Sr Audit Specialist

• Acts as team member on assigned audits working under the direction of a lead auditor.
• Assesses the efficiency and effectiveness of management's controls to manage risk.
• Communicates effectively with business to identify control enhancements and advise management in designing effective controls or changes to business processes.
• Utilizes data analytics (ACL Excel Power BI etc.) to perform audit testing and to evaluate validate and profile data.
• Prepares clear logical workpapers and drafts language for control enhancements identified.
• Utilizes time effectively to support multiple audits or projects concurrently.
• Demonstrates or develops an appropriate level of organizational regulatory and business knowledge.
• Establishes and maintains strong collaborative relationships within the department and with our business contacts.
• Contributes to continuous improvement efforts in the department.

• Undergraduate degree (accounting economics business or other relevant)
• Three or more years experience in audit investment data analysis or related business operations.
• General background of IT controls.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
• Basic skills in data analysis to identify data analytic opportunities and to obtain load validate and analyze data.
• Demonstrated interpersonal oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with project/time management and working in a team environment.
• Proven ability to deal with ambiguity and respond to changing business needs.
• Ability to build rapport and understand internal businesses clients.
• Knowledge of industry and regulatory practices and procedures within core focus area including relevant specialty designations. (e.g. CIDA Series 7 or Series 6 CLU CFE CIFRS)
• CPA CIA CIDA CFE preferred or willingness to obtain.

• Attention to Detail: Focuses on specific details to spot and correct errors in advance of them being found and surpass quality expectations. Performs work with thorough proofreading for presentation content accuracy and overall quality.
  Attention to Detail: Focuses on specific details to spot and correct errors in advance of them being found and surpass quality expectations. Performs work with thorough proofreading for presentation content accuracy and overall quality.
• Audits: Demonstrates the ability to interact with others in the audit process including working with other auditors commenting on audit reports and developing corrective action plan.
  Audits: Demonstrates the ability to interact with others in the audit process including working with other auditors commenting on audit reports and developing corrective action plan.
• Business Acumen: Applies knowledge of both general and organization-specific business issues/financial implications for the organization to problem solve.
  Business Acumen: Applies knowledge of both general and organization-specific business issues/financial implications for the organization to problem solve.
• Control Analysis: Monitors controls to ensure they are in place operating as intended and effective and then identifies gaps and weaknesses that could result in risks.
  Control Analysis: Monitors controls to ensure they are in place operating as intended and effective and then identifies gaps and weaknesses that could result in risks.
• Cross Functional Partnering & Planning: Facilitates collaboration communication coordination and planning with individuals and teams from different functions within the organization and who have different areas of expertise to achieve common goals.
  Cross Functional Partnering & Planning: Facilitates collaboration communication coordination and planning with individuals and teams from different functions within the organization and who have different areas of expertise to achieve common goals.
• Data Collection & Analysis: Gathers stores accesses and uses information collected via quantitative (e.g. surveys or usage data) or qualitative methods (e.g. interviews focus groups document analysis). Analyzes data to uncover patters and insights to inform business decisions.
  Data Collection & Analysis: Gathers stores accesses and uses information collected via quantitative (e.g. surveys or usage data) or qualitative methods (e.g. interviews focus groups document analysis). Analyzes data to uncover patters and insights to inform business decisions.
• IT Audit & Control: Uses tools controls techniques established principals and standards to ascertain the quality effectiveness security and accuracy of information systems.
  IT Audit & Control: Uses tools controls techniques established principals and standards to ascertain the quality effectiveness security and accuracy of information systems.

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups

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