Job Location : New York,NY, USA
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IAG is a worldwide function with 200+ team members and offices across nine countries within American Express. We are committed to growing our audit staff significantly as we continue to expand and enhance the Internal Audit Group. Our assurance and risk professionals have diverse backgrounds including internal controls, consumer compliance, technology, operational risk, financial accounting, data analytics, and banking operations. Most IAG team members hold at least one professional certification. Our audit teams align to key risk areas and business units to ensure IAG can provide comprehensive and risk-based audit coverage. In addition, IAG has a Professional Practices group responsible for managing audit operations, quality, and standards; regulatory relations; reporting; training and professional development; and key internal capabilities and technologies.
Internal Audit Group (IAG) - Finance
The Finance team within IAG is responsible for conducting risk-based reviews of the Controllership and Tax process areas. Scope of coverage expands across various domains including but not limited to the review of financial statement close activities and consolidation, general ledger management, accounting and reporting (SEC and regulatory reporting).
Key Responsibilities
* Assist team leaders, senior managers / managers, and senior auditors in accomplishing audit objectives in a team environment
* Understands, identifies, evaluates and documents key risks and controls
* Translate business risks, controls and supporting data into analytic requirements and partners with a development team to build audit analytics
* Demonstrates a solid knowledge of audit and proper application of sampling techniques
* Works with managers/ team leaders to develop audit test steps and can assume responsibility for key process areas of moderate complexity
* Participate as a key team member on integrated audit projects to document processes under review, execute audit tests competently in accordance with policies and procedures, and with moderate supervision
* Summarize and communicate results and recommendations to close identified control gaps
* Validate that actions taken by management to address findings are appropriate and document the results
* Proficient use of automated work papers and other department and company tools
* 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
* 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
* Undertake and effectively execute multiple concurrent audits, projects, or other tasks with a high level of personal accountability
* Effectively coach, teach, mentor and develop junior colleagues and co-sourced resources in geographically diverse locations across all aspects of their role, the audit and analytic lifecycle, and audit methodology
* Maintain internal audit proficiency through ongoing professional development including data literacy skills
Minimum Qualifications
* 2+ years of relevant audit experience within public accounting and/or internal audit function.
* Bachelor of Art (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), or equivalent degree in accounting or finance related field
* Experience with technology control testing including interface inputs, reports, application security, business continuity and third parties
* Experience with data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and scorecards / dashboards
* Aptitude for working with data, interpreting results, business intelligence and analytic best practices
* Knowledge and experience in the application of control theory and professional auditing practices including the audit lifecycle
* Ability to think analytically, communicate complex issues, and develop control recommendations
* Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, actionable and beneficial feedback to management on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps
* Demonstrated track record of integrity, effective communication, innovation, and excellence
* Experience working with integrated audit teams across regions
Preferred Qualifications
* 3+ years of relevant experience in the banking industry within a public accounting, finance and/or internal audit function.
* Professional certification (CIA, CISA, CPA, or equivalent) preferred
* Understanding of financial accounting, SEC and regulatory reporting (FR Y-9C,Y-9LP, Y-14, 11/2314, etc.), including technology and data implications
* Experience in financial services industries such as Banking, Capital Markets, Asset Management, Broker Dealers, etc.
Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
* Competitive base salaries
* Bonus incentives
* 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
* Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
* Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
* Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
* 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
* Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
* Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
* Career development and training opportunities
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