at Equity Bank
Job Description
Responsibilities and Expectations- Assist the Internal Chief Audit Executive and Internal Audit Supervisor in completing the departmental objectives.
- Perform tasks assigned by the Chief Audit Executive and Internal Audit Supervisor in gathering and analyzing information for the Internal Audit Risk Assessments.
- Audit bank operations and other business-related activities for compliance with established policies, procedures, federal and state laws, rules and regulations, effective and efficient governance, and risk management control processes in accordance with the Global IIA Standards.
- Perform internal financial control audits in connection with Sarbanes-Oxley.
- Participate in special projects assigned by the Chief Audit Executive and Internal Audit Supervisor.
- Assist the Chief Audit Executive and Internal Audit Supervisor in the design and construction of complex audit work programs, including planning, scoping, testing, and reporting within established timelines and coordination with Staff Internal Auditors or outsourced audits.
- Assist in the supervision of the work of staff auditors or outsourced vendors and maintain a high level of review standards for working papers and audit documentation.
- Draft written audit reports including observations, analyses, conclusions, and recommended actions.
- Documents audit work clearly and concisely to support conclusions.
- Assist with the coordination efforts of internal and external auditors, consultants, and regulatory examiners.
- Assist with monitoring and tracking of issues identified to ensure appropriate resolution by management.
- Maintain continuous training in accordance with the Internal Audit Charter.
- Complies with the Internal Audit Department Charter procedures, and professional standards.
- Maintains a high level of professionalism and leadership when working with employees and other individuals required to interact with as part of their assigned duties.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Ability to fully document workpapers to have sufficient evidence to support conclusions
- Ability to interact with management to communicate audit scope, objectives, and findings. Communicates orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.
- Forms objective opinions on the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls and identifies core issues.
- Knowledge of audit methodologies and developing key internal audit deliverables, including process flows and narratives, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
- Proficient in MS Office products, specifically Word and Excel.
- Skills to perform detailed research, to assess large amounts of data and to derive key aspects.
- Ability to make sound analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Bachelor's or equivalent in accounting or finance.
- Minimum of 3 to 6 years of internal/external audit in the financial services industry.
- Relevant certification or industry accreditation (e.g., CIA, CPA, CFA, CRMA, CISA, etc.) required.
