Sr Auditor - Citizens

Description


Senior Auditor - Information Technology Applications



Citizens is looking for a motivated, hardworking individual to join our Information Technology Internal Audit team as a Senior Auditor! We are a team of more than 110 skilled professionals charged with consistently providing the Board, Audit Committee, Shareholders, and Executive Management with an independent and objective view of the effectiveness of the bank’s control environment, risk management practices, and culture. This role is a smart career move! It offers the opportunity to learn new skills, get exposure, and advance your career. Or, you can use it to gain a strong understanding of risk and control on which you can build and expand your professional career.



The Applications audit team evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of controls over applications that support critical products and functions across the bank, which is made up of Consumer Banking, Commercial Banking, Finance, Risk Management, Human Resources, and other supporting functions. The Senior Auditor will lead and execute testwork to confirm the availability and security of applications, ensure access to applications is appropriate, ensure changes to applications are well controlled, and verify that activities are executed in compliance with bank policies. The Senior Auditor will learn about the overall business of the bank through participation on multiple business line audits throughout the year, working with other audit teams to understand business processes, risks, and controls.



As part of our team, you’re made ready for a fulfilling career with exciting new challenges and opportunities to stretch yourself. As the Senior Auditor, you will deliver a defined, typically high-risk aspect of audit engagement, through operational delivery of audit work under supervision, across Citizens' various business lines, inline with methodology, standards, and procedures. You will be responsible for executing audits to ensure that bank policies, processes and procedures are being followed, internal controls and safeguards are in place, and that these controls are adequate, effective, and efficient. Most importantly, you’ll feel valued for who you are and supported to achieve what’s important to you, personally and professionally!



Primary responsibilities include





+ Prepare for upcoming assigned audits by reading any relevant background material and/or review prior audit work.



+ Identify risks and controls in key businesses and develop test work to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the controls.



+ Perform detailed test work, applying bank, industry, and regulatory guidance when assessing business line practices and procedures.



+ Produce clear, complete, concise, and well-organized workpapers in accordance with Internal Audit’s Methodology.



+ Act as lead auditor on sections of large audit engagements or lead auditor on small audit engagements, with responsibility for supervision of Staff Auditors.



+ Collaborate across the larger Internal Audit team to support the assessment of technology-related risk in bank businesses.



+ Present potential issue(s) and/or other relevant information at Tollgate and effectively communicates key information.



+ Validate the remediation of issue action plans to ensure that the work performed sufficiently mitigates key risk(s) in order to close open IA issue(s).



+ Execute certain routine team responsibilities, such as performance of continuous monitoring activities or team scheduling, or representing the Internal Audit team at meetings with business line management.



+ Travel on a limited basis (<5%).





Qualifications, Education, Certifications and/or Other Professional Credentials





+ Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Systems, or business discipline required



+ 3+ years of experience in an internal audit function or public accounting firm, or in a technology or security role, preferably in the banking or financial services industry.



+ Strong verbal and written communication skills.



+ Ability to effectively build and manage relationships with stakeholders throughout the organization.



+ Ability to train and develop junior team members



+ Must be able to effectively assess new and changing technology across bank functions.



+ CISA, CISSP, AWS CCP, MS Azure or CCSP certification desired





Hours & Work Schedule





+ Hours per Week: 40



+ Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm hybrid 3 days in office, 2 days home





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Equal Employment Opportunity


At Citizens we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and treat everyone with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on experience, performance, and ability. Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender individuals who are transitioning, have transitioned, or are perceived to be transitioning to the gender with which they identify), genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.


Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer


Citizens is a brand name of Citizens Bank, N.A. and each of its respective affiliates.


Why Work for Us

At Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth







Background Check



Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the candidate successfully passing a background check, which may include initial credit, motor vehicle record, public record, prior employment verification, and criminal background checks. Results of the background check are individually reviewed based upon legal requirements imposed by our regulators and with consideration of the nature and gravity of the background history and the job offered. Any offer of employment will include further information.