Audit Analytics & Innovation - Audit Data Analyst - Senior Auditor

Position: Audit Analytics & Innovation - Audit Data Analyst - Senior Auditor (I)
** Why USAA?*
* At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values - honesty, integrity, loyalty and service - define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs.

** The Opportunity*
* We are currently seeking an Audit Analytics & Innovation
- Audit Data Analyst
- Senior Auditor for our Charlotte, North Carolina location.

As a dedicated Audit Analytics & Innovation
- Audit Data Analyst
- Senior Auditor, you will participate in the development of impactful and high-quality analytic control tests. Responsible for audit analytics, internal projects and initiatives, and adoption of analytic approaches. Owns and executes audit data analytics by understanding audit scope/objective, data viability, and synthesizing information to make recommendations to internal teams. Assists in driving innovation in Audit through data.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be  
** in the office 4 days per week.
** This position can be based in Charlotte, NC, Plano, TX, or San Antonio, TX. Relocation assistance is  
** not
* * available for this position.

** What you'll do:*
* + Applies data driven continuous auditing on business audits for the Audit Services team.

+ Participates and makes recommendations in the ideation and development of impactful and high-quality analytic control tests.

+ Participates and makes recommendations in the execution of audit analytics, analytic methodology, and/or adoption of analytic approaches.

+ Partners with audit teams to understand the data behind key processes, risks, and controls to develop analytic control tests.  Analyzes and interprets results in a meaningful, clear, and concise manner.

+ Tracks and monitors progress against analytic control tests and projects and escalates results as needed to Audit leadership.

+ Prepares   presentation communications of audit data analytics results and makes recommendations to Audit teams and leadership.

+ Develops data literacy skills through ongoing professional development.  Champion of executing data analytics stratify and transformation

** What you have:*
* + Bachelor's degree in quantitative analytics, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Data and/or Business Analysis, Data Science, or other quantitative discipline.

+ 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

+ 4 years experience with analytic coding techniques and visualization tools.

+ 2 years experience in SAS, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, RPA, Power BI or other data analysis tools.

+ 2 years experience working on data and analytics in an audit, risk, or controls environment.

+ 1 year experience creating reporting dashboards and summarizing actionable results.

+ Experience developing data technology specific to auditing activities.

+ Ability to break-down a complex problem into components, solve them using data analysis, process knowledge and risk/control knowledge, and communicate data analysis, issues and control recommendations with transparency and integrity.

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills that deliver quality, actionable and beneficial feedback to audit teams on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps.

+ Effectively works within a team and across teams to drive business results, employing creative thinking and the ability to work on competing priorities.

** What sets you apart:*
* + Deep expertise in Snowflake, Tableau, SQL, and related data analytics platforms.

+ Significant experience leading data and analytics initiatives within Audit or Controls business functions.

+ Highly skilled in designing visualization analytics and storytelling to communicate data‑driven risk and control…