills and cohesively present information effectively to others.
• Exhibit an emerging understanding of banking products skills and business, industry and regulatory concepts.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform in an organizational culture of respect and personal accountability regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (preferred)

Experience: Minimum of 2 years of Audit or Relevant Experience

Licenses and Certifications: CPA, CIA, PMP, CISA, CSM (all preferred)

Skills

Product understanding, emerging leadership, communication, analytical thinking, business acumen, adaptability, collaboration, critical thinking, decision making, problem solving, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Physical Demands

Prolonged sitting, communication via face-to-face or phone, all-day use of PC/laptop.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $70,000 to $90,000 annually, with incentives. Role may be mobile or home-based.

Application deadline: 06/06/2025. KeyBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations available upon request.