Vice President, Internal Audit - Credit Risk

HW3; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HW3 is seeking a Vice President to lead Credit Risk audits across banking and capital markets in New York. This hands-on role requires directing risk-based audits, validating findings, and mentoring junior staff while collaborating with Risk Management and senior stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have 6–8 years in Internal Audit or Credit Risk, with strong communication skills and familiarity with wholesale credit and traded products.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in Internal Audit, Credit Risk or related control function.
• Strong understanding of Credit Risk in banking/capital markets.
• Experience leading audits, reviews, testing or issue validation work.
• Knowledge of wholesale credit, counterparty risk or traded products is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Credit Risk audits including planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow-up.
• Assess effectiveness of credit risk governance, controls and risk-management practices.
• Review credit risk across wholesale lending and capital markets activities.
• Lead validation of regulatory and internal audit findings and assess remediation.
• Identify emerging risks and contribute to annual audit planning and risk assessment.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Internal Audit, Risk Management and the wider business.
• Support regulatory and external-audit interactions as required.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to audit methodology, analytics and automation.

Skills

Credit Risk

Internal Audit

Auditing

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

CIA/CPA/CFA/FRM certification (beneficial)

Job description

We are partnered with a global financial institution, looking to hire a Vice President into its Internal Audit team, with responsibility for Credit Risk coverage across its banking and capital markets businesses.

This is a hands-on role where the successful candidate will lead and execute risk-based audits, issue validations, risk assessments and continuous monitoring activities across the firm's Credit Risk framework.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead end-to-end Credit Risk audits, including planning, fieldwork, reporting and issue follow-up.
• Assess the effectiveness of credit risk governance, controls and risk-management practices.
• Review credit risk across wholesale lending and capital markets activities.
• Lead validation of regulatory and internal audit findings and assess remediation effectiveness.
• Identify emerging risks and contribute to the annual audit planning and risk-assessment process.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Internal Audit, Risk Management and the wider business.
• Support regulatory and external-audit interactions where required.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to the continued development of audit methodology, analytics and automation.

Ideal Background:

• Approximately 6-8 years of experience across Internal Audit, Credit Risk, regulatory supervision or another relevant financial-services control function.
• Strong understanding of Credit Risk within a banking and/or capital-markets environment.
• Experience leading audits, reviews, testing or issue-validation work.
• Knowledge of wholesale credit, counterparty credit risk and/or traded products is highly attractive.
• Strong stakeholder-management and written communication skills.
• CIA, CPA, CFA, FRM or similar qualification is beneficial but not essential.