Staff Auditor I

Description

Westamerica is among the largest commercial banks headquartered in California. We are looking for outstanding people to join our winning team. We reached our current strength because our employees, customers, and shareholders believe in the same fundamental goals:  Delivering a wide variety of financial services with a superior customer service guarantee. 

Weekly Hours: 40

JOB SUMMARY:

Under general supervision: Provides confidential administrative assistance to the Audit Department.  Participates in audits. Assists in preparing detailed audit programs. Provides professional, confidential, courteous, and complete support to the General Auditor and Audit staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

1. Compiles data needed to create, modify, and maintain audit reports.

2. Proofreads and formats all critical external communications, including audit reports and letters.

3. Generates Department developed special reports for use by internal customers using Easytrieve and SIMS queries

4. Establishes and maintains confidential files and maintains updates to various Company and Department manuals.

5. May assist and/or perform portions of audits to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls; adherence to bank policies and regulatory requirements; reliability of management data; quality of performance in meeting objectives; degree of proper accounting and safeguarding of corporate assets.

6. Remains informed of developments in Bank operations, auditing and examining agency requirements.

7. Assists in providing requests from outside auditors and examining agencies.

8. Provides administrative support for branch audits and for the Department.

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS:

9. Performs additional job related duties as required.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS NEEDED TO PERFORM JOB FUNCTIONS: 

Previous work experience where incumbent has some exposure to audits, either conducting them or participating in one as the individual being audited.  Detailed understanding of bank operations is helpful.  A good working knowledge of PC and main frame applications related to auditing of business systems or successful completion of formal computer programming training is preferred.  Incumbent must possess excellent analytical, organizational, written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be required to use hands to manipulate computers, calculators, phones and other office equipment and must be able to clearly communicate and write, hear, and talk with co-workers.   The employee is required to walk, stand, and sit for long periods of time.  The employee is required to occasionally reach, sit, stoop, kneel or crouch.  The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific visual abilities are required in the job including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment described here is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The employee generally works in an office environment but may occasionally be required to perform job duties outside of the typical office setting.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MENTAL DEMANDS:

Maintain confidentiality of information received or learned in the course of performing duties.

Observe and analyze activities and develop recommendations which ensure job performance meets established standards.

Apply various problem-solving techniques to determine most cost effective and timely solutions to identified discrepancies and to recommend policy and procedure changes as needed.

Communicate findings and recommendations verbally and written format.

Interact with external auditors and examining agencies in a professional manner ensuring that a high level of customer service is maintained.

EQUIPMENT USED TO PERFORM FUNCTIONS:

PC, ICCF terminal, telephone, private vehicle.

DECISION MAKING: 

Identify the strengths and weakness in systems and associated protocols.

Determine if an exception item is an isolated occurrence or results of a possible fraudulent activity.

Select the measures to be tested to determine if system is functioning correctly.

Recognize and defer to auditor in charge those situations which are beyond the incumbents’ scope of authority or experience.

EOE

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