Lead Internal Auditor - BSA/AML Focus

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• •Typically, 8 to 10 years of internal audit, external audit, risk, compliance, or related experience
• •Advanced knowledge of audit standards, audit methodology, risk management techniques, and internal control frameworks
• •Able to independently lead audits of moderate to high complexity, supervise testing, and manage multiple priorities and timelines
• •BSA/AML compliance experience
• •Financial crimes investigations, monitoring, sanctions, OFAC, KYC/CDD
• •Regulatory examination support
• •CRCM, CAMS, or related certifications
• •Strong judgment and business acumen with the ability to identify emerging risks, challenge assumptions, and recommend practical solutions
• •Strong report writing, communication, and client relationship skills, including the ability to present results clearly and persuasively
• •Demonstrated banking or financial services experience with knowledge of regulatory expectations and control environments
• •Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CRCM, or equivalent preferred
• •Be proficient with Microsoft Suite of products
• •Self-directed and able to produce in a remote environment
• •Travel Requirement: This position requires some travel to support business needs, including team collaboration, internal trainings, and cross-functional initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

• •Employ thought leadership via a growth mindset approach
• •Be inquisitive and curious to gain knowledge of the business function, processes, and systems
• •Seek out industry trends and information to proactively identify emerging enterprise risks
• •Stay apprised of company strategy and changes throughout the organization
• •Respectfully and thoughtfully challenge and fearlessly ask why
• •Understand and apply risk assessment methodology and risk management techniques
• •Identify and analyze business processes, key risks, and critical controls
• •Prepare or update planning and risk assessment documentation
• •Develop and update risk-based audit programs
• •Conduct process walk-throughs and review or develop process documentation
• •Evaluate control design adequacy in meeting established objectives
• •Perform, or supervise audit team members in, the testing of control effectiveness
• •Use appropriate sampling and control testing techniques
• •Identify and assess the relevancy of possible observations, including root cause analysis
• •Document work performed to support audit scope and conclusions
• •Collaborate with audit clients to identify process improvements and solutions for risk mitigation
• •Draft clear, concise, and actionable audit reports; professionally communicate audit results, verbally and in writing
• •Conduct work in accordance with the Standards
• •Perform follow up, including an appropriate level of validation testing, on the state of outstanding audit observations
• •Conduct FDICIA internal control testing and assists with program documentation and reporting
• •Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CRCM, or equivalent preferred