Lead Auditor (Finance)

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

As a Lead IT Auditor and member of a collegial team, you will oversee and lead highly complex local or System IT/IS audits. Direct and lead audit staff on highly complex audit projects. Apply a high level of IT/IS and business acumen and serve as the subject matter expert in a high risk and highly complex area(s). Influence change by identifying and implementing best practices and improvement in auditing processes.

Interact with senior Bank and System management and project stakeholders. Develop and maintain relationships with auditees and management to ensure thorough communication. The level of work is considered advanced, and staff must be able to work under minimal supervision.

As a member of the Audit team you will participate in developing meaningful insights that help our stakeholders achieve their business objectives by translating technical risks into business issues and providing practical recommendations for remediation.

May provide work direction and guidance to lower-level auditors and new staff.
In support of our department's strategic priorities for people, innovation, and data you will help advance our culture to provide an exceptional employee experience based on transparency, inclusion, and diversity. Additionally, your contributions will also help reinvent how we work and advance our uses of data and data analytics.

Your Responsibilities

• Plans and adapts approach to audits based on level of risk and complexity
• Assigns audit objectives to relevant staff based on knowledge of auditor skillset and anticipated complexity of work
• Conducts and oversees the most complex IT/IS fieldwork on audits, including preparing and reviewing workpapers in accordance with IIA standards
• Oversees on-going monitoring and key indicator reviews for areas of IT/IS responsibility
• Leads key performance monitoring at the District and Systems levels for assigned area of IT/IS responsibility
• Identifies risks and clearly articulates their impacts
• Oversees the development of findings and prepares report documentation
• Leads presentation of complex findings to senior leadership
• Oversees and leads the follow-up on reported findings and ensures results are documented
• Leads and develops training for audit department staff in key Bank or System processes
• Trains auditors to plan and lead audits
• Serves as Audit Manager for multiple, highly complex IT/IS audits
• Reviews work of others to ensure compliance with IIA standards
• Acts as Audit Liaison for high-risk business processes
• Supervises staff during assigned audits, provides feedback and serves as a mentor and leader to audit staff
• Leads department, Bank, or System projects
• Leads System audit work, work groups and audit community initiatives
• Leads QA project work and initiatives
• Communicates updates and information to project stakeholders as needed
• Oversees the review of application development activities and IT/IS functions to ensure controls are adequate and effective
• Assists management in preparing annual audit plan and develops material for the Audit Committee
• Participates in and leads consulting projects including efficiency and process reviews and vendor reviews
• Leads a team in assessing the effectiveness of the most complex projects or programs to achieve intended business outcomes and benefits, to deliver expected results, and to manage risks
• Evaluates the design, function, and actual results from governance & oversight, project & risk management, quality assurance reviews, development/acquisition, testing, and delivery

Your Background

• 5+ years of experience
• Bachelor`s Degree; preferred field of study: Computer Science, Information Management or IT
• CISA, CIA or CPA
• Possesses prior experience in a business function outside of internal audit
• Highly Desirable Professional Certifications: CISA, PMP, SAFe, AWS, CCSP, CISSP, FinOPs, or risk management framework (NIST, OWASP)

• Knowledge of cyber security and business system resiliency
• Strong understanding of Federal Reserve System business lines and strategies at local and System level
• Demonstrated independent thinking and decision-making abilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management discipline best practices
• Strong relationship building skills

What we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits package include medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, 401k savings plan, retirement plan, paid time off, transit benefit, onsite gym and subsidized cafeteria

• A continuous learning environment with opportunities to gain new skills and grow your career

• The Chicago Fed offers benefits to support overall health and financial security. Learn more about our benefits here: https://www.chicagofed.org/careers/thebenefits

Additional Requirements:

• This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of two days per week in office.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Candidates that live near one of our Reserve Bank locations will be provided some work from home flexibility. Rules for hybrid work arrangements differs from Bank to Bank and should be discussed during the interview process.
• This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take approximately two months to be completed. The screening covers areas such as education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reaches out to your references and people that know you well.
• As a condition of employment, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago employees must comply with the Bank's ethics rules, which generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from owning securities, such as stock, of banks or savings associations or their affiliates, such as bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment, you should raise this issue with the recruiter for this posting, who can provide you contact information for our ethics official if necessary.

The expected starting salary range for this position is between $110,000 and $130,000 annually in addition to annual performance-based discretionary bonuses. Final salary and offer are determined by the applicant's relevant experience, skills, internal equity, and geographic and other market data.  

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Internal Oversight & Governance

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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