Title:Internal Audit Senior Auditor
Market Circle: USNE Banking
Location: Upstate New York
Accume Partners has a long history of providing internal audit, regulatory compliance and risk management services to banks and financial institutions. As the level of regulatory and business complexity has surged, so has the need for specialized knowledge and focus. We have organized our firm to achieve that goal providing our clients with deep knowledge, expertise and approaches in Regulatory Compliance, Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, Technology Risk Management, and Operations and Process Improvement.
Having the best technical expertise or the best service approach is not enough. We need the best people to complete the equation...people who can share their knowledge and grow with our clients. Accume Partners was founded on a belief in, and a commitment to, its people. Our professionals are the heart and soul of our firm. We've built our business on the close working relationships we've developed with our clients. But we couldn't have done that without talented people. Your development, advancement and individual success are vital to our future. That's why we invest in you: to ensure that you get the training and mentoring necessary to build a strong foundation for a meaningful career. Our success is built on yours.
Job Summary:
Accume is looking for an experienced Internal Auditor for our Banking group to provide internal audit and consulting services for our financial institutions (FI) clients.
General Responsibilities:
- Perform and supervise audit of client insurance and investment operations, and third party vendors
- Plan and manage engagements, conduct and supervise fieldwork, discuss findings and observations during client exit meetings
- Prepare work papers to support conclusions, as well as written audit reports
- Review workpapers to ensure they meet Accume Partners’ standards
- Coordinate planning and execution of audits and projects with the external auditors
- Perform and document walkthroughs with process owners and external auditors
- Ensure process documentation is adequate and complete; update or develop control documentation and narratives for business processes. Review existing controls to determine validity and effectiveness.
- Perform testing and other audit tasks and provide training and guidance to staff members to ensure quality audits.
- Provide recommendations for control deficiency remediation plans.
- Ensure audits and project meet all deadlines and is performed within budget
- Communicate results to client Senior Management
Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years of experience delivering internal audit services to financial institutions
- Sarbanes-Oxley Actexperience preferred
- Bachelor's degree required, finance or accounting preferred
- CPA, CIA, or CISA certifications preferred
- Must possess an understanding of the COSO framework, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, financial reporting risk, internal controls, and US GAAP
- Demonstrate expertise in select area of functional specialty, preferably lending compliance and BSA
- Travel 15 - 30%
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with employees of all levels at the client and their external auditors
- Ability to achieve desired results through others
Interested applicants can submit a resume to