Senior Auditor

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

This position requires candidates to be based in Atlanta with an expectation to work from the office at least three days per week.

Please note that relocation assistance is not provided.

Ready to have a visible impact on how a global financial services company manages risk? As a Senior Auditor, you will independently lead risk-based audits from planning through report issuance, with audit leadership oversight, assess financial, operational, compliance (including AML), technology, and cybersecurity controls across a complex, cross-border business. You will bring experience evaluating risks and controls, driving engagement timelines and budgets, building strong relationships with business partners, and adding value through clear findings and practical recommendations that strengthen the control environment.

• Plan, perform, and occasionally lead assigned compliance, operational, financial, and integrated audits from scoping through reporting following Internal Audit methodology and applicable professional standards.
• Manage timelines and budgets to meet established deadlines.
• Partner with audit team members and business stakeholders to identify and assess key compliance, operational, financial, technology, and regulatory risks.
• Develop risk and control matrices (RCM), audit scope, objectives, and testing approach for audit leadership review and approval, consistent with regulatory expectations and Internal Audit methodology.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls, while leveraging AI, data analytics, and sampling techniques to analyze data, identify patters, outliers, control failures, and opportunities to enhance audit coverage, where applicable.
• Prepare clear, concise, review-ready work papers and audit evidence that support findings and conclusions that meet Internal Audit methodology and quality standards.
• Maintain knowledge of relevant business, compliance, operational, and technology developments, emerging risks, regulatory requirements, professional standards, and internal control practices.
• Analyze audit exceptions, assess risk and impact, and identify root causes.
• Clearly and timely communicate audit issues and validate factual accuracy with stakeholders.
• Develop clear, well-written audit report quality issue details, and work constructively with stakeholders to develop practical, sustainable action plans that address the root cause.
• Perform follow-up and validation testing to confirm that remediation actions have been implemented and are operating effectively.
• Build trusted, constructive relationships with stakeholders; provide timely status updates and eliminate obstacles, significant risks, or emerging issues.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting, finance, business, economics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in internal audit, external audit, risk, compliance, controls, or related assurance work.
• Experience independently leading audit work streams is required.

• Big 4, financial services, or other regulated-industry experience is preferred.
• CIA, CPA/ACA/ACCA, CFE, CRMA, or a comparable credential is preferred.

Western Union values in-person collaboration, problem solving, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this fosters common ways of working and supports how we execute initiatives for our customers. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options,…