Lead Internal Auditor - BSA​/AML Focus

The Internal Auditor job family performs risk-based internal audit work to evaluate financial, operational, and compliance processes; assess risks; test internal controls; and communicate results that support effective risk management and sound governance. Team members partner with business units to understand processes, identify control strengths and gaps, document audit work, and contribute to practical recommendations that improve processes and mitigate risk.

Across the job family, scope, complexity, independence, and leadership responsibilities increase by level, with more senior roles taking on broader audit planning, oversight of complex engagements, mentoring, and support for departmental initiatives, including the bank’s FDICIA program.

The Internal Auditor job family performs risk-based internal audit work to evaluate financial, operational, and compliance processes; assess risks; test internal controls; and communicate results that support effective risk management and sound governance. Team members partner with business units to understand processes, identify control strengths and gaps, document audit work, and contribute to practical recommendations that improve processes and mitigate risk.

Across the job family, scope, complexity, independence, and leadership responsibilities increase by level, with more senior roles taking on broader audit planning, oversight of complex engagements, mentoring, and support for departmental initiatives, including the bank’s FDICIA program.

This role will primarily support audits related to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), financial crimes compliance, and associated risk management and regulatory programs.

• Form relationships, build trust, and partner with audit clients and audit team members
• Collaborate with audit clients and audit team members to share knowledge
• Employ thought leadership via a growth mindset approach
• Be inquisitive and curious to gain knowledge of the business function, processes, and systems
• Seek out industry trends and information to proactively identify emerging enterprise risks
• Stay apprised of company strategy and changes throughout the organization
• Respectfully and thoughtfully challenge and fearlessly ask why
• Understand and apply risk assessment methodology and risk management techniques
• Identify and analyze business processes, key risks, and critical controls
• Prepare or update planning and risk assessment documentation
• Develop and update risk-based audit programs
• Conduct process walk-throughs and review or develop process documentation
• Evaluate control design adequacy in meeting established objectives
• Perform, or supervise audit team members in, the testing of control effectiveness
• Use appropriate sampling and control testing techniques
• Identify and assess the relevancy of possible observations, including root cause analysis
• Document work performed to support audit scope and conclusions
• Collaborate with audit clients to identify process improvements and solutions for risk mitigation
• Draft clear, concise, and actionable audit reports; professionally communicate audit results, verbally and in writing
• Conduct work in accordance with the Standards
• Perform follow up, including an appropriate level of validation testing, on the state of outstanding audit observations
• Conduct FDICIA internal control testing and assists with program documentation and reporting

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Typically, 8 to 10 years of internal audit, external audit, risk, compliance, or related experience
• Advanced knowledge of audit standards, audit methodology, risk management…