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Description

The Director, Internal Audit - Finance, Treasury & Capital is responsible for leading a portfolio of risk-based assurance and advisory activities focused on finance, treasury, capital planning, accounting, and financial risk management. This role serves as an Engagement Owner and trusted advisor to executive leadership, providing independent assessments of governance, risk management, internal controls, and financial integrity across the organization.

The Director oversees audit planning, execution, reporting, issue validation, and regulatory engagement activities while ensuring adherence to Internal Audit standards and methodologies. This role plays a key leadership role in evaluating financial, treasury, liquidity, capital, and investment-related risks, while providing insights that strengthen the organization's control environment and support sound financial management practices.

Here’s what you can expect from the job and what you need to be successful:

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a portfolio of risk-based finance, treasury, and capital audit engagements, ensuring timely execution, consistent methodology application, and high-quality deliverables. 
• Oversee audit planning, risk assessments, scoping decisions, testing strategies, audit conclusions, and reporting activities across assigned areas. 
• Review and approve audit findings, issue severity ratings, remediation plans, and issue validation activities.
• Contribute to development and execution of the annual audit plan through participation in audit universe maintenance, risk assessments, and audit coverage planning. 
• Provide independent assessments of governance, risk management, and internal controls related to:
• Financial reporting and accounting processes
• General ledger and financial close activities
• Management reporting
• Budgeting and forecasting governance
• Allowance and reserve methodologies
• Treasury operations
• Liquidity risk management
• Interest rate risk management (IRR)
• Investment activities
• Capital planning and stress testing frameworks
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of controls that support financial integrity, valuation, regulatory reporting, governance, and management decision-making.
• Lead audits of reconciliation processes, investment accounting, funds transfer activities, cash management practices, liquidity contingency planning, ALM processes, and model governance activities where applicable.
• Assess management assumptions, forecasts, key judgments, and financial risk management practices for reasonableness, governance, and control effectiveness.
• Identify emerging risks, control weaknesses, and opportunities to improve financial, treasury, liquidity, and capital risk management practices.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with executive leadership, including the CFO, Controller, Treasurer, FP&A leaders, Risk Management, and Finance Committees while maintaining audit independence and objectivity.
• Represent Internal Audit in governance forums, committees, working groups, and strategic initiatives as appropriate.
• Lead interactions with regulators, external auditors, and other stakeholders related to assigned audit activities.
• Monitor regulatory developments, accounting changes, industry trends, and emerging risks to ensure appropriate audit coverage and risk insight.
• Drive continuous improvement of audit methodologies, reporting capabilities, audit quality, and team effectiveness.
• Lead issue management activities, including remediation validation and assessment of sustainable corrective actions. 
• Develop and mentor audit professionals through coaching, performance management, succession planning, and technical capability development.

Essential Skills:

• Required Experience: 8+ years of internal audit standards, methodologies, and professional practices.
• 4+ years of experience leading a diverse team including hiring, coaching and performance management.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Financial reporting and accounting controls
  • General ledger and close processes
  • Management reporting
  • Budgeting and forecasting governance
  • Allowance and reserve methodologies
  • Treasury operations
  • Liquidity risk management
  • Interest rate risk management
  • Investment activities
  • Capital planning and stress testing
• Strong understanding of financial statement risk, accounting judgments, model governance, assumptions, and estimation processes.
• Experience auditing reconciliation processes, liquidity contingency plans, ALM functions, treasury operations, funds transfer activities, and investment accounting.
• Ability to assess financial controls and identify downstream operational, financial, and regulatory risks.
• Strong executive presence and ability to engage credibly with CFOs, Controllers, Treasurers, FP&A leaders, Risk Committees, and executive leadership.
• Proven leadership experience managing complex audit portfolios and developing high-performing teams.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Required Education: Bachelor's degree in field relevant to role (or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree), advanced degree preferred.
• Certification/License: CPA, CIA, CFA, CISA, FRM, or CRMA Preferred.

Location: Hillsboro Corporate Office | Hillsboro OR 97124 OR Marlborough Corporate Office | Marlborough, MA OR Chelmsford Corporate Office | Chelmsford, MA

Target Compensation: $164,000 - $197,000 base pay + Annual Bonus

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Employees are eligible for:
• Traditional medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous 401(k) match
• Paid Time Off: You'll accrue up to 15 days in your first year. In addition, you'll receive 40 hours of sick time and 3 personal days, which refresh annually
• Paid federal holidays
• Special employee pricing on lending products such as mortgage, auto, and personal loans (eligibility subject to standard account requirements and underwriting criteria)
Employment Statements:
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