Senior Internal Auditor

Our client is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor for their Birmingham, AL location. The Senior Internal Auditor will assist in planning, executing, and reporting on internal audit engagements, provide oral and written reports reflecting results of work performed, and assist in other risk assessment, issue management, assurance, and consulting activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Plans, executes, and reports on internal audit engagements in accordance with

International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards) and the Bank’s internal methodology.

• Performing financial, operational, compliance, and special audits on the Bank’s business

activities to identify risks and controls that may have an impact on the integrity of the control environment, integrity of financial information, or achievement of business objectives.

• Conducts and documents risk-based audits in accordance with the Standards, including planning, performing control walkthroughs, control testing, documenting, and reporting results.

• Identifies risks, controls, and concerns in audit areas and discusses potential findings with audit leadership and the business owners.

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge in risk and controls, planning comprehensive audits, detailed risk assessments and process/ controls documentation, and makes recommendations for improvement.

• Prepares written audit reports that are accurate, objective, constructive, and timely for expressing an opinion on the adequacy of internal controls and to ensure broad understanding of areas where corrective action may be required. Identifies root causes and develops recommendations for improvement to existing systems and functions.

• Assist in performing risk assessments and annual strategic planning of audits.

• Performs follow-up activities to assess remediation of identified issues.

Education and/ or Experience - Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or other financial area

• 5+ years of financial institution internal audit experience

• Experience conducting risk-based audits

• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Word and ability to learn/ apply auditing related software

Education and/ or Experience - Preferred

• “ Big 4” public accounting/ consulting experience highly desirable

• Certified Internal Auditor preferred

• Certified Public Accountant preferred