American Express
Job Description:
The Senior Manager – Internal Audit Enterprise Digital & Analytics will be an integral part of a focused team of experienced audit professionals that audit enterprise level platform and processes including data governance, digital experiences, application processing, customer platforms, data aggregation and warehousing, and other technical capabilities.
Job Responsibilities:
- Translate business risks, controls and supporting data into analytic requirements and partners with a development team to build audit analytics
- Participate as a key team member on integrated audit projects for enterprise data governance and information technology responsible for assisting with annual planning and owning core audit tasks, more complex areas and challenging workloads on successive assignments
- Proactively manage audit execution including supervise and mentor junior staff, review their workpapers, and escalate issues
- Present audit objectives, scope, and results to senior management, clearly articulating the potential impact of control gaps in a highly professional competent manner
- Proficient use of automated work papers and other department and company tools
- Validate that actions taken by management to address findings are appropriate and document the results
- Ensure effective and efficient execution of audits in conformance with professional and department standards, budgets, and timelines
- Maintain internal audit competency through ongoing professional development including data literacy skills
- Collaborate with audit teams to understand the data behind key processes, risk and controls to develop analytic control tests and analyze and interpret their results
- Monitor a portfolio of audit analytics, assess analytic results, use the analytic data to tell the potential business story, and work with audit and business colleagues to validate that story
- Evaluate results, synthesize audit findings across the project, draft audit reports, and ensure effective and efficient audit execution
Job Requirements:
- Current or prior experience contributing to audit methodology, leading execution of audits, leading training initiatives, and/or serving as quality/technology champion is highly preferred
- Preferred financial services industry experience and an understanding of related products, services, features, economics and key regulations
- Strong knowledge and experience in application of control theory and professional auditing practices including the audit lifecycle
- Background or deep understanding in data governance and/or technology audit is highly preferred
- Understanding of regulatory, accounting, and financial industry guidance and best practices relevant to the business, including technology and data implications, is required
- Experience with data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and scorecards / dashboards
- 6 or more years of audit/compliance/risk management experience in financial services/banking industry with knowledge of financial and banking regulations is required; 8 or more years of experience preferred
- Ability to effectively integrate business, operational, technological, data, and financial components in audit work
- Lead multiple simultaneous audit projects of all sizes and complexity across multiple business areas within and outside of local region, in unfamiliar areas, and for different audit leaders
- Current or prior American Express Internal Audit Group (IAG) and/or Big 4 Accounting Firm Experience is highly preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver high quality, actionable and value-added feedback to management on potential control issues and potential solutions to close gaps
Qualification & Experience:
- Preferred BA or BS in information systems, data analytics, information technology, computer science or equivalent degree, or related field
- Professional certification: CISA, CISM, CAP or other technology-focused certification, and other subject matter certifications as required
- Experience with technology control testing including interface inputs, reports, application security and business continuity and third parties
- Advanced degree in accounting, finance, business, or management information systems (or equivalent) preferred
- Experience participating in process improvement initiatives is preferred
- BA, BS, or equivalent degree in accounting or finance related field
Job Details:
Company: American Express
Vacancy Type: Full-time
Job Functions: Accounting
Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT, US
Application Deadline: N/A
