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Job Summary: The Senior Auditor is responsible for assisting with the continued enhancement of internal audit methodology, processes, and services, including but not limited to systematically gathering risk information and performing risk assessments, planning, executing, and reporting on internal audits, ensuring adequacy of, and compliance with, internal operating controls, corporate ethics and other policies and regulations. The Senior Auditor will work under the direction of the Director of Internal Audit and closely with the management team and company stakeholders.

Key Areas of Responsibilities :

• Assist with the execution of the annual risk assessment by evaluating current and emerging risk information into a comprehensive risk assessment approach that encompasses varying risk categories (i.e., strategic, operational, financial, legal, regulatory and compliance).
• Obtain an understanding of business processes and leverage an understanding of risk and control concepts to develop risk assessments, audit programs and testing procedures that appropriately address identified risks and project objectives.
• Review audit evidence and demonstrates the ability to draw appropriate conclusions regarding the state of the control environment, while maintaining a peripheral view of the organization.
• Communicate progress to Internal Audit and stakeholder management throughout the audit (from planning to completion).
• Effective in writing clear, concise, and grammatically correct reports, highlighting audit findings, and making recommendations for corrective action that both address risks and are relevant to the business.
• Participate in the follow-up process to ensure that audit recommendations are properly implemented.
• Ensure that audits are conducted and documented in a manner consistent with pertinent departmental and Company policies as well as IIA Standards.
• Supervise, guide, and mentor junior staff auditors, co-source auditors, and rotational hires in the planning, fieldwork, reporting, wrap up, and follow up for assigned risk-based assurance and advisory projects.
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset in the audit department; stay up to date with emerging regulations that impact the industry and frameworks such as GAAP, IIA Global Standards and Code of Ethics, COSO.
• Develop relationships with immediate team members (Directors, Managers, Staff Auditors, Co-Source partners, and rotational hires) and build trust; personify a positive attitude and desire to contribute to the overall success of Internal Audit and, by extension.
• Develop relationships with team members at all levels of the organization to influence and foster a risk and control mindset.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required knowledge, skills, or abilities:

• Possess strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be a team player.
• Strong organizational, project and task management, written communication, verbal communication, listening, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Strong documentation skills, including process walkthroughs, narratives/flow-charts and transactional testing.
• Prioritize work when given multiple projects and work with limited supervision.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office applications (Advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) .
• Knowledge and use of data analysis and data visualization techniques and tools (e.g., Alteryx, ACL, Tableau and PowerBI) is a plus.
• Proficient use of Audit Board or other audit management tool is preferred.

Education and Experience Qualifications :

• A bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or other related business disciplines.
• Active CIA and/or CPA certification required at a minimum.
• 3-5 of progressive audit experience with a public accounting firm (Big 4 highly desired), or a well-established corporate internal audit department. Fintech or Software industry experience is a plus.
• Demonstrates proficiency and working knowledge of IIA Standards, GAAP and internal control and risk frameworks (COSO, COSO ERM).
• Proficiency in English, both verbally and in written form required