Audit Manager - Accounting / Finance / Reporting

Posted:
8/13/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Massachusetts, United States ⋅ Rhode Island, United States ⋅ Wilmington, Delaware, United States ⋅ Providence, Rhode Island, United States ⋅ North Carolina, United States ⋅ Charlotte, North Carolina, United States ⋅ Delaware, United States ⋅ Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Accounting

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for overseeing assigned areas of audit work acting as an Auditor-in-Charge (AIC), and executing on the audit strategy for Lines of Business (LOBs). Key responsibilities include driving risk-based auditing by defining scope and test procedures to evaluate the control environment in conformance with audit policies, assessing issues for business impact and recommending severity ratings, drafting audit reports, and managing business partner relationships. Job expectations include fostering an inclusive work environment, and mentoring team members.

Responsibilities:

  • Executes audit strategy for the sound application of risk-based auditing by defining audit scope and audit programs, and drafting audit reports leveraging automation and innovative methods in a timely and high quality manner
  • Acts as Auditor-in-Charge (AIC) by overseeing audit testing and ensuring it is executed in a timely manner and conforms with quality standards, audit policies, and procedures
  • Assesses impacts to business processes, controls, and strategies to provide recommendations on severity ratings and escalate broad themes or trends accordingly based on existing business knowledge
  • Exercises intellectual curiosity and judgment to effectively influence and challenge management to improve the control environment and drive continuous improvements on audit
  • Oversees a team of associates and provides day-to-day mentoring and guidance and fosters an inclusive work environment
  • Maintains business partner relationships, primarily with line management, to develop business knowledge
  • Exercises sound knowledge of product, business, and technical expertise to effectively challenge management to improve the control environment

Required Qualifications:

  • Greater than 7 years experience in a related role
  • BA/BS or equivalent. CPA, CIA, CISA or similar
  • Specific subject matter expertise in audit and the financial services industry.
  • Strong critical thinking, communication, and project management skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to learn complex subject matter, understand regulatory requirements, and build testing programs to ensure compliance and mitigate risks.
  • Proven track record of executing multiple projects concurrently and delivering high quality work to meet tight deadlines.
  • Ability to lead, coach, and mentor junior team members and influence their careers.
  • Ability to build a strong rapport with line of business management and provide impact without impairing independence.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and effective communicator, both orally and in writing

Desired Qualifications:

  • Financial Statement Auditing and Consulting experience,
  • Experience in evaluating workflows/ systems/ data mining
  • Experience with SEC Financial Reporting (10Q/K)

Skills:

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Audit Planning
  • Internal Audit Review
  • Issue Management
  • Risk Management
  • Business Acumen
  • Coaching
  • Project Management
  • Relationship Building
  • Written Communications
  • Attention to Detail
  • Automation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Technical Documentation

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Bank of America

Website: https://bankofamerica.com/

Headquarter Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 2007

Last Funding Type: Seed

Industries: Asset Management ⋅ Banking ⋅ Finance ⋅ Financial Services ⋅ FinTech