Senior Internal Auditor

Are you ready to make a significant impact on our organization's integrity and efficiency? As a Senior Internal Auditor, you'll be at the heart of our efforts to ensure robust internal controls and risk management systems. You'll conduct comprehensive risk assessments, analyze potential risks, and define the scope of our assurance work, all while supporting our mission to safeguard assets and enhance operational effectiveness.

What You'll Do:

• Lead Audits: Plan and execute internal audit assignments to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and risk management systems.
• Advise Management: Provide expert advice to business unit management on internal controls, procedures, and systems.
• Risk Assessment: Perform detailed risk analysis, identify internal controls, and design and execute audit tests.
• Document Findings: Prepare thorough audit work papers and reports to support your findings and conclusions.
• Follow-Up: Ensure significant exceptions are resolved by conducting follow-up audits.
• Leverage Technology: Utilize software applications (MS Office, Navigator, Director, InSyte) for data analysis and organizing audit work papers.
• Drive Improvement: Recommend enhancements to audit procedures and practices.
• Be a Subject Matter Expert: Serve as an SME in specific functional areas, guiding and overseeing other auditors.
• Stay Compliant: Participate in all required compliance training, including Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering training, and other internal and external training programs.

What We're Looking For:

Experience:

• In-depth knowledge of financial institution operations, policies, and procedures.
• Strong understanding of bank accounting principles.
• Exceptional analytical skills to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and meet deadlines.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Required Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with all bank staff.
• Proficiency in reading, analyzing, and interpreting government regulations.
• Strong computer and office equipment operation skills.
• Ability to follow through on questionable items or procedures.

Preferred Skills:

• Professional certification in an audit-related discipline (CPA, CIA, CBA, CRCM, or CISA) is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of consumer compliance and banking regulations and laws.

Position Type:

This is a full-time role with the flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Travel:

Moderate overnight travel (up to 10%) from the base location to other sites within the United Community footprint to perform audit projects.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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