Internal Audit Manager

Are you looking for a dynamic hands-on leadership opportunity in internal audit where you can build a career?

Our client, a growing financial services organization in the Hartford area, is seeking an outgoing, career-minded professional to add to their growing Internal Audit department. This audit position will include financial, operational, and IT Audit as well utilizing data analytics. The mission of the Internal Audit team is to deliver an assessment of risks and control effectiveness to management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, while assisting in the accomplishment of its strategic priorities, utilizing a risk-based approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of risk, operational, and governance processes.

What are people saying about this company?

• Management is supportive and flexible

• Very collaborative and welcoming environment

• Lots of entrepreneurial spirit!

Title: Internal Audit Manager

Location: Hartford County, CT

Salary: $80,000 to $120,000 B

Key Responsibilities

• Independently plan and perform financial, compliance, operational, and IT audits as well as advisory projects that evaluate controls over key risks.
• Work in partnership with teams across the organization to advise on the processes and controls related to new system implementations/changes, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives to ensure operational, financial, and compliance risks are mitigated.
• Identify risk exposure and provide control recommendations and operational improvements to management and advise on actionable, efficient, and cost-effective risk mitigation.
• Perform research using industry-accepted resources to inform audit and advisory projects.
• Prepare reports and analyses that communicate relevant observations, root causes, and recommendations to improve processes and controls throughout the organization.
• Participate in department-wide projects to strengthen the audit team’s policies and practices.
• Assist with annual SOX & MAR program and related testing

Qualifications

• BS in Accounting, finance, and Technology. A Master’s Degree is a plus
• Professional designation (CPA, CIA, CISA) preferred
• 5 years of Audit, including strong Internal Audit experience. IT Audit experience is a plus
• General knowledge of technical IT, Annuity, and/or Investment risks and appropriate controls and test approaches.
• Project management skills to perform, direct and plan audit assignments, work with department management, line management, consultants, outside auditors, and other members of audit staff.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including interacting with senior employees, communicating issues, negotiating reasonable remediation actions, and writing audit reports.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and to recommend control/process improvements.
• Ability to suggest and support innovative solutions to problem, as well as research and synthesize complex topics and standards to inform audit work.