At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.
Job Description
U.S. Bank Corporate Audit Services (CAS) is seeking a strong candidate to join our growing team of audit professionals within the Payment Services team. This role will support the execution and testing of audits for Payment Services products and services, will support development and implementation of audit coverage for key risks and regulatory themes, and will assist in performing continuous monitoring of strategic initiatives and business changes. The Senior Auditor is primarily responsible for completing audit engagement assignments with supervision from audit team management and is expected to understand risk and risk management techniques, identify and analyze business processes, assess key risks and critical controls, and evaluate control design adequacy through performing or supervising control testing and documenting work performed in conformance with internal audit policies and procedures.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assisting the audit team management in planning audit engagements. Includes understanding risk and risk management techniques; identifying and analyzing business processes, key risks and critical controls; interviewing auditees; and evaluating control design adequacy.
- Performing or supervising staff auditors in the testing of controls based on audit program directions. Includes using appropriate sampling and control testing techniques; identifying and assessing the relevancy of possible issues; and documenting work performed to support audit scope/conclusions, to facilitate an efficient review, and to meet internal audit policies and procedures.
- Drafting audit issues under the supervision of the audit team management. Includes drafting potential exposures and significance, identifying appropriate root causes, and developing recommendations that are operationally effective and cost-effective actions to address those causes.
- Assisting the audit team management in the reporting and wrap-up phases of audits. Includes assisting with drafting audit reports.
- Learning from and applying coaching received.
- Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders, establishing a culture of engagement while adding value.
- Maintaining a basic understanding of key business line processes.
- Performing other duties as requested by management.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Typically, more than three years of applicable experience
- Relevant Financial Service Industry and/or bank knowledge.
- Thorough understanding of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Standards and the common definition of internal controls.
- CIA, CPA or other relevant professional designation or advanced degree.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
- Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, financial services, and regulatory trends that impact assigned line of business.
- Advance knowledge of Risk/Compliance/Audit competencies.
- Proficient computer navigation skills using a variety of software packages, including Microsoft Office applications and word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation.
The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.
Benefits:
Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
EEO is the Law
U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.
E-Verify
U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.
Job postings typically remain open for approximately 20 days of the posting date listed above, however the job posting may be closed earlier should it be determined the position is no longer required due to business need.
