Senior Auditor II Program Audit

Job Description

OverviewWho we areBNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations, or individual investors, BNY Mellondelivers informed investment and wealth management and investment services in 35 countries. As of March 31, 2022, BNY Mellon had $45.5 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, and $2.3 trillion in assets under management. BNY Mellon can actas a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available onwww.bnymellon.com . Follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon or visit our newsroom at newsroom for the latest company news. Department Internal Audit is an independent function within The Bank of New York Mellon chartered to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the Companys internal controls by providing independent, risk-based assurance reviews designed to identify control risks, riskmitigants, control gaps, and opportunities to improve efficiency. Internal Audit reports to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Internal Audits professional staff aligns with the overall structure of the Corporation. The Internal Audit function has several locations internationally across the US, EMEA and APAC regions. Key locations within EMEA include the UK, Ireland, Germany, Poland Luxembourg and Belgium. Position/Team : The Senior Auditor II be working within the global program audit team, which is part of the Global Operations and Technology Audit team. The Program Audit team is responsible for auditing large strategic and high-risk programs across the organization. The candidate will be responsible for the delivery of audit work throughout the planning, execution and reporting phases of an audit, as well as the timely follow-up and validation of resolution of issues. Audits will be completed in accordance with departmentalmethodologies and be completed within the agreed scope and budget. Audits will span various levels of complexity and are likely to involve a significant level of understanding of program management processes and controls. Key Responsibilities Technical Responsibilities

• Leads risk-focused fieldwork, in accordance with Internal Audit policies, methodologies, and standards to identify meaningful issues, risks and other exposures in the entity being audited.
• Responsible for ensuring testing of project management and implementation controls are adequately thorough and accurate to allow an evaluation of the adherence to company policies and procedures, audit methodologies, and all applicable regulations, whenperforming a Senior Audit II role.
• Draws on experience and/or specialist skills (e.g., technology, project management knowledge, modeling, or experience, etc.) to plan and deliver audits.
• Demonstrates understanding of business processes through flowcharting, work papers, analysis, issue identification and discussions with project leaders and auditees on projects of varying complexity.
• The individual will work on projects and programs of greater complexity that involve significant understanding of the regulatory regimes & business processes for each assignment.
• Leverages advanced project management and industry knowledge or experience to deliver results.
• Able to query business clients and colleagues in Audit to understand the underlying processes and procedures necessary to evaluate the control risks.
• Performs research independently and has adequate knowledge of statistical sampling and risk analysis to perform research with technical accuracy.
• Engages in Continuous Monitoring activities.
• Engages in relevant training regarding audit, businesses, financial controls, regulations, or project management and actively seeks to apply this knowledge in their role and pass it on to the wider audit team.
• Demonstrates skills through advanced analysis of business processes and issue identification, as well as discussions with the project leader, audit manager, and auditees. Serves as an internal resource capable of a wide range of Audit issue and processesand thinks beyond past routines about new issues and emerging risks.
• Has built a deep understanding of core concepts in data analytics, relevant technology, the regulatory environment, the financial services industry, project management and business processes and can integrate these concepts into audit processes and leveragethem to solve difficult problems.
• Able to clearly explain the audit process to clients (if appropriate), as well as any findings or results.
• Understands the sensitive nature of confidential information and uses it appropriately.
• Elevates potential audit issues to the Audit Manager as soon as they are identified.
• Has demonstrated ability to explain technical/complex issues to non-technical audiences and is gaining skill in persuading and influencing others to adopt a new point of view.
• Applies advanced analytical problem-solving skills and leads others in solving complex issues and identifying innovative solutions. Finds effective solutions to problems involving specialism. In such cases, contributes technical or specialized skills setsor business knowledge not readily available elsewhere in the department to solve audit issues.
• Identifies inconsistencies with the control environment, regulatory requirements and best practices and initiates the development of a structure or solution to address the issue(s)

Team

• Proactively seeks to expand own knowledge of other teams and how work overlaps; identifying potential areas of conflict and opportunities and taking actions to maximise cross-team working
• Works with a multi-disciplinary team on occasion, supporting staff in functions not within own discipline, and ensure appropriate liaison and communication with colleagues
• No direct reports, but the incumbent may be expected to lead others on audit engagements and projects or mentor team members as well as manage the delivery of specific engagements as outlined in the technical responsibilities section above.
• Demonstrates leadership through work guidance and training of less experienced peers and through advice to assigned clients.
• Develops relationships with the Audit Project Leader and/or audit management, other Audit associates, and clients.

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