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American Express Senior Auditor - Enterprise Digital & Data Solutions in New York City, New York
Description
You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.
With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.
At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.
Join #TeamAmex and let’s lead the way together.
American Express’ Internal Audit Group (IAG) has reinvented our audit process and is leading the financial services industry with our Audit NextGen, Data-Driven Continuous Auditing, and Auditor of the Future initiatives. Each uniquely support our Winning Aspiration to be a world class internal audit function that:
Provides data-driven and technology-enabled assurance
Delivers timely risk insights that are business-aware and forward-looking
Supports our colleagues with experiences that prepare them to be leaders within the company
Collectively, IAG’s strategic initiatives, combined with our greatest asset – our people – enable IAG to utilize advanced data analysis capabilities, provide greater and continuous assurance, and help ensure quality products and services are provided to American Express customers.
IAG’s innovative Data-Driven Continuous Auditing approach has led to patent-pending technology assets over our uniquely developed audit methodology and technology enablers.
We are looking for those who share our mission and aspirations and are passionate about the use of data and technology in a collaborative, people-focused environment.
Why American Express?
Where are these roles located within American Express?
You could be recruited for a role to serve as a key member in our Internal Audit Group. We seek data and technology literate risk & assurance professionals to deliver impactful audit conclusions and insight.
This role of Senior Auditor, Enterprise Digital & Data Solutions within the Internal Audit Group (IAG) will be an integral part of a focused team of experienced audit professionals that audit company wide platforms and processes.
How will you make an impact in this role?
Participate as a key team member on audit projects to document processes under review, complete audit tests competently in accordance with policies and procedures
Proficient use of automated work papers and other department and company tools
Summarize and communicate results and recommendations to close identified control gaps
Validate that actions taken by management to address findings are appropriate and document the results
Maintain audit proficiency through ongoing professional development including data literacy skills
Monitor a portfolio of audit analytics, assess analytic results, use the analytic data to tell the potential business story, and work with audit and business colleagues to validate that story
Collaborate with audit teams to understand the data behind key processes, risk and controls to develop analytic control tests and analyze and interpret their results
Assist team leaders, senior managers / managers, and senior auditors in accomplishing audit objectives in a team environment
Effectively coach, teach, mentor and develop junior colleagues and co-sourced resources in geographically diverse locations across all aspects of their role, the audit and analytic execution, and audit methodology
Minimum Qualifications
2 years of relevant experience
Experience with technology control testing including interface inputs, reports, application security, business continuity and third parties
BA, BS, or equivalent degree in accounting or finance related field
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 management on potential control issues and solutions to close gaps
Knowledge and experience in the application of control theory and professional auditing practices, throughout the end to end of an audit
Effectively works independently, within a team and across teams in a fast-paced environment to drive business results, using related project management skills, employing creative thinking, and the ability to work on competing priorities
Preferred Qualifications
3 years of relevant experience
Preferred financial services industry experience and an understanding of related products, services, features, economics and key regulations
Understanding of regulatory, accounting, and financial industry accepted practices relevant to the business, including technology and data implications
Professional certification: CISA, CISM, CAP or other technology-focused certification
Analytics experience in internal audit, risk management, and/or financial services
Experience with data analytic tools, data visualization, key risk indicators (KRIs), key performance indicators, and scorecards / dashboards
Capability for working with data, interpreting results, business intelligence and analytic accepted practices
Proven ability to lead and manage multiple projects and provide developmental feedback across deliverables
Proven ability to lead team members in a way that encourages, develops, and delivers results
Background in information systems, data analytics or information technology
Qualifications
Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually bonus benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
Career development and training opportunities
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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Job: Internal Audit
Primary Location: US-New York-New York City
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 24005847