Audit Manager- CFO Data Quality

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. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
 

Job Description:
This job is responsible for overseeing assigned areas of audit work acting as an Auditor-in-Charge (AIC), and executing on the audit strategy for Lines of Business (LOBs). Key responsibilities include driving risk-based auditing by defining scope and test procedures to evaluate the control environment in conformance with audit policies, assessing issues for business impact and recommending severity ratings, drafting audit reports, and managing business partner relationships. Job expectations include fostering an inclusive work environment, and mentoring team members.

The role involves independently validating the completeness and accuracy of data across the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief People Organization (CPO), and Legal functions. Candidates will lead audit projects of moderate to high complexity, requiring adaptability and a willingness to learn. Success in this role depends on the ability to work with diverse data sets and subject matter areas.

Responsibilities:

• Executes audit strategy for the sound application of risk-based auditing by defining audit scope and audit programs, and drafting audit reports leveraging automation and innovative methods in a timely and high quality manner
• Acts as Auditor-in-Charge (AIC) by overseeing audit testing and ensuring it is executed in a timely manner and conforms with quality standards, audit policies, and procedures
• Leads audit testing to independently validate completeness and accuracy of diverse data sets across lines of business
• Assesses impacts to business processes, controls, and strategies to provide recommendations on severity ratings and escalate broad themes or trends accordingly based on existing business knowledge
• Exercises intellectual curiosity and judgment to effectively influence and challenge management to improve the control environment and drive continuous improvements on audit
• Oversees a team of associates and provides day-to-day mentoring and guidance and fosters an inclusive work environment
• Maintains business partner relationships, primarily with line management, to develop business knowledge
• Exercises sound knowledge of product, business, and technical expertise to effectively challenge management to improve the control environment

Managerial Responsibilities:
This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above.

• Opportunity & Inclusion Champion: Models an inclusive environment for employees and clients, aligned to company Great Place to Work goals.
• Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates deep process knowledge, operational excellence and innovation through a focus on simplicity, data based decision making and continuous improvement.
• Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Communicates enterprise decisions, purpose, and results, and connects to team strategy, priorities and contributions.
• Risk Manager: Ensures proper risk discipline, controls and culture are in place to identify, escalate and debate issues.
• People Manager & Coach: Provides inspection, coaching and feedback to motivate, differentiate and improve performance.
• Financial Steward: Actively manages expenses and budgets in alignment with objectives, making sound financial decisions.
• Enterprise Talent Leader: Assesses talent and builds bench strength for roles across the organization.
• Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results by effectively prioritizing, inspecting and appropriately delegating team work.

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking

• Audit Planning

• Internal Audit Review

• Issue Management

• Risk Management

• Business Acumen

• Coaching

• Project Management

• Relationship Building

• Written Communications

• Attention To Detail

• Automation

• Critical Thinking

• Technical Documentation

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in a role in financial services, technology, or other relevant technical field

Prior experience working with data  (i.e. analytics; data mining; automation)

Prior experience leading projects, managing against deadlines, and reporting results to management

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

Strong communication and presentation skills

Desired Qualifications:

Big 4 background a plus, including external audit or advisory/consulting

Experience working with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in a professional environment

Knowledge of Bank of America business processes and applications

Advanced degree or certifications (CIA, CISA etc. – CPA Preferred)

Audit or risk/controls background in financial services

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40