Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Description:

This job is responsible for independently performing test work during highly complex audit activities for Global Markets Operations (GMO) and NFRR, Tax and Credit Reporting Operations (NTCO) Lines of Business (LOBs). Key responsibilities include independently designing and executing audit tests, assessing issues for business impact and recommending severity ratings, and establishing business partner relationships. Job expectations include evaluating the control environment, fostering an inclusive work environment, applying product, business, and technical expertise, and supporting team members with development.

Responsibilities:

Executes audit strategy for the sound application of risk-based auditing by defining audit scope and audit programs, and leverages automation and innovative methods in a timely and high quality manner

Exercises sound knowledge of product, business, and technical expertise to effectively challenge management to improve the control environment

Assesses impacts of issues to business processes, controls, and strategies to provide recommendations on issue severity ratings

Provides input on draft audit reports and shares audit results with business leaders

Exercises critical thinking and judgment to effectively influence management to improve the control environment

Consistently strives to improve processes and challenge the status quo to improve existing operating environment

Supports the development of peers and teams through on-the-job-training and fosters an inclusive work environment

Establishes business partner relationships, primarily with line management, to develop business knowledge

Uses innovative tools to complete audit activities more efficiently (e.g., testing)

Required Qualifications:

5+ years Audit, Internal Auditor risk control risk/controls background in financial services

Bachelor’s degree and/or Advanced degree with relevant experience

Strong project management skills, proven organizational, coordination and action tracking skills

Ability to plan, execute and evaluate audit test plans within a risk-based audit methodology

Strong analytical skills. Ability to analyze large amounts of data and turn it into usable information

Ability to analyze very complex processes with multiple systems and handover points, with manual and automated elements, to determine key controls and find gaps/deficiencies in the process.

Questioning and curious mind that challenges the process and process owners to find process gaps

Ability to prioritize several concurrent activities (such as point in time audits, issue validation, business entity risk assessment updates, stakeholder meetings, or ad-hoc regulatory request)

Confidence and ability to discuss process gaps and challenge LOB’s control framework during often difficult conversations

Ability to work in a very detailed manner as well as to look broadly across a population and develop connections and themes identifying risk and concerns

Ability to successfully communicate to influence management and lead change in both strategic and tactical initiatives.

Self-starter, desire to learn able to teach others, positive attitude, exhibits flexibility

Desired Qualifications:

1 – 3 years in a lead auditor / Auditor-in-Charge (AIC) role

Certified Internal Audit (CIA) certification

Prior Analytical / Automation Skills (SQL, SAS, Python. Alteryx, Advanced Excel)

Experience in performing end-to-end substantive testing. Understanding of statistical sampling testing approach

Advanced degree or certifications (CIA, CISA, CPA)

Skills:

Audit testing execution

Internal Audit Review

Issue Management

Risk Management

Audit Planning

Analytical Thinking

Project Management

Automation

Technical Documentation

Attention to Detail

Business Acumen

Relationship Building

Coaching

Critical Thinking

Intellectual Curiosity

Written Communications

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - CT - East Hartford - 101 E River Dr - One Riverview Square (CT2550), US - CT - Stamford - 600 Washington Blvd (CT2561), US - RI - Providence - 1 Financial Plaza (RI1537)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$100,000.00 - $125,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.