Strategic Internal Audit Manager - Risk & Controls

Lead; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 106,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Cash bonus

Health benefits

401k matching

Paid parental leave

Flexible vacation (PTO)

Job summary

Lead Bank is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to lead risk-based audits, evaluate controls, and partner with leaders across the bank. You’ll manage audits from scoping to remediation, coach staff, and present findings to senior management and the Audit Committee.

You will guide a diverse team, oversee insourced and co-sourced audits, and ensure timely, accurate reporting while using Google tools, Asana, and standardized templates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as accounting, business, or finance required.
• 5+ years of experience in internal audit and banking/financial services or a related field; experience in a regulated bank or fintech environment preferred.
• One or more of the following professional certifications required: CPA, CIA, or CISA.
• Demonstrated experience leading audits, supervising auditors, and partnering effectively with senior management, process owners, external auditors, and regulatory examiners
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate evidence, challenge unsupported conclusions, and ensure audit findings are accurate, clear, and actionable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and annual refresh of Lead Internal Audit’s risk assessment and audit plan.
• Conduct independent audits and assessments to validate Lead’s controls and compliance with laws & regulations while meeting the developed audit schedule for a mix of operational, compliance, and FDICIA audits.
• Own assigned insourced and co-sourced audits from scoping through report issuance, including planning, evidence quality, conclusions, findings, management responses, and follow‑up
• Manage Internal Audit insourced and co‑sourced staff, direct and balance workload, coach and review workpapers, and direct staff education and training
• Oversee co‑sourced resources to ensure work meets Internal Audit’s scope, methodology, quality, and reporting expectations.
• Appropriately challenge business owners in a constructive manner, distinguish factual disagreement from disagreement with risk conclusions, and secure clear management responses
• Ensure findings are accurate, clearly supported, and actionable; obtain management responses; validate remediation; and monitor and elevate overdue actions
• Prepare and present written reports for Lead’s Audit Committee
• Ensure that Internal Audit staff and audit resources use approved Google‑native tools, Asana issue tracking, standardized templates, and AI responsibly while preserving confidentiality and professional judgment

Skills

Audit leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Regulatory knowledge

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or finance

CPA, CIA, or CISA certification

Tools

Asana

Google-native tools

Job description

Lead Bank is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to lead risk-based audits, evaluate controls, and partner with leaders across the bank. You’ll manage audits from scoping to remediation, coach staff, and present findings to senior management and the Audit Committee.

You will guide a diverse team, oversee insourced and co-sourced audits, and ensure timely, accurate reporting while using Google tools, Asana, and standardized templates.