Audit Manager - Charlotte, United States - Bank of America

Description

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us

Job Description:
This job is responsible for overseeing assigned areas of audit work acting as an Auditor-in-Charge (AIC), and executing on the audit strategy for Lines of Business (LOBs). Key responsibilities include driving risk-based auditing by defining scope and test procedures to evaluate the control environment in conformance with audit policies, assessing issues for business impact and recommending severity ratings, drafting audit reports, and managing business partner relationships. Job expectations include fostering an inclusive work environment, and mentoring team members.

Responsibilities

• Subject matter expertise of BSA/AML and Fraud related risks with a focus on data, data quality, data flows and a solid business understanding of application of these risks within a large financial institution. Knowledge of key business segments including retail, banking, capital markets, etc.
• Subject matter expertise in US financial crime regulations including the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions (e.g., OFAC)
• Perform data analysis on Financial Crimes and Fraud systems to identify potential and emerging risks and/or control deficiencies and produce trending analysis reports.
• Support the execution of the annual BSA independent audit as well as regulatory and partner exams by creating presentation materials and providing timely responses to inquiries.
• Manage staff during audit engagements and provide feedback on work performed.
• Design and perform compliance audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting processes.
• Leverage available data and analytical tools during the planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases of audit delivery.
• Communicate the results of audit projects to management (written reports/oral presentations).
• Establish and build working relationships with internal and external management.
• Perform AML risk assessments of business activities, potential risks exposures, and materiality of loss; and
• Demonstrates experience in managing integrated internal audit and assurance delivery.
• Effective influence skills in communicating findings. This individual must be an articulate and effective communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills for interfacing with all levels of internal and external audit and management.
• Executes audit strategy for the sound application of risk-based auditing by defining audit scope and audit programs, and drafting audit reports leveraging automation and innovative methods in a timely and high quality manner
• Acts as Auditor-in-Charge (AIC) by overseeing audit testing and ensuring it is executed in a timely manner and conforms with quality standards, audit policies, and procedures
• Assesses impacts to business processes, controls, and strategies to provide recommendations on severity ratings and escalate broad themes or trends accordingly based on existing business knowledge
• Exercises intellectual curiosity and judgment to effectively influence and challenge management to improve the control environment and drive continuous improvements on audit
• Oversees a team of associates and provides day-to-day mentoring and guidance and fosters an inclusive work environment
• Maintains business partner relationships, primarily with line management, to develop business knowledge
• Exercises sound knowledge of product, business, and technical expertise to effectively challenge management to improve the control environment

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 5 years of audit experience in areas related to BSA/AML, sanctions and fraud risk management programs and regulations, banking regulations, local standards, and internal policies.
• Minimum 5 years of experience conducting Bank Secrecy Act /Anti-Money Laundering audits, Risk Management audits, Compliance audits or a combination.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading audits and performing in the role of auditor-in-charge.
• Analytical Thinking
• Audit Planning
• Internal Audit Review
• Issue Management
• Risk Management
• Business Acumen
• Coaching
• Project Management
• Relationship Building
• Written Communications
• Attention to Detail
• Automation
• Critical Thinking
• Technical Documentation

Desired Skills and Experience

• Master's Degree in Auditing, Master's Degree in Accounting, Master's Degree in Finance, or Master of Business Administration
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40