ED/SVP, Regional Team Head, Quality Assurance & Improvement Program (QAIP), Group Audit
On-siteCentral, Louisiana, United States
Job Summary
Lead the Group Audit Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP), conducting internal and external quality assessments, lifecycle reviews, and work-paper quality reviews across the full audit lifecycle. Independently assess audit planning, fieldwork, reporting, and closure against IIA Global Internal Audit Standards, Group Audit methodology, and regulatory expectations. Challenge audit teams on testing depth, evidence sufficiency, issue articulation, and root-cause analysis while producing clear quality ratings, thematic findings, and improvement recommendations for senior management and Board-level forums. Track QAIP deficiencies and remediation actions to ensure timely closure, providing constructive feedback and coaching to improve documentation standards and methodology compliance. Safeguard grade integrity through disciplined reporting and clear access protocols.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant discipline
- 12 years of experience in internal audit, audit quality assurance, professional practices, risk and control, governance, compliance or financial services assurance
- Strong hands-on experience in QAIP, audit quality reviews, audit lifecycle assessments, regulatory inspection management or professional practices
- Deep understanding of IIA standards, audit lifecycle management, work-paper quality, evidence standards, issue validation and regulatory expectations
- Strong analytical, writing and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to explain quality findings clearly and credibly to senior stakeholders
- Independent, objective, meticulous and resilient mindset
- Confidence to challenge senior audit teams and uphold quality standards under pressure
- Ability to coach audit teams constructively while preserving the independence and integrity of QAIP outcomes
- Full time employment status
Desired Qualifications
- CIA certification
- CPA certification
- CA certification
- CISA certification
- CRMA certification
- Equivalent certifications to CPA, CA, CISA, CRMA
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