Senior Auditor

Job Purpose

The Senior Auditor performs a variety of tasks, ranging from routine to more complex, working for an audit engagement team lead. This role focuses on learning practical applications of theoretical audit and business concepts, developing an understanding of the business, and advancing personal professional growth through a tailored goal setting process and through certications.

Responsibilities

• Assists audit engagement team leads by performing assigned tasks with diligence and accuracy.
• Develops an accurate understanding and documentation of business processes and relevant risks and controls.
• Performs audit tests to evaluate compliance with stated objectives- obtains and reviews audit evidence and documents conclusions.
• Ensures all assigned tasks and their purpose are completely understood, thereby contributing to a high quality, accurate and efficient result.
• Ensures adherence at all times to all applicable department and professional standards.
• Ensures adequate focus on personal professional growth relevant to taking on more challenging assignments, in line with standard audit career progression- proactively seeks relevant Education and training opportunities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, nance, or other relevant degree is required. Advanced degree (i.e., Masters of Accounting) as well as CPA/CIA is preferred

• Strong Regulatory Compliance background required (specic to the mortgage industry is preferred)

• Ability to observe a business process and document it accurately and completely

• Experience with Federal consumer law (RESPA, TILA, ECOA, UDAAP, SCRA, Etc.)

• Requires solid listening skills

• Ability to be a contributing member of a productive team, while learning from others and developing professionally

• Ability to follow instructions accurately and efficiently - proactive in asking clarifying questions to ensure work effort is directed wholly toward desired result

• Solid foundation in areas of focus with the ability to recognize when theoretical concepts should be applied to areas assigned

• General awareness of other departments in the company with risk, control, and governance responsibilities and ability to understand handoffs between audit function and those areas

• Effective communication skills

• Willingness and ability to adapt to new circumstances, information, and challenges

• Demonstrate a positive attitude and willingness to learn

• Pursuing one or more relevant professional certications, such as CPA, CIA, CISA, and CFE

• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally

• More experienced levels within this role must have the ability to take on project lead responsibilities for audit engagements