Senior Audit Leader

Full-time

Company Description

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.4 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, and the Internet, and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank’s customers who conduct business in the global economy. With more than 270,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune’s 2013 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.

Job Description

Wells Fargo Audit Services (WFAS) has an opening for a Senior Audit Leader on the Wholesale Banking Audit team. The candidate will have the opportunity to gain exposure to multiple lines of business that engage in market and counter party credit risks. The team member may assist in the design of audit coverage and execution of audit engagements primarily in a Lead (Auditor-In-Charge) role. The team member must be flexible by participating in many different projects simultaneously while also engaging in emerging risk assessment and business monitoring.

Other responsibilities include the following:
-Participate in integrated audits and either supervises or leads execution of the audit process in accordance with WFAS policy.
-Partner with audit team members in performing risk assessment, identifying key risks, analyzing and documenting internal controls, developing effective test plans and determining final scope of engagements.
-Exhibit understanding of market and counter party credit risks and the products that lead to them.
-Exhibit understanding of Wholesale Banking related business functions, including regulatory, operations, technology, finance and accounting.
-Develop and apply effective project leadership skills regarding engagement notification, task assignment and monitoring, interim performance evaluation and coaching, project pacing and control.
-Train and mentor junior staff regarding required knowledge and skills.
-Supervise or leads projects that are generally moderate to large in size and complexity. Often handles multiple assignments but generally supervises/leads one project at a time.
-Demonstrate professional skepticism. Presents audit results in an objective and unbiased manner. Provides ongoing communications with business partners while maintaining a balance between independence and partnership.
-Write opinions reflecting relevant facts that lead to logical conclusions. Escalates significant risks and loss exposures to appropriate levels of management.
-Up to 35% travel may be required.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
6+ years audit experience or 6+ years work experience which included audit skill sets of control testing or control and risk identification or analysis.

Minimum Qualifications
-6+ years audit, risk management, compliance, accounting and/or finance experience.
-Demonstrated knowledge of auditing and risk and control assessment.

Preferred Skills
-BA/BS in Business, Finance, or Accounting (MBA and/or CPA preferred). Security licenses and/or regulatory certifications are preferred.
-Experience with market and counter party credit risks.
-Experience with specific focus in regulatory risk management, audit, or related risk management functions.
-Demonstrated and applied knowledge of Wholesale banking laws and /or other high risk regulations (Flood, HMDA, Reg W, Global Anti-Corruption, Insider Trading and Securities Fraud).
-Professional certification (CAMS, CPA, CFA, CISA, CIA, Series 7, etc) preferred.
-Consistent success in supervising and leading project teams in performing audits.
-Strong organizational, project, and time management skills.
-Excellent oral and written communication skills.
-Knowledge of Financial Services industry.
-Proven ability to deliver results through identifying problems, defining solutions, and implementing innovative processes and procedures.
-Skilled working in dynamic and demanding environments while responding appropriately to rapid change and imperfect information.
-Excellent reputation for partnering with stakeholders and achieving results across multi-functional teams.
-Recognizes success is dependent upon continual development of team members.

Additional Information

Salary: $80,500 - $149,500 USD

Bonus: NA

Relocation : No

Travel: NA

Additional Benefit Information:
Full Benefits Package - 401K

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in, or assigned to, the above position and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required, and may be changed at the discretion of the Company.

Job Location - Charlotte, NC