Vice President, Auditor (AppTech)
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Overview Of BNY Mellon:
BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 36 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team.
Description:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Application Technology Auditor to join our growing team primarily focussed on technology supporting Finance and Risk & Compliance processes.
The successful candidate will lead, as an Auditor-in-Charge, and execute the audit delivery lifecycle as a team member on audit assignments in accordance with Internal Audit policies, methodologies, and standards to identify meaningful issues, risks and other exposures. Your focus will be on application input, processing and output controls where you will need to draw on extensive experience and/or specialist skills within application technology to plan and deliver audits. The IT Audit Senior II role involves management and problem solving with minimal day-to-day oversight, leading and performing audit related activities, managing others on audits, and working as a team member on other audit assignments, as required.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Responsible for ensuring testing (or other tasks as applicable) is
adequately thorough and accurate to allow an evaluation of the
adherence to company policies and procedures, audit methodologies, and
all applicable regulations, when performing a project leader role.
Testing and documentation of automated controls and processes as
per Audit plans and methodologies. Specifically controls surrounding
interface testing (ODBC, FTP, NDM, MQ, etc.), application controls
(SoD, edit/check validation, calculations, etc.), and output controls
(C&A).
Demonstrates understanding of businesses, processes,
including applications, through flowcharting, workpapers, analysis,
issue identification and discussions with project leaders and auditees
on projects of varying complexity.
Has strong understanding of
audit, businesses, financial controls, regulations, or technology and
actively seeks to apply this knowledge in their role and educate the
wider audit team. Thinks beyond past routines about new issues or
emerging risks.
Able to query business and technology
stakeholders and colleagues in Audit to understand the underlying
processes and procedures necessary to evaluate the risks and
controls.
Performs research independently and has adequate
knowledge of statistical sampling and risk analysis to perform
research with technical accuracy.
Engages in Continuous
Monitoring activities. Uses knowledge of financial institutions and
all applicable regulatory requirements.
Demonstrates skills
through advanced analysis of business processes and issue
identification, as well as discussions with the project leader/manager
and auditees. Serves as an internal resource capable of auditing a
wide range of processes.
Has built a deep understanding of core
concepts in data analytics, relevant technology, the regulatory
environment, the financial services industry, project management and
business processes and can integrate these concepts into audit
processes and leverage them to solve difficult problems.
Develops relationships with the Audit Project Leader and/or audit
management, other Audit associates, and clients.
Able to clearly
explain the audit process to clients (if appropriate), as well as any
findings or results. Understands the sensitive nature of confidential
information and uses it appropriately.
Elevates potential audit
issues to the Audit Manager as soon as they are identified.
Has
demonstrated ability to explain technical/complex issues to
non-technical audiences and is gaining skill in persuading and
influencing others to adopt a new point of view.
Applies
analytical problem-solving skills and leads others in solving complex
issues and identifying innovative solutions.
Contributes
technical expertise to solve audit issues. Identifies inconsistencies
with the control environment, regulatory requirements and best
practices and initiates the development of a structure or solution to
address the issue(s).
Identifies opportunities for the use of
automation and actively takes part in advancing recommendations for
software support requests.
No direct reports.
Demonstrates
leadership through work, guidance, and training of less experienced
peers and through advice to assigned clients.
Experience & Qualification:
Degree in Accounting, Finance, or relevant
critical thinking specialty such as MIS, Computer Science, Mathematics
preferred.
Relevant years of total work experience.
Prior
experience in Audit or Risk, preferably focussed on Applications.
Additional core skill requirements include understanding and
interpretation of analytics results for Audit, critical thinking and
problem solving.
BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.