Senior Staff Auditor

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The Senior Staff Auditor is assigned to assist in administering Americo's risk management responsibilities with the purpose of: improving operating efficiencies within the organization; identifying and evaluating the control environment and the effectiveness of that environment to reduce loss exposure; increasing awareness of Americo's risk exposures; and maintaining compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures.

• Lead and perform financial, operational, and compliance audits
• Examine and evaluate adequacy of internal controls
• Prepare reports, documentation, and audit results
• Conduct enterprise and department risk assessments
• Build effective relationships with management, associates, and team members
• Perform research, obtain data, and analyze using audit methodologies
• Support external auditors by conducting specific procedures, preparing work papers, and validating business processes/account balances/financial statement line items

• Strong understanding of commonly encountered risks and controls within a business environment, including accounting practices and financial statements.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in internal or external audit, or in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). Demonstrated ability to lead audits, projects, or reviews from planning through execution and reporting.
• Proficient in applying common data gathering tools and techniques, with the ability to identify key patterns, trends, and anomalies during data analysis.
• Risk Management & Governance concepts, practices and procedures including internal controls
• Ability to identify and prioritize the most critical issues and meet deadlines while balancing multiple, and at times conflicting, priorities. Demonstrates initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to seek clarification when needed. Proven track record of setting realistic goals and overcoming unforeseen challenges to achieve objective
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities. Capable of building and maintaining collaborative relationships across departments and within the audit team. Adept at documenting findings clearly and concisely, and presenting results effectively to departmental leadership
• Ability to set achievable and realistic goals as well as able to work around unforeseen obstacles and circumstances
• Ability to select and focus on the most important issues and balance multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities
• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications and Visio (or similar flowcharting software). Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tools, preferably Audit Board, as well as data analytics tools.
• Prior exposure to financial services or insurance industries is desirable.

Four-year college degree

• Associate

• Full-time

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance