Senior Audit Leader Role
We are seeking a seasoned professional to fill the position of Senior Audit Director.
In this role, you will be part of an international team covering a wide range of internal audit activities in the highly regulated payments and card industry. You will provide senior level leadership to various audits including operational, IT focused under a variety of financial or info-security/cyber security regulations both in the US and internationally.
As an Audit Director, you will assist the Department in achieving its objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of our governance, risk management and internal control environment by performing independent evaluations of the adequacy and effectiveness of our operations.
Key Responsibilities:
* Drive the development of the annual audit plan and the annual audit risk assessment process under the guidance of the Internal Audit senior leadership team
* Contribute to the strategic and proactive consultation process to identify risk, achieve management objectives, determine effective and efficient risk mitigation practices
* Provide senior level support and guidance to the audit planning process and oversee the execution and final work products for audits assigned to your team including reviewing and approving materials, test results, and ensuring accurate and effective audit conclusions under the Internal Audit Methodology and Standards
* Be accountable for the audit lifecycle, staffing, scheduling, approach to testing and fieldwork and finally, the quality and timeliness of all work products you oversee
* Act as an escalation point when more complex issues arise, identify and report risks and dependencies and implement measures to remediate
* Provide periodic status reporting and content to the Senior Audit Executives for Executive and Board reporting
* Ensure conformance with Audit Methodology and IIA standards for all assigned audits
* Recruit, develop, and mentor the audit staff. As a manager of people, you will be responsible for conducting regular meetings with staff, post engagement performance evaluations, annual written performance evaluations for direct reports and coaching individuals through their professional growth objectives