Quality Assurance
- Evaluate conformance with IAA’s audit methodology
- For non-conformance identified, communicate with audit team and deliver remediation expectations
- Document results using appropriate business and technical language
- Communicate review results with audit team
- Maintain inventory of knowledge and industry leading practices around audit quality assurance and improvement
- Complete work on a timely basis and with high quality
- Effective delivery of quality assurance work
- Demonstrable identification of non-conformance with IAA methodology
- Demonstrate professional skepticism and personal accountability
- Delivery of high quality work within designated timeframes and budgets
Audit Methodology
- Perform ongoing analysis of audit practices / methodology based on best practices and regulations; present areas and opportunities for alignment; recommend and implement changes.
- Maintain knowledge of audit operations and methodology, while also operating within industry best practices, applicable regulations, and internal and external professional practice expectations
- Propose methodology and workflow changes that increase the user experience? and help keeping IAA aligned with industry best practices and regulatory requirements
- Periodic contributions to PPT knowledge database on audit methodology and practices
- Be recognized as a role model in understanding and assisting in audit methodology related initiatives
- Contribute thought leadership toward creating new or updated audit processes to be executed by IAA staff
- Expand inventory of knowledge and industry leading practices around audit methodology through industry guidance, regulatory expectations, and both internal and external networking within the profession
- Information mining to support PPT’s continued efforts to improve IAA’s audit methodology
- Effective delivery of audit methodology work
- Significant contribution to PPT knowledge database on audit methodology and practices
- Delivery of high quality work within designated timeframes and budgets
Audit Training
- Contribute thought leadership to development and enhancement of audit training to be delivered to IAA staff
- Expand inventory of knowledge and industry leading practices around audit training
- Information mining to support PPT’s continued efforts to improve IAA’s audit training program
- Effective delivery of audit training work
- Significant contribution to PPT knowledge database on audit training
- Delivery of high quality work within designated timeframes and budgets
Operations
- Provide administrative support for prioritizing, scheduling and tracking progress on QAIP activities
- Produce and distribute daily activity projections
- Execute an efficient and effective approach to assist with other PPT activities assigned
- Complete work on a timely basis and with high quality
- Act as a role model and mentor PPT Analysts to continuously improve self and department
- Effective delivery of select projects and initiatives work
- Delivery of high quality work within designated timeframes and budgets
Qualifications:
- Bachelors’ Degree, preferably in accounting, finance, or related business discipline, at an accredited college or university
- Advanced Degree preferred
- Professional auditing certifications, such as the CIA, CPA, or CFSA, are highly desirable
- Three to five years of relevant internal audit, financial services risk advisory, or risk management experience
- Experience with the financial services industry, related markets, and related regulatory agencies
- Advance PC skills, including Microsoft applications
- Advance experience with Microsoft PowerPoint a must
- Knowledge of audit quality control, practices, and methodology
- Proven track record in project management and coordinating/integrating efforts across multiple groups
- Other skills as required in assigned areas of responsibility
- Compliant with Code of Conduct and other professional requirements
